Impacts of Tourism in Mexican Communities
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Methods, techniques and results for quality of life studies: impacts of tourism in Mexican communities Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez | Bryan H. Massam Rosa Ma. Chávez Dagostino | Yarely González Ríos Brian J. Hracs 2019 Primera edición, 2019 Methods, techniques and results for quality of life studies: impacts of tourism in Mexican communities D.R. © María Salud Rodríguez Sánchez Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez Bryan H. Massam Rosa Ma. Chávez Dagostino Yarely González Ríos Brian J. Hracs ISBN: Impreso en México/ Printed and made in Mexico Queda rigurosamente prohibida, sin autorización escrita de los autores, bajo las sanciones establecidas por las leyes, la reproducción total o parcial de esta obra por cualquier medio o procedimiento, comprendidos la repro- grafía, el tratamiento informático, así como la distribución de ejemplares de la misma mediante alquiler o préstamo público. Table of Contents Preface ...................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER I Memories of Memorias de Puerto Vallarta .................................... 13 Bryan H. Massam and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez 1. Dedication ............................................................................................ 15 2. Introduction/ Introducción .................................................................. 21 3. The significance of memories ............................................................. 26 4. From the Krystal to the Azteca: an outsider’s Mexican journey over time and over space ................. 36 5. Unforgettable Puerto Vallarta ........................................................... 42 6. Evolución económica de Puerto Vallarta ........................................... 52 7. Evolución del ambiente natural de Puerto Vallarta ......................... 64 8. Evolución sociopolítica de Puerto Vallarta ........................................ 73 CHAPTER II Lived Experiences ................................................................................ 83 Bryan H. Massam, Brian J. Hracs and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez 1. Preface ................................................................................................. 84 2. Introduction ......................................................................................... 87 3. The good life and living well ............................................................... 91 4. Identifying activities that comprise experiences of living ................ 97 5. Lived experiences for data collection ................................................. 100 6. Protocol for data collection ................................................................. 103 7. Four case studies: Canada, Mexico, Poland, Sweden ....................... 108 8. Concluding remarks ............................................................................ 135 9. References ........................................................................................... 143 10. Acknowledgements ........................................................................... 145 CHAPTER III Tourism in Mexico: cui bono, autem cui malo ............................... 147 Bryan H. Massam and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez 1. Preface: personal remarks .................................................................. 148 2. Introduction ......................................................................................... 155 3. Cui bono, cui malo: causes and consequences ................................... 169 4. Overview of tourism ............................................................................ 174 a) Tomatlán/Chalacatepec: into the unknown ................................. 174 b) Punta de Mita: one road, two world ............................................. 184 5. A survey of opinions about impacts of tourism: expected and revealed .......................................................................... 189 6. Envoi .................................................................................................... 196 7. References and website ....................................................................... 200 8. Acknowledgements ............................................................................. 203 CHAPTER IV Tourism in Mexico: many faces ......................................................... 205 Bryan H. Massam, Brian J. Hracs and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez 1. Preface ................................................................................................. 206 2. Introduction ......................................................................................... 215 3. Perspectives of life that relate to tourism ......................................... 227 4. Feelings and emotions: connections to senses and wellbeing ........... 227 5. Overview of data collection ................................................................. 232 6. Tourism in Mexico: cultural setting & locus of control ..................... 236 7. A case study of attitudes toward tourism & tourists ........................ 242 8. Concluding remarks ............................................................................ 264 9. References ........................................................................................... 268 10. Acknowledgements ........................................................................... 271 CHAPTER V Reflections on methods, techniques and results for quality of life studies: impacts of tourism in Mexican communities ................. 273 Bryan H. Massam and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez 1. Ongoing reviews of literature on QOL ............................................... 276 2. Formulations of problem context ....................................................... 276 3. Data collection ..................................................................................... 277 4. Data analysis ....................................................................................... 278 5. Dissemination of results and recommendations ............................... 278 6. Building networks for collaboration ................................................... 279 Preface This research publication has been made possible through the combined efforts of Mexican and Canadian people.The most important aspect of this research is on the development and application of methods and techniques, and they are used in case studies which are described in four extended detailed chapters (I, II, III, IV). In Chapter I Memories of–Memorias de Puerto Vallarta, Bryan H. Massam, John Everitt, Derrek Eberts, Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez, Rosa María Chávez Dagostino and Edmundo Andrade present their indi- vidual tales of Puerto Vallarta. The tales are built around memories of Puerto Vallarta, and as such put emphasis on personal subjective opinions of a specific place, over a particular period of time stretching back almost 20 years. Some academics may argue that this approach lacks precision, as it does not rely on objective sets of data and formal analysis. We contend that a picture of a place that captures the mood and atmosphere and attitudes and values, as perceived by an observer, is a useful and worthwhile way to set the scene for scientific studies of tourism. In Chapter II Lived Experiences, Bryan H. Massam, Brian J. Hracs and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez identify and describe methods for iden- tifying and describing Lived Experiences as used to study quality of life. This approach offers an interesting method for research on the lives of citizens, and it can relate to the local context or milieu where Mexicans are living their daily lives. The application of this method is described, and it is evaluated as a research method using responses from groups 9 of students in four different places in the world. The method is applied to the study of tourism as an important academic field. In Chapter III Tourism in Mexico: cui bono, autem cui malo, Bryan H. Massam and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez write about the impacts of tourism in two different communities. They make a comparison between a tourism resort that is already developed in the state of Nayarit, and another that is at the initial stages of trying to establish itself as a dynamic modern large-scale tourist resort. This community is located in the municipality of Tomatlan, Jalisco. In each case they describe and measure the ways that a community can be divided along the lines of those who win or benefit from tourism, and those who may lose or suffer as a consequence of tourism. The difficulties of identifying the winners and losers are examined. In Chapter IV Tourism in Mexico: many faces, Bryan H. Massam, Brian J. Hracs and Rodrigo Espinoza discuss the importance of tourism in the contemporary world, and more particularly in Mexico. They demonstrate an approach that identifies the basic dimensions of the life of an individual. The problems of selecting information to describe each dimension are described. They show how the method and technique using “locus of control” can be used to examine the impacts of tourism in some communities in Mexico. Detailed results are presented. In Chapter V Reflections on methods, techniques and results for quality of life studies: impacts of tourism in Mexican communities, Bryan H. Massam and Rodrigo Espinoza Sánchez offer a set of reflections regarding the use of studies of quality of life to help decision-makers and the general public improve the lives of all individuals, now and into the future. There are many kinds of impacts of tourism in a Mexican