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This study explores the interrelationships between tourism dependence, government management of tourism, perceived tourism benefits and perceived tourism costs, and support for sustainable tourism development (STD). A quantitative research design was adopted. The data collection was performed through a personal survey conducted to 300 residents of a small historic town within the Douro World Heritage Site (Lamego town).The results suggest that government management of tourism has a positive and significant impact on perceived tourism benefits and costs. The effect of government management of tourism in fostering residents support for STD was also empirically supported. Additionally, the effect of perceived tourism benefits on residents support for STD was also supported empirically. However, economic dependence on tourism does not have a significant effect either on perceived benefits, on perceived costs or on the residents support for STD. Also, perceived negative impacts are not a predictor to measure support for STD. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

This study proposes a conceptual framework that explores the correlations between economic dependence (ED), local government management of tourism (GMT), perceived tourism benefits and costs, and support for sustainable tourism development (STD). A quantitative research design was adopted. Data collection was carried out by personal survey applied to 300 residents of the small historic town of Lamego, located within the Douro Valley World Heritage Site. Structural equation modelling methods were employed to analyse the proposed model. Results suggest that GMT has a significant effect on the perceived impacts of tourism, both in the positive and in the negative. The effect of GMT in fostering residents' support to STD was also empirically supported. Additionally, it was also determined that positive perceptions of the impacts of tourism directly influence support to STD. Nevertheless, ED does not have a significant effect either on perceived benefits, nor on perceived costs or on residents' support to STD. Likewise, perceptions of the negative impacts do not predict residents' support to STD. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion