Residents’ Perception of the Impact of Sports Tourism on Sustainable Social Development

The analysis of the social perception citizens and evaluations impact sport tourism their support for development can be great use in formulation policies aimed at cohesion local development. These actions favor participation inclusion, equal opportunities, more positive attitudes towards sports inclusive sport. This study aims to analyze predisposition on from a multidimensional perspective. Specifically, this evaluates four measures: impact, cultural environmental policies. sample is composed 607 people living Gran Canaria. A survey with two scales were used, one social, cultural, environmental, economic, political–administrative other was perspective sustainable Using partial least square methodology, results show that all variables significant except impact. It concluded there favorable tourism. might have effect planning sector Canaria as well regulations governing activity.