Recreation and Tourism Experience in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Implications for Management

L M Sherl, P S Valentine and M Millard
A report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

June 1997

1. COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 98.64KB]
2. CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 272.89KB]
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 111.40KB]
4. SUMMARY [Adobe Acrobat Format 602.34KB]
5. THE GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AND OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT [Adobe Acrobat Format 238.35KB]
6. RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT PURPOSES: A PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING RESEARCH DESIGN [Adobe Acrobat Format 244.03KB]
7. METHODS AND APPROACH FOR DATA COLLECTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 131.04KB]
8. DATA COLLECTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 180.82KB]
9. METHODS AND APPROACH FOR ANALYSIS OF DATA [Adobe Acrobat Format 564.13KB]
   • What is Content Analysis?
   • Developing the Coding Categories
   • The Process of Content Analysis
   • Preliminary Data Reduction
   • Inter-judge Agreement
   • Fuzziness of Categories
   • Data as a Resource for Further Analysis
10. RESULTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 5514.38KB]
    • Format for Reporting of Results
    • Characteristics of the Study Population and of the Trips
    • Structure of Daytrip Activities
    • Behavioural Observations of Day Visitors
    • Results and Analysis of Behavioural Observations
    • Observations/Experience of Repeat Users
    • The Overall Recreation/Tourism Experience of Lady Musgrave Island and Reef
    • Experience Dimensions and Management Issues
    • The Activity Dimension
    • The Physical Environment Dimension: Individual-Environment Relationships
    • The Social Environment Dimension: Individual-Environment Relationships
    • Facilities and Level of Tourism Development
    • Information and Interpretation Services/Facilities
    • Zoning and Regulations
    • General Observations about Management
    • Reflection about the Experience
    • Motivation and Expectations
    • General Observations about the Study
11. DISCUSSION OF RESULTS IN LIGHT OF SOME RELEVANT LITERATURE [Adobe Acrobat Format 415.55KB]
    • Observations about Methodology and Processes for Content Analysis
    • Observations about Analysis and Results
12. IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT [Adobe Acrobat Format 487.36KB]
    • What are the Visitor Experience Values of Lady Musgrave?
    • Contrasts and Overlap of Activities and Environmental Perceptions
    • Should there be Another Operator at the Lagoon?
    • Should there be more or less Campers than the Present 50?
    • Should Generators/Compressors be Banned from Lady Musgrave Island?
    • Should Large Camping Groups be Prevented from Coming to Lady Musgrave Island?
    • Should Commercial Fishing be Permitted on Lady Musgrave?
    • Should there be Restrictions on Daytrippers’ use of the Island?
    • Summary of Recommendations
13. MONITORING OF RECREATION/TOURISM EXPERIENCES AT LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND AND REEF [Adobe Acrobat Format 135.41KB]
14. REFERENCES [Adobe Acrobat Format 163.54KB]
15. APPENDIX 1: INFORMATION DISTRIBUTED FOR INTERVIEWING TRAINING SESSIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format 216.65KB]
16. APPENDIX 2: INTERVIEW SCHEDULES (DAYTRIPPERS, CAMPERS AND YACHTIES) [Adobe Acrobat Format 443.29KB]
17. APPENDIX 3: TAXONOMY USED FOR CONTENT ANALYSIS OF BROAD QUESTIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format 470.18KB]
18. APPENDIX 4: CATEGORIES USED FOR CONTENT ANALYSIS OF FOCUSED QUESTIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format 1440.04KB]
19. APPENDIX 5: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF INTERVIEWS: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CODERS [Adobe Acrobat Format 68.63KB]
20. APPENDIX 6: SCREE’ PLOTS OF CATEGORY RELEVANCE TO CONTENT [Adobe Acrobat Format 176.61KB]
21. APPENDIX 7: BEHAVIOURAL OBSERVATION RECORDING SHEET [Adobe Acrobat Format 136.97KB]
22. APPENDIX 8: TAXONOMY OF RECREATION/TOURISM MARINE PARK EXPERIENCES AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES FOR FUTURE STUDIES [Adobe Acrobat Format 359.66KB]
23. APPENDIX 9: CATEGORIES FOR FOCUSED QUESTIONS’ CODING FOR FUTURE STUDIES [Adobe Acrobat Format 1405.82KB]

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