A Study of the Residents’Perception on the Socio-cultural Impact of Coastal Tourism

In the process of tourism development,destination residents,as an important interest group,their perception and attitude towards the impact of tourism has a vital significance to the success of the development of coastal tourism industry.This research studies the perception and attitude to the socio-cultural impact of community residents who live in coastal tourism destination Qingdao through an empirical case study.The results of the study draw that residents’perception of positive influences produce positive effects on their attitude while perception of negative impact generates negative effects.Cluster analysis and descriptive statistical analysis were used to divide Qingdao community residents into four types,namely optimistic supporters,pessimistic opponents,rational supporters,and neutral.Through the different categories of demographic analysis and logistic regression model analysis,the influence degree of residents’subjective factors posed on tourism effect perception has been explored.The research adds a new applied case study for a comprehensive understanding of impacts of coastal tourism destinations.

When Mulan meets Romeo： Cultural impact upon the dating scripts, perceptions and behaviors of college students from the United States and Taiwan in their cross-cultural romantic relationships

This study examines the cultural impact upon the dating scripts, perceptions, and behaviors of college students from the United States and Taiwan in their cross-cultural romantic relationships. Ten same-culture and ten cross-culture couples participated in the retrospective account interviews. Reconfirming the prevalent quantitative research findings that the American participants tend to begin dating at a younger age and change dating partners more frequently, this qualitative study finds that most of the American and Taiwan Residents participants perceived their dating and cross-cultural romantic relationships seriously by demonstrating a strong sense of responsibility and consistent support in the face of language difficulties, cultural confusions, and social obstacles.

Culture Impact on the Term Geo-ethics in Egypt

Geoethics is a new term that could be unknown in the Arab world, where its translation in Arabic language poses some problems, especially in Egypt. Spreading this term and its importance to professionals and population is not an easy task. These cultural and awareness problems force us to understand and act to solve them. In this paper the authors have studied two samples of people with different education levels： the first one is formed by young geoscientists and the other one is formed by young people coming from different disciplines. The two groups of people have been initially the subject of a survey （by monitoring a base level） about the knowing of geoethics. In a second phase, they have been the subject of another survey after giving them some lectures and workshops on geoethics. The goal of the research was to find out how people accept the term ＂geoethics＂ and its application and how we can spread it effectively into communities in different ways. In Egypt there are some cultural problems that could affect on spreading of any new concept. These problems could be overcome by some scientific, social and culture actionable recommendations, and these recommendations could be applied in both Arab and African countries with few modifications.

Research on Cultural Tourism Issues of Trikala City, Greece

Cultural tourism in regional cities has grown rapidly in recent years. In order to be successful and sustainable, management of the local authorities is considered as an urgent need to investigate the views of the local community The purpose of this study was to investigate and interpret the residents＇ views of Trikala city, in Thessaly, for the benefits of cultural tourism and their attitude to the relevant bodies and local authorities. The empirical analysis is based on the use of cross section data, which were derived from a sample survey to 372 residents of the city. The empirical analysis shows that, generally, the benefits of cultural tourism are recognized, even if the region is at an early stage of development. The findings of logistic regression model show that the view that competent bodies ensure that the promotion of local culture and local heritage is determined by the abundance of events, festivals, and local museums in the city. From the proper utilization of architectural heritage attractions and local heritage, the knowledge of recent achievements concern cultural tourism and the appropriate infrastructure in the city.