Journal
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 637-648Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(01)00039-5
Keywords
nature based; tourism; resource evaluation; assessments; coasts; Australia
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Resources for development of a nature-based tourism industry were identified and assessed in the Central Coast Region of Western Australia. The assessment framework developed used both qualitative and quantitative techniques to establish levels of attraction, accessibility, presence of infrastructure and the level of environmental degradation. Data were gathered using a checklist approach to quantify characteristics of sites. Resource assessment was completed using matrices with relevant indicators incorporating weighting techniques. Sixty-five potential nature-based tourism resource sites were identified. The attraction diversity in the Region is high, although the resources were associated with poor accessibility, low levels of tourism infrastructure and moderate levels of environmental degradation. Results from this research were presented to government authorities and incorporated into the planning process. This paper highlights some of the difficulties associated with establishing objective resource evaluation techniques for nature-based tourism, as well as key findings from the research. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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