Encouraging tourism in protected areas: horse-riding in national parks in New South Wales, Australia
by Deirdre Dragovich
International Journal of Tourism Policy (IJTP), Vol. 8, No. 3, 2018

Abstract: Horse-riding is being encouraged in NSW by government policies and legislation intended to increase tourism. This initiative is examined within the context of protected area management proposed by Weaver and Lawton (2017): parks for visitors, parks with visitors, and the 'aspirational' symbiosis of parks and visitors. Severe erosion of horse riding trails in a near-metropolitan national park was compared with results from a recent horse riding trial in a wilderness area. Park managements have met state government tourism objectives by seeking to create positive relationships between the need for protection (conservation) and the desire of visitors to pursue active recreational opportunities. But will 'parks with visitors' become 'parks and visitors?'

Online publication date: Mon, 03-Sep-2018

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Tourism Policy (IJTP):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com