Challenges for sustainable regional tourism: A best practice model for low-impact nature-based tourism facilities in remote areas

摘要: In the wake of a major tourism development proposal being refused for Coral Coast region Western Australia there is again focus on developing strategies more sustainable facilities that support ‘low-impact nature-based tourism’. The Environmental Technology Centre at Murdoch University, together with Faculty Architecture, Landscape & Visual Arts University Australia, undertaking study CRC Sustainable Tourism to develop Best Practice Model Facilities in Remote Areas. There are currently numerous environmentally guidelines, accreditation schemes and assessment systems operation throughout world Australia. majority these relate niche eco-tourism market include Draft International Ecotourism Standard NEAP (Nature Accreditation Program). also clear generally accepted industry understanding what constitutes principles standards tourism. Yet concern about difficulty cost compliance gaining be considered as sustainable. This project will holistic independently verifiable ‘best practice’ system both user friendly operators sets an aspirational creative cross-cultural bar across full range sustainability criteria low impact, nature based facilities. has involved visits number low-impact intention assessing implementation guiding apply such challenges face model economic viability industry, acceptance by Local Government Authorities, appropriate mechanisms assess license developments conservation reserves State agencies.