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Value-Focused Thinking in a Difficult Context: Planning Tourism for Guimaras, Philippines

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  • Timothy McDaniels

    (Institute of Resources and Environment, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1W5)

  • William Trousdale

    (EcoPlan International, 39113-3695 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6R 4P1)

Abstract

We used value-focused thinking as a framework for planning tourism in Guimaras, Philippines. Our objective was to help government officials and stakeholders devise new strategies for developing rural tourism. The developing-world setting and a pre-existing commitment to a planning alternative that faced severe obstacles made our work difficult. We clarified the planning context, assessed the tourism market potential, and structured objectives with a series of interviews. In a multi-stakeholder workshop, the objectives were ranked and weighted, and new alternatives were developed. Tourism planning in Guimaras has been substantially changed as a result of these activities, with two new approaches being pursued. This case study, and our past experience, suggest value-focused thinking is useful “decision therapy.”

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  • Timothy McDaniels & William Trousdale, 1999. "Value-Focused Thinking in a Difficult Context: Planning Tourism for Guimaras, Philippines," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 29(4), pages 58-70, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:29:y:1999:i:4:p:58-70
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.29.4.58
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