ABSTRACT
Over the past two decades, sustainable development has become a core concept of tourism planning (Weaver, 2008; Smith, 2001). Stakeholder analysis, particularly of host community residents, has become an integral element of resort planning (Perdue, 2003), with the goal of improving local quality of life and economic opportunity. Numerous studies of host community residents have been conducted, focusing on perceptions of tourism’s impacts, support for tourism development, and attitudes toward tourism growth management (i.e. Andereck and Vogt, 2000; Korça, 1998; McGehee and Andereck, 2004; Perdue et al., 1990). These studies have consistently identified the effects of tourism development on the cost and availability of real estate as one of the primary impacts of tourism in resort communities (Perdue et al., 1999).
