Residents’ environmentally responsible behavior: an insight into sustainable destination development

ABSTRACT

The objectives of this study were to examine the contribution of residents’ commitment of a touristic destination in form of their attachment and involvement to the community, and impacts of attitudes to the environment on their environmentally responsible behavior in attracting tourists to their destination. The questionnaire was used to collect data from 300 Cypriots residing in Famagusta. Data were analyzed using PLS-SEM. The findings demonstrated that community attachment, community involvement, and environmental attitude influence the residents’ environmentally responsible behaviors. Discussion and implications for destination managers, limitations, and recommendations for future research directions are also provided.

KEYWORDS:

• Environmentally responsible behavior
• community attachment
• community involvement
• environmental attitude
• sustainable tourism development

Data availability statement

The data for this study will be made available by the corresponding author (Safshekan, S.) Upon request.

ORCID

Sedigheh Safshekan http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6813-8987

Ali Ozturen http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-1916

Azar Ghaedi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-2974