A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum

This article presents a new planning tool for natural resource-based tourism development, the Tourism Opportunity Spectrum. It is based on Clarke and Stankey's (1979) Recreation Opportunity Spectrum and presents a framework for tourism development incorporating factors of accessibility (both tr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Butler, R., Waldbrook, L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Commerce
Arctic
Online Access:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/4054/
id ftustrathclyde:oai:strathprints.strath.ac.uk:4054
record_format openpolar
spelling ftustrathclyde:oai:strathprints.strath.ac.uk:4054 2024-04-28T08:09:02+00:00 A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum Butler, R. Waldbrook, L. 2003 https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/4054/ unknown Butler, R. <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/517990.html> and Waldbrook, L. (2003 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2003.html>) A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/publications/Journal_of_Tourism_and_Cultural_Change.html>, 1. pp. 25-36. ISSN 1476-6825 Commerce Article PeerReviewed 2003 ftustrathclyde 2024-04-10T00:27:04Z This article presents a new planning tool for natural resource-based tourism development, the Tourism Opportunity Spectrum. It is based on Clarke and Stankey's (1979) Recreation Opportunity Spectrum and presents a framework for tourism development incorporating factors of accessibility (both transportation and marketing channels), characteristics of tourism infrastructure, degrees of social interaction (host/guest, crowding), other nonadventure uses, acceptability of regimentation. The responsibility for these factors under the TOS is discussed and its use is illustrated using examples from Canada's Western Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Strathclyde Glasgow: Strathprints
institution Open Polar
collection University of Strathclyde Glasgow: Strathprints
op_collection_id ftustrathclyde
language unknown
topic Commerce
spellingShingle Commerce
Butler, R.
Waldbrook, L.
A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
topic_facet Commerce
description This article presents a new planning tool for natural resource-based tourism development, the Tourism Opportunity Spectrum. It is based on Clarke and Stankey's (1979) Recreation Opportunity Spectrum and presents a framework for tourism development incorporating factors of accessibility (both transportation and marketing channels), characteristics of tourism infrastructure, degrees of social interaction (host/guest, crowding), other nonadventure uses, acceptability of regimentation. The responsibility for these factors under the TOS is discussed and its use is illustrated using examples from Canada's Western Arctic.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Butler, R.
Waldbrook, L.
author_facet Butler, R.
Waldbrook, L.
author_sort Butler, R.
title A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
title_short A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
title_full A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
title_fullStr A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
title_full_unstemmed A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
title_sort new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum
publishDate 2003
url https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/4054/
genre Arctic
genre_facet Arctic
op_relation Butler, R. <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/author/517990.html> and Waldbrook, L. (2003 <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/year/2003.html>) A new planning tool : the tourism opportunity spectrum. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change <https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/view/publications/Journal_of_Tourism_and_Cultural_Change.html>, 1. pp. 25-36. ISSN 1476-6825
_version_ 1797577529773522944

Similar Items