Lawrence R. Allen

TL;DR: In this article, the authors test a model of the relationships among rural resident perceptions of tourism impacts, support for additional tourism development, restrictions on tourism development and support for special tourism taxes.

TL;DR: In this paper, a survey was conducted in 20 rural communities as part of the 1985 Colorado Rural Recreation Development Project administered by the University of Colorado-Boulder to determine whether residents' perceptions of community life satisfaction vary with the levels of tourism development in theircommunity.

TL;DR: This paper examined differences in resident tourism perceptions and attitudes across communities categorized on the basis of the community's existing level of tourism and found that the perceived impacts of tourism, both positive and negative, increase with increasing levels of tourism.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated residents' attitudes toward tourism and recreation development in 10 rural Colorado towns and found that tourism attitudes were more positive than those residents of the low/high or high/low economic and tourism development communities.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the influence of participation in outdoor recreation on the tourism perceptions and attitudes of rural residents and found that as the perceived impact of tourism on outdoor recreation opportunities increases, the desirability of additional tourism development decreases significantly and the favorability of special tourism taxes increases.