TY  - JOUR
TT  - The ethical and local resident perspectives of slum tourism in Kenya
AU  - Kieti, Damiannah M.
AU  - Magio, Kennedy O.
PY  - 2013
DA  - May
JF  - Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR)
PB  - Akdeniz University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2147-9100
SP  - 37
EP  - 57
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
KW  - Benefits
KW  -  Ethical  acceptability
KW  -  Kibera  Slum
KW  -  Residents  attitudes
KW  -  Slum  tourism
N2  - Slum tourism is relatively a new phenomenon which has generated a considerable body of reactions from many commentators.  Nevertheless, there are numerous research gaps within the  existing  literature,  especially  on  slum  residents’  attitudes  towards  its  development,  its ethical acceptability and the level of benefits accrued.  This paper examines the attitudes of Kibera slum residents towards the development of slum tourism. Semi-­‐‑structured interviews and  questionnaires  were  used  to  collect  data  from  13  key  informants  and  200  heads  of households respectively. The research findings reveal that the residents of Kibera slums hold negative attitudes towards slum tourism as evidenced by  low rating of the positive impact statements  (Overall  mean=2.43)  and  higher  rating  of  negative  impact  statements  (Overall mean=3.413).  Both  intrinsic  factors  and  external  factors,  including  the  level  of  benefits  and social impacts of slum tourism were found to shape the attitudes of the residents.
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ahtr/issue//359041
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/372550
ER  -