Paper instructions:
All governments produce background papers in the preparation of tourism policies and plans. These can be called briefing papers, topic papers, discussion papers, policy position papers, and/or consultation papers.  This assessment requires students to prepare a short version of a tourism planning discussion paper.
Context
This assessment is connected to a hypothetical regional destination which will be used as the focus for a simulated government policy and planning exercise. Details of the destination will be provided.  Key features of the destination are as follows
–    It is a central highland region of a temperate/sub-tropical island approximately 1 hour by air and 5 hours by ferry from the mainland.
–    there is an established tourism sector on the coast of the island but this area has experienced a number of environmental problems
–    the central region faces a number of challenges with limited infrastructure and a depressed economy
–    there are several isolated ethnic groups living within the region who have typically been ignored in most government policy exercises
–    the area does have a number of potential tourist attractions
–    the regional government is exploring the possibility of using tourism as a regional economic development tool.
The target destination is actually made up of the characteristics of several regions (in Australia, Europe, the United States, Asia and Africa) where the subject coordinator has been involved in real tourism planning and policy development exercises.  The target destination has features that both allow the class to explore the key issues in tourism policy and planning and that make it applicable to a number of destinations around the world.  The problems faced by this destination are similar to those that can be found in many developing countries and in rural and peripheral regions of developed nations.  The overall goal is to provide students with an opportunity to complete assessments that match the activities and documents used in real world tourism planning and policy exercises.

The topic is a Review of Approaches to Tourism Planning.
The aim is to review literature on different approaches to tourism planning in order to suggest an overall framework for the development of the tourism plan for our destination region which includes
o    the main steps to be taken in the planning process
o    a set of guiding principles for planning participants
o    a list of issues to be considered
The paper should be no more than 20 pages (1.5 or double spacing, 12 point font) in total including everything. Minimum length is 15 pages.
It must include the following sections
–    A critical review of approaches to tourism planning – what the different approaches are, their weaknesses and strengths
–    A review of the main issues or challenges that tourism planners face
–    The overall framework (as described in the previous section)
–    Reference list
It can also include case studies or examples of planning approaches used elsewhere.
Starter References
These are references that can give you a background to the topic and help you start your search for other material and they will be available in your textbook or on the reserve online.
•    Textbook: Dredge, D & Jenkins, J. (eds) (2007) Tourism planning and policy.  Brisbane: Wiley.  Sections 3.6 and 13.5.
•    Hall, C.M. (2008) Tourism planning: policies, processes and relationships, 2nd Edn.  Harlow: Pearson Education.  Chapter 3.
•    Hall, C.M., Jenkins, J. &  Kearsley, G. (1997) Introduction.  In C.M. Hall, J. Jenkins and     G. Kearsley (Eds.), Tourism Planning and Policy in Australia and New Zealand (pp. 16-36). Sydney: Irwin.
•      Marzuki, A., Hay, I., & James, J. (2012). Public participation shortcomings in tourism planning: The case of the langkawi islands, malaysia. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 20(4), 585-602. doi:10.1080/09669582.2011.638384
•    Frleta, D. S. (2014). ISLAND DESTINATIONS’ TOURISM OFFER – TOURISTS’ VS. RESIDENTS’ ATTITUDES. Tourism and Hospitality Management, 20(1), 1.
•    Ardahaey, F. T. (2011). Economic impacts of tourism industry. International Journal of Business and Management, 6(8), 206.
•    Simão, J., & Môsso, A. (2013). Residents’ perceptions towards tourism development: The case of sal island. International Journal of Development Issues, 12(2), 140-157. doi:10.1108/IJDI-12-2012-0076
•    O’Riordan, T. (1983). Tourism: Economic, physical and social impacts The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). doi:10.2307/634029
•    Barker, M. L. (1983). Tourism: Economic, physical and social impacts American Geographical Society. doi:10.2307/214346
Pysical and social impacts
•    Buckley, R. (2012). Sustainable tourism: Research and reality. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(2), 528-546
•    Nižic, M. K., Ivanovic, S., & Drpic, D. (2010). Challenges to sustainable development in island tourism. South East European Journal of Economics and Business, 5(2), 43-53. doi:10.2478/v10033-010-0014-3
•    Simão, J. N., & Partidário, M. d. R. (2012). How does tourism planning contribute to sustainable development? Sustainable Development, 20(6), 372-385. doi:10.1002/sd.495
•    Nichersu, I., & Iacoboaea, C. (2011). SYSTEMATIC SPATIAL PLANNING. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 6(2), 67.

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