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The Geography of Resources for Tourism
Learning objectives
1 Appreciate the nature of resources for tourism.
2 Distinguish the methods used to classify and evaluate resources for tourism.
3 Outline the main factors favouring the development of tourist resources.
4 Understand the way that destinations evolve.
5 Appreciate the need for tourism planning, marketing and sustainable development.
The Geography of Resourcesfor Tourism
• Common Features of Tourist Resources
• Planning for Tourist Resources
• Carrying Capacity
• Types of Carrying Capacity
• Tourism Resources at the World Scale: Physical Features
• Tourism Resources at the World Scale: Cultural Features
• Tourist Resources at the Local Scale
• Tourist Resources at the Local Scale: Resorts
• The Resort Life Cycle
Common Features of TouristResources
• Amalgam
• Cultural and economic appraisal
• Perishable
• Shared
Planning for Tourism Resources
• Introduction
• The needs of tourism planning
• Benefits of tourism planning
• The approach to tourism planning– Background analysis/research
– Synthesis/goals and strategies
– Plan development/implementation
Figure 3.1
Figure 3.2
Carrying capacity
The maximum number of users who can use a destination without an
unacceptable decline in the physical environment or the experience of the
visitor
Types of Carrying Capacity
• Physical
• Environmental
• Psychological
• Social
Tourism Resources at the World Scale: Physical Features
• Sea
• Mountains and hills
• Coast
• Inland water
• Forests
Tourism Resources at the World Scale: Cultural Features
• Culture
• Lifestyle
• Heritage
• World heritage sites
Tourist Resources at theNational Scale: Attractions
• Attractions generate tourism
• How do we classify?– List? – natural/man-made/events
– Or analyse using Clawson and Knetsch framework:
• Market oriented – resource based
• Reproducible – non-reproducible
Table 3.3
Tourist Resources at the Local Scale
• Agents of development
– Public sector
– Private sector
– Community
• Accessibility
Tourist Resources at the Local Scale: Resorts
• Townscapes
• Recreational Business
• Resort Life Cycle
Figure 3.3
Figure 3.4
The Resort Life Cycle
• Exploration
• Involvement
• Development
• Consolidation
• Stagnation
• Decline
• Rejuvenation