Residents’ Attitudes Toward Supporting the Heritage Sites Using the Structural Equation Modeling (Sem), Case Study: Mansoura Culture Palace, Egypt.

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1 Architectural Engineering Department, Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt

2 Architectural Engineering Department, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamas, Mansoura, Egypt

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Supporting heritage sites through local communities to protect and develop them is one of the most complex issues due to the multiplicity and overlapping of its variables. To improve the performance of the population in supporting heritage sites, the research discusses a methodology to discover the relationships and correlations between the extent to which the local population is affected by the heritage site and their participation in decision-making, and their negative or positive attitude toward the site, which ultimately affects their support for the survival and development of the heritage site or its disposal. The study was conducted by adopting a theoretical model for the components of population support for the site and development of Mansoura Culture Palace in Egypt. A questionnaire survey was conducted and the structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to check the validity of the relationships and discover the correlation between the elements of the model that included dimensions (population’s satisfaction with the way of dealing with heritage sites and their sense of place, and the involvement of community members in the decision-making action), and between the two variables of the positive or negative attitude of the population, as well as support the heritage site. The methodology was clarified and its statistical indicators were presented using CFA, SPSS, and AMOS software, with the aim of determining the extent to which theoretical models of measurement match with field data, to reach a real development to support heritage sites through the local community. The paper concluded that the residents' support for the survival and development of the heritage site was positively affected by the residents' positive attitudes toward the site, vice versa. Both positive and negative attitudes were affected by residents' satisfaction and their sense of place, while positive attitudes were affected only by participation. These results can be considered a catalyst for the sustainable development of heritage sites.

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