0885412203260306ARTICLEJournal of Planning LiteratureTo rism Planning Residents ’ Attitudes toward Tourism Development: A Literature Review with Implications for

Planners are increasingly turning to tourism as a viable eco-nomic development strategy, as many communities experi-ence industrial restructuring. Consequently, many residents are exposed to tourism for the first time, whereas established destinations experience increasing volumes of tourists. Plan-ners are now challenged with understanding how the public perceives tourism in order to gain local support for tourism projects and initiatives. By exploring the literature on resi-dent attitudes toward tourism development, this article examines (1) resident attitudes toward tourism in relation to socioeconomic factors; (2) spatial factors; (3) economic dependency; (4) resident and community typologies; (5) mea-suring residents ’ attitudes tourism development; and (6) the-oretical perspectives such as community attachment, social exchange theory, and growth machine theory. This literatur