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标题：IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE PROJECT ON THE IMAGE OF THE CITY OF NOVI SAD – THE PERCEPTION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
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作者：Sanja Kovačić ; Miroslav D. Vujičić ; Jovana Čikić 等
期刊名称：Turizam
印刷版ISSN：1450-6661
电子版ISSN：1821-1127
出版年度：2021
卷号：25
期号：2
页码：96-109
DOI：10.5937/turizam25-27480
语种：English
出版社：University of Novi Sad
摘要：Nowadays, the research focus is mainly on how tourists perceive the destination image, while the local community, as a very important key actor, is very often neglected in the studies. In light of the fact that Novi Sad has been declared the European Capital of Culture 2021, great attention has been placed on the local community and its perception of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) influence on all aspects of the city’s life, including city image. In this regard, during April and May 2018, a survey of residents of Novi Sad was conducted to explore their perception of the city’s image - cognitive, affective, and overall. Moreover, the paper is focused on identifying the differences in the image perception on the basis of the respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics.In this study, which is the beginning of a longitudinal study aiming to follow the influence of the ECoC project on the city image, a total of 797 respondents participated. The results of the research on the cognitive image indicate that the local community mostly agrees with the claims that Novi Sad is a pleasant place to live in, that it has a good gastronomic offer, is an attractive place for education, and that people are kind and hospitable. On the other hand, the smallest degree of agreement is observed with claims which refer to the living standard in the city. When it comes to tourism and culture, significant differences are observed between individual attributes. Also, research on the affective image shows that the city is perceived as relaxing, pleasant, exciting, and lively.The paper also shows that residents sociodemographic characteristics (age, education, monthly income, employment status) influence the image perception.