Difficulties for enjoyment of public spaces by residents: Maldonado-Punta del Este conurbation

María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández, Daniel Álvarez-Bassi, Jose Ramon Cardona

International Journal of Tourism Cities

ISSN: 2056-5607

Publication date: 3 September 2018

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the various types of negative impacts have an effect on the general attitude toward tourism and the difficulty for the enjoyment of public spaces.

Design/methodology/approach

It is a quantitative study that analyzes the causal relationships between variables through structural equation models. This study uses data from a sample of 420 residents from Maldonado and Punta del Este.

Findings

The result obtained shows that only the cultural loss is significant to explain the residents’ attitudes. On the other hand, the cultural loss, the environmental deterioration and the saturation are significant to explain the difficulties for the enjoyment of public spaces.

Research limitations/implications

The main limitations are the fact of performing the analysis in a specific destination with peculiarities that may affect the results and the representativeness of the sample used.

Practical implications

The enjoyment of public spaces is a good indicator of the perception of negative impacts, so managers of urban tourist destinations can use this element as an indicator of quick consultation on residents’ attitudes.

Originality/value

It is a study that focuses on the negative impacts of tourism and its effect on the public spaces. The importance of public spaces in tourist destinations is under studied.

Keywords

• Culture
• Delinquency
• City
• Uruguay
• Public space
• Environmental

Citation

Sánchez-Fernández, M., Álvarez-Bassi, D. and Ramon Cardona, J. (2018), "Difficulties for enjoyment of public spaces by residents: Maldonado-Punta del Este conurbation", International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol. 4 No. 3, pp. 391-407. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-11-2017-0069

Principales causantes de la actitud de los residentes: Comparativa entre dos destinos de playa

Principales causantes de la actitud de los residentes: Comparativa entre dos destinos de playa

• Autores: José Ramón Cardona, Daniel Álvarez Bassi, María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández
• Localización: Revista portuguesa de estudos regionais, ISSN-e 1645-586X, Nº. 47, 2018, págs. 37-48

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Resumen

• español
  Desde los noventa, se han propuesto modelos causales que buscan explicar las actitudes de los residentes a partir de los beneficios y costes percibidos. El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar si existen diferencias significativas entre dos destinos parecidos. La comparativa fue realizada entre Ibiza (418 residentes) y Maldonado-Punta del Este (360 residentes). Para el análisis del modelo causal propuesto el método estadístico utilizado fue la regresión de Mínimos Cuadrados Parciales (PLS). El análisis multigrupo encontró diferencias significativas en uno de los efectos causales analizados. En dos relaciones causales la diferencia era importante, aunque no lo suficientemente significativa para concluir que existían diferencias entre ambos destinos. La principal conclusión es que los modelos causales no son generales y las prioridades de los residentes varían de un destino a otro.
• English
  Since the nineties, have been proposed causal models that seek to explain the attitudes of residents on the basis of perceived benefits and costs. The aim of this study is to determine if there are significant differences between two similar destinations. The comparison was made between Ibiza (418 residents) and MaldonadoPunta del Este (360 residents). To analysis the causal model proposed the statistical method used was the regression Partial Least Squares (PLS). Multi-group analysis found significant differences in one of the causal effects analyzed.
  In two causal relationships the difference was important, although not significant enough to conclude that there were differences between both destinations. The main conclusion is that causal models are not generals and priorities of residents vary from one destination to another.

Environmental and Economic Concerns in Residents’ Attitudes in Punta del Este (Uruguay)

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by María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández ^1,*, Daniel Álvarez-Bassi ² and José Ramón-Cardona ³

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Department of Business, University of A Coruña, Campus de Elviña, 15071 A Coruña, Spain

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Center for Marketing and Tourism Research, Catholic University of Uruguay, Av. Roosevelt y Florencia, parade7 y 1/2, 20100 Punta del Este, Uruguay

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Ibiza Island Council University College of Tourism (Associated with the University of the Balearic Islands), C/Bes, 9, 07800 Eivissa–Balearic Islands, Spain

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Sustainability 2019, 11(24), 7246; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11247246

Received: 12 November 2019 / Revised: 8 December 2019 / Accepted: 13 December 2019 / Published: 17 December 2019

Abstract

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The objective of this article is to determine the importance of environmental concern on residents’ perceptions and attitudes in the case of the Maldonado-Punta del Este conurbation. To relativize the importance of this concern, economic concern was introduced into the model. Punta del Este is located next to the city of Maldonado, capital of the homonymous department, and is the most important sun and beach destination in Uruguay. For this analysis, a sample of 420 residents from the Maldonado-Punta del Este conurbation was used. The questionnaire contained several items using a5-point Likert scale and a section including socio-demographic questions. Analysis of the data was carried out through Partial Least Squares (PLS) SEM regression. The results suggest that residents form their attitudes towards tourism based on tourism’s economic benefits and socio-cultural costs. Residents of Punta del Este show concern for the environment but not for the economy. This concern is mainly related to the perception of environmental costs, but the causal relationship could be the opposite.

Keywords:

attitude; benefit; cost; resident; PLS

Sánchez-Fernández, M.D.; Álvarez-Bassi, D.; Ramón-Cardona, J. Environmental and Economic Concerns in Residents’ Attitudes in Punta del Este (Uruguay). Sustainability 2019, 11, 7246.