10. Recreational Second Homes in the South West of Western Australia

Selwood, John; Tonts, Matthew

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“…Indeed, Barnett and Wolfe (1993: 101) describe baches as the ‘vanguard of suburbanization’ with numerous current coastal suburbs (such as the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland, Raumati in Wellington, and New Brighton in Christchurch) having formerly been sites of scattered holiday retreats. Similar trends have been observed in Australia, where areas once occupied by modest holiday homes are now central sites within cities such as Perth (Selwood & Tonts 2004). Not only has the bach given birth to suburbs, it has also inspired a style of New Zealand domestic architecture that looks ‘for all the world like a big bach’ (Mitchell & Chaplin 1984: 30).…”

Section: Placing the Bachsupporting

confidence: 71%

“…Land titles were often informal (in the case of leases over private land), and sometimes non‐existent (in terms of squatter settlements on public reserves). Interestingly, similar patterns of haphazard development were also occurring in Western Australia at this time, where coastal ‘shacks’ made from basic materials (initially corrugated iron, and later fibro‐asbestos) were established at many coastal bays to provide summer accommodation (Selwood & Tonts 2004). A second phase of bach development coincided with the post‐war boom, and entailed increased levels of construction, including at sites more distant from major population centres.…”

Section: Bach Origins and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 81%

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‘On the rocks’: New Zealand's coastal bach landscape and the case of Rangitoto Island

Kearns

Collins

2006

New Zealand Geographer

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A distinctive feature of many of New Zealand's coastal landscapes has been the rudimentarily constructed holiday home known as a ‘bach’. In recent years, however, rapidly escalating beachfront property prices, and the associated development of elite residential landscapes, have threatened the status of the bach. This commentary examines the diminishing number of ‘classic’ kiwi baches, and specifically considers the case of Rangitoto, a volcanic island close to central Auckland. Here, the location of baches on publicly owned land has been controversial and the small number that remains symbolize curiosities from another time and place.

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Section: Placing the Bachsupporting

confidence: 71%

Section: Bach Origins and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 81%

‘On the rocks’: New Zealand's coastal bach landscape and the case of Rangitoto Island

Kearns

Collins

2006

New Zealand Geographer

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“…It is now increasingly rare, as coastal development has become more intensive, professional and suburban in style (Foster and Perkins, 2005; Collins and Kearns, 2008). Appreciation of threatened, vernacular forms of beach settlement has also been observed in Australia, with protection being sought for remaining ‘shack’ settlements on the basis of their uniqueness and heritage value (Selwood and Tonts, 2004). It was not surprising, then, that many respondents spoke about the 32‐bach community at Ocean Beach in glowing terms:…”

Section: Built Environments Present and Futurementioning

confidence: 99%

Contesting Property Development in Coastal New Zealand: A Case Study of Ocean Beach, Hawke's Bay

Collins

2009

Int J Urban Regional Res

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This article considers the contested process of coastal development in New Zealand and the implications of both governmental regulation and public concern for understanding property. Its empirical focus is a proposal for a substantial, new urbanist development at Ocean Beach, located in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island. Three key sources of data inform the research: published reports; public submissions to council; and interviews with a sample of those involved in the planning process. Opposition to development is explained in terms of three broad areas of concern: the dramatic physical and social changes that would accompany subdivision and construction; fears of a loss of control over a valued local landscape; and a morally informed sense of propriety. The article finds that the ownership model of property is not especially powerful at Ocean Beach; rather, there is a broad consensus that private property rights exist within a public planning framework. It is this framework that contributes, in large part, to ensuring that voices of community opposition to property development at Ocean Beach (and elsewhere along the coast) are heard. Nevertheless, private property rights are rarely dismissed completely. Copyright (c) 2009 The Author. Journal Compilation(c) 2009 Joint Editors and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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“…The importance of distance was found even for tourists who return to the same destinations every year. Selwood, Tonts, Hall, and Müller (2004) demonstrated that in the 1920s, second homes were built less than 20 km from their owners' urban primary homes, whereas two-thirds of people in the same area (Perth) had second homes 400 km away in the 2000s.…”

Section: The Importance Of Distancementioning

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Happiness and limits to sustainable tourism mobility: a new conceptual model

Ram

Nawijn

Peeters

2013

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Current leisure mobility patterns are not sustainable. Because energy efficiency measures appear insufficient to accommodate predicted future volume growth, changes in transportation modes and volume are needed. Short-haul should be the preferred distance, public transportation the preferred mode and length of stay should increase rather than trip frequency. However, tourists are unwilling to adopt these changes. This paper proposes a new conceptual "three-gear model" demonstrating how happiness, travel motivations and perception of distance set barriers for desirable behavioral change. The model improves understanding of the gap between awareness of, and attitudes to, tourism mobility and the gap between environmentally friendly everyday behaviors and unsustainable vacation behaviors. The paper shows that happiness is integral to all stages of the tourist experience. Understanding happiness enhances the understanding of tourist behavior, and how it drives, via the speed-distance-demand loop, the three-stage model presented here. Key practical implications include the need for effective policies to break the speed-distance-demand loop, changes to transport infrastructure policies, and recognition of the role of happiness in sustainable tourism strategies. Theoretical contributions include a synthesis of theories to interrogate key behavioral gaps and a theoretical basis for future empirical studies.

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10. Recreational Second Homes in the South West of Western Australia

Cited by 16 publications

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‘On the rocks’: New Zealand's coastal bach landscape and the case of Rangitoto Island

‘On the rocks’: New Zealand's coastal bach landscape and the case of Rangitoto Island

Contesting Property Development in Coastal New Zealand: A Case Study of Ocean Beach, Hawke's Bay

Happiness and limits to sustainable tourism mobility: a new conceptual model

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