RECREATION AND TOURISM:

Social and Economic Impacts of Kahurangi National Park

Client:
Department of Conservation
Date:
1997-1998
Associates:
Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment
Objectives:
To conduct an analysis of the social and economic impacts of Kahurangi National Park including tourism and recreational use, park expenditure and employment, and an examination of park interactions with local communities, including comparisons with predictions of impacts made during planning for the park.
Outputs:
C. Nicholas Taylor, Janet Gough, Julie Warren, Wayne McClintock (1999). Social and Economic Impacts of Kahurangi National Park. Science for Conservation 119, Department of Conservation, Wellington.

The Greening of New Zealand. Social and Economic Impacts of Marine Reserves

Client:
Department of Conservation
Date:
1997-2000
Objectives:
(i) Establish the socio-economic impacts of developing marine reserves.
(ii) Examine the effect of marine protected areas on the "greening" of both local and national communities.
(iii) Provide suggestions for the process of establishment and management of marine reserves.
Major Activities:
Literature review, key informant interviews and case studies of three marine reserves.
Outputs:
N. Taylor and Buckenham, B. (2003). Social impacts of marine reserves in New Zealand. Science for Conservation, 217, Department of Conservation, Wellington.

The Development of Tourism Series

Client:
Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (through Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment)
Date:
1997-2003
Objectives:
(i) To obtain data on tourism businesses in New Zealand.
(ii) To examine community based approaches to tourism development across tourism product types.
(iii) To consider the contribution of different tourism products to sustainable social and economic development in rural areas.
Major Activities:
Development of enterprise data bases for each tourism type, postal surveys of tourism businesses, community case studies.
Outputs:
Developing Rural Tourism in New Zealand by Julie Warren and Nick Taylor, published by CRESA, Wellington. 1999.
Developing HeritageTourism in New Zealand by Julie Warren and Nick Taylor, published by CRESA, Wellington. 2001.
Developing Urban Tourism in New Zealand by Julie Warren and Nick Taylor, published by CRESA, Wellington. 2003.