Open AccessANALYSING FACTORS FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Author(s) -
Heri Puspito Diyah Setiyorini,
Rini Andari,
Juju Masunah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2549-9920
pISSN - 2460-366X
DOI - 10.17509/thej.v9i1.16988
Subject(s) - tourism , perception , community participation , government (linguistics) , community development , destinations , local government , tourist destinations , set (abstract data type) , local community , business , marketing , public relations , political science , economic growth , psychology , socioeconomics , sociology , public administration , economics , linguistics , philosophy , neuroscience , computer science , law , programming language
This study aims to understand the perceptions of local communities to participate in tourism development. The method used in the research is a quantitative approach. Questionnaires were distributed to local communities in major destinations in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. There were 200 data set analyzed by factor analysis. The result showed that from 28 indicators of community participation, eight groups of factors formed. The groups are 1) place attachments; 2) perception of negative consequences; 3) Community Involvement; 4) Infrastructure Development; 5) Place Satisfaction; 6) Economic Benefit; 7) Government Support; 8) Community Collaboration. This result also shows that place attachment, perception of negative consequences, place satisfaction, and community collaboration have higher factor loading compares to other groups. The finding implies that in gaining community participation, these factors could be considered as the essence of communication message in raising public awareness and participation for tourism development.