TY - JOUR
KW - cultural heritage
KW - Culture
KW - Sustainability
KW - tourism development
KW - ecotourism
KW - livelihood
KW - rural tourism
KW - tourist destination
KW - vulnerability
KW - cultural influence
KW - Jiangxi
KW - cultural capital
KW - Likeng village
KW - rural area
KW - socioeconomic impact
KW - Sustainable livelihoods
KW - tourism economics
AU - Xiaolong Ma
AU - Rong Wang
AU - Meiling Dai
AU - Yanghong Ou
AB - This paper describes a modification of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and reports the effects of culture on the sustainable livelihoods of households in a typical rural tourist site in Wuyuan county, Jiangxi province, China. Different from the previous studies, this paper highlights the role of cultural factors in households’ sustainable livelihoods. The modified SLF can be used as a possible theoretical model to comprehensively characterise the sustainable livelihoods of households in tourism destinations with rich cultural resources. Results show that traditional culture significantly impacts locals’ thoughts and behaviours and is an indispensable livelihood asset for households. The commercial value of traditional culture has gained prominence in response to shifts in modern tourists’ preferences. Most households draw on their past to generate intangible and tangible cultural products to attract tourists and achieve their livelihood goals. The utilisation of tangible cultural resources and intangible cultural heritage to develop rural tourism promotes changes in the livelihood strategies of households. It can enhance locals’ financial, human, and social capital. However, rural tourism development has made cultural preservation a potential source of livelihood vulnerability for households in the study area. Regulations may help reduce the adverse livelihood outcomes of rapid tourism development.
BT - Journal of Sustainable Tourism
DA - aug
DO - 10.1080/09669582.2020.1826497
LA - English
M1 - 8
N1 - Publisher: Routledge
N2 - This paper describes a modification of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and reports the effects of culture on the sustainable livelihoods of households in a typical rural tourist site in Wuyuan county, Jiangxi province, China. Different from the previous studies, this paper highlights the role of cultural factors in households’ sustainable livelihoods. The modified SLF can be used as a possible theoretical model to comprehensively characterise the sustainable livelihoods of households in tourism destinations with rich cultural resources. Results show that traditional culture significantly impacts locals’ thoughts and behaviours and is an indispensable livelihood asset for households. The commercial value of traditional culture has gained prominence in response to shifts in modern tourists’ preferences. Most households draw on their past to generate intangible and tangible cultural products to attract tourists and achieve their livelihood goals. The utilisation of tangible cultural resources and intangible cultural heritage to develop rural tourism promotes changes in the livelihood strategies of households. It can enhance locals’ financial, human, and social capital. However, rural tourism development has made cultural preservation a potential source of livelihood vulnerability for households in the study area. Regulations may help reduce the adverse livelihood outcomes of rapid tourism development.
PY - 2021
SP - 1235
EP - 1252
T2 - Journal of Sustainable Tourism
TI - The influence of culture on the sustainable livelihoods of households in rural tourism destinations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096126688&doi=10.1080%2f09669582.2020.1826497&partnerID=40&md5=c9ff23ff8ea34fa846c32828be6f4dde
VL - 29
SN - 09669582 (ISSN)
ER -