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dc.contributor.authorWilson, E
dc.contributor.authorNielsen, N
dc.contributor.authorScherrer, P
dc.contributor.authorCaldicott, RW
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, B
dc.contributor.authorWeiler, B
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-28T23:36:31Z
dc.date.available2017-08-28T23:36:31Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1472-4049
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14724049.2017.1304398
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/345180
dc.description.abstractIn the management of protected areas, stakeholders range from supra-national organisations, through to national and local-level decision-makers. Although there has been substantive research on stakeholders, there is limited inquiry on involving them in the development of nature-based tourism experiences in heavily visited protected areas. Drawing on stakeholder theory, this paper explores stakeholders’ perspectives of developing alternative visitor experiences at an iconic mountain, namely the World Heritage listed Wollumbin-Mount Warning National Park in eastern Australia. Due to the popularity of climbing Wollumbin mountain, a number of issues have emerged related to sustainable visitor management, including overcrowding, environmental impacts and Indigenous sensitivities around the climb. Guided by an interpretive methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 key ‘Wollumbin’ stakeholders. Analysis of these interviews revealed that when developing alternative experiences in protected areas, it is important to balance natural and cultural priorities, develop appropriate summit alternatives and overcome tourism resource challenges.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto20
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Ecotourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3508
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350899
dc.titleTo climb or not to climb? Balancing stakeholder priorities at an iconic national park
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Brent D.


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