The Minimum Resistance and Risk Social Amplification of Community Homestay Location Selection:A Case Study of Shanghai
Homestay,offering visitors authentic local experiences,has become a widely welcomed type of accommodation in different countries.Despite people can recognize the economic benefits that homestays can bring to a community,they are often against,or at least not strongly supportive of,homestay development in their own community.That is,a NIMBY(not in my backyard)effect may exist,which can lead to social conflicts between local residents and greatly challenge the governance of social communities.To resolve the NIMBY conflicts that possibly exist in different communities,it is essential to understand the mechanisms underlying the NIMBY effect.This research proposes that the path of least resistance and social amplifications of risk are two important reasons for the NIMBY conflicts in homestay development.Based on interviews with different community stakeholders,this research developed an index to measure the NIMBY conflicts related to homestay development,which included four dimensions,risk perception,environment justice,resident characteristics,and community attributes.Further,this research investigated the level of NIMBY conflicts regarding different communities in Shanghai and examined the impacts of the dimensions of NIMBY conflicts on residents'supportive attitude toward homestay development in their own community.Results confirmed the existence of the NIMBY effect in the development of homestay:Different stakeholders in a local community(i.e.,the government,residents,homestay owners,property management companies,and community committees)were more or less against homestay development in their own communities and their resistance largely corresponded to the major components of a NIMBY effect.Also,regression results showed that environment quality,risk perception,community attitudes,and individual characteristics significantly affected residents'supportive attitudes toward homestay development.The regression coefficients in this research reflected each factor's elasticity of homestay support.Based on the law of diminishing marginal returns,this research proposed that the strategies for NIMBY conflicts lied in the factors of high elasticity;the local government should invest resources into these factors to resolve NIMBY conflicts in homestay development.Findings of this research shed light on effective governance of local communities and benefit the development of homestay industry.
community homestaysNIMBY conflictsdual pathsleast resistancerisk social amplification
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