The Cultural Impacts of Tourism Industry on Local Community : Case: Southwest Coast Region in Tainan, Taiwan
Lo, Yen (2021)
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021121225350
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Tourism industry brings economic prosperity to rural region and cultural exchange happens while visiting one destination. In spite of economic and environmental impacts tourism industry can bring to a destination, this thesis project focused on the cultural impacts which tourism industry has brought to the local communities in Southwest coast region in Tainan, Taiwan. Another objective is to find out the existing and potential development of Southwest coast region. The other objective is to awaken the awareness of tourists and stakeholders to pay more attention on the cultural impacts on a destination.
The commissioner of this thesis is National Cheng Kung University Medical Service Club, which is a student club that belongs to College of Medicine of National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. The thesis provided general ideas and suggestions towards the cultural impacts of tourism industry in Southwest Coast Region in Tainan, Taiwan. The results brought new insights to the commissioner and help them to develop more services in the region.
A mixed method approach was utilised in this research and various qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Semi-structured interviews, a quantitative survey and both quantitative and qualitative content analysis were conducted during the research process.
The thesis results show that all the actors and elements should be considered equally while managing and planning for a destination. Reaching a balance between human beings, environment and economy was relevant to avoid conflict, loss of culture and damage to environment. Furthermore, everyone related to the region had the responsibility to protect the land and all the tangible and intangible assets of the destination.
The commissioner of this thesis is National Cheng Kung University Medical Service Club, which is a student club that belongs to College of Medicine of National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, Taiwan. The thesis provided general ideas and suggestions towards the cultural impacts of tourism industry in Southwest Coast Region in Tainan, Taiwan. The results brought new insights to the commissioner and help them to develop more services in the region.
A mixed method approach was utilised in this research and various qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Semi-structured interviews, a quantitative survey and both quantitative and qualitative content analysis were conducted during the research process.
The thesis results show that all the actors and elements should be considered equally while managing and planning for a destination. Reaching a balance between human beings, environment and economy was relevant to avoid conflict, loss of culture and damage to environment. Furthermore, everyone related to the region had the responsibility to protect the land and all the tangible and intangible assets of the destination.