Tourism in Regional Economic Development Strategies

List the features of tourism that make it an attractive part of a regional economic development strategy.

Some of the features of tourism that make it an attractive part of regional economic development strategy include; the natural island ecosystem of the region, the national park, the expected expenditure on and by the tourist, visitations for business intentions, and investments that are associated with the tourists. These factors contribute to the national income therefore are very attractive in economic development strategies.

Make a list of the main sections (sub headings) in a generic economic development strategy.

Economic impacts of the transitions of the region

Effects of the transition on the mining and manufacturing industries

Preservation of the natural environment and ecosystem

Promotion of tourism in the region

The expected injection into the regional economic development through increased tourisms

What kind of value statements are made in the strategy documents? Give some examples.

The strategy document gives the wider understanding of the scope and intention of the government’s effort to give attention to the natural resources in driving the economy of the region. For instance when the minister for environment declares that the government intends to make the region a 80% national park is a true and valid statement that would trigger tourism as the economic backbone of the region.

List 4 examples of specific economic objectives that are described in the documents.

Economic objectives described in the document include transforming the region from mining zone to tourism-driven economic region, bearing the economic and environmental interest of the region, opening the region for the tourists eventually make the region an economic hub that would stimulate the Island after closure of the mining and construction sites.

List the types / categories of stakeholders identified in the strategies.

The stakeholders that are identified in the strategy include the government, the local community, the miners and the local environmentalists.

What kinds of assets or attributes are identified as having potential to contribute to tourism economic activity in the regions?

With the possession of the natural environmental, making the island 80% national park would make the region the nature-based tourism driven economy.

What other kinds of industries are also being targeted as part of the regional development plans?

The mining and manufacturing industries are some of the targeted industries in the regional development plans.

List 2 things that you like about the North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy.

The economic transition of the North Stradbroke Island economic strategy, just like economic transitions of other countries has various pros and cons. However, this particular transition considers abolitions of activities that deplete environment, and preserve the natural environment as natural as it should be. In addition, subject the Island to largely be tourism-driven economy is very an evitable strategy that would see the region develop very fast.

List 2 criticisms of the North Stradbroke Island Economic Transition Strategy.

Despite the largely dependence of constructions on sand and other minerals, the region suffered much of its natural components to mining making the it very vulnerable to environment hazards. More than that, the government effort to revoke or non-renew the leases come short of plans as the miners have overstretched the natural environmental compositions of the region through their activities.