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Influence of Social, Biophysical, and Managerial Conditions on Tourism Experiences Within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

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  • C. Scott Shafer

    (Department of Tropical Environment Studies & Geography and Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia)

  • Graeme J. Inglis

    (Department of Tropical Environment Studies & Geography and Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia)

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N = 1475) traveling with tourism operations of different sizes who traveled to different sites completed surveys. Results indicated that snorkelers who traveled with larger operations (more people and infrastructure) differed from those traveling with smaller operations (few people and little on-site infrastructure) on benefits received and in the way that specific conditions influenced their enjoyment. Benefits related to nature, escape, and family helped to define reef experiences. Conditions related to coral, fish, and operator staff had a positive influence on the enjoyment of most visitors but, number of people on the trip and site infrastructure may have the greatest potential as setting indicators. Data support the potential usefulness of visitor input in applying the LAC concept to a marine environment where tourism and recreational uses are rapidly changing.

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  • C. Scott Shafer & Graeme J. Inglis, 2000. "Influence of Social, Biophysical, and Managerial Conditions on Tourism Experiences Within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 26(1), pages 73-87, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:26:y:2000:i:1:d:10.1007_s002670010072
    DOI: 10.1007/s002670010072
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