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THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM IMPACTS UPON QUALITY OF LIFE OF RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY By Kyungmi Kim Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In Hospitality and TOURISM Management APPROVED: ____________________________________ Muzaffer Uysal, Chairman _________________________________ ___________________________________ Ken McCleary M. Joseph Sirgy ________________________________ __________________________________ Susan Hutchinson Joseph Chen November 5, 2002 Blacksburg, Virginia Keywords: Perceptions, TOURISM IMPACTS , Development Cycle and QUALITY of Life Copyright 2002, Kyungmi Kim The EFFECTS of TOURISM IMPACTS upon QUALITY of Life of residents in the community Kyungmi Kim Committee Chair: Muzaffer Uysal Department of Hospitality and TOURISM Management ABSTRACT This study investigates how TOURISM affects the QUALITY of life (QOL) of residents in TOURISM destinations that vary in th

among residents in communities characterized to be in the maturity stage of tourism development. This finding is consistent with social disruption theory which postulates ... 1.5 Theoretical basis ----- 9 1.6 Propositions ----- 15 ... 2.5 Chapter summary ----- 64 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Introduction ----- 65 ...

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