Surf Tourism and Sustainable Development in the Indo-Pacific Islands. II. Recreational Capacity Management and Case Study
Documents - Paper: Research paper
30 Nov 2001
This paper examines a specific issue critical to both the industry and its impacts, namely crowding, recreational capacity and capacity management systems. Possible approaches to the determination and allocation of commercial quotas are illustrated with a case study from the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra, Indonesia. These islands provide an example of the potential role of surf tourism in sustainable development of small islands economies, and also of commercial competive conflicts within the industry. Data were obtained from two field trips to the areas concerned, specifically for this analysis; a mail survey of all commercial surf tourism operators in the Mentawai Islands
Author: Ralf Buckley
Organizer: Journal of Sustainable Tourism
Location: UK
