Canyoning adventure recreation in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (Australia): The canyoners and canyoning trends over the last decade

Hardiman, Nigel; Burgin, Shelley

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2011.01.002

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“…From small beginnings that commenced with the first traverse of a canyon in 1962 (Jamieson, 2001), by the 1990s anecdotal evidence indicated that canyoning was increasing in popularity, and was assumed to be sufficiently popular to be environmentally problematic. This is reflected in plans of management for the natural areas of the GBMWHA (Hardiman and Burgin (2011a). For example, in the 1988 Plan of Management there was scant comment on adventure recreation including canyoning (NPWS, 1988).…”

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Nature tourism trends in Australia with reference to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Hardiman¹,

Burgin

2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Nature-based tourism has been viewed as a large and growing segment of the tourism market. Advocates of nature-based tourism argue its potential to generate income for biodiversity conservation and local economic benefit, while detractors fear a risk of ‘loving our parks to death’. Some recent studies have suggested that nature-based tourism may be declining on a per capita basis, especially in economically developed countries. Others have detected no such trend. Nature-based tourism is a key industry within Australia, based strongly on its unique scenery and biodiversity. We compared nature-based visitation and population growth during 1998-2012 for Australia overall and specifically for the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area which is adjacent to the country’s largest conurbation of Greater Sydney. We found substantial declines in domestic per-capita visitation, both nationally and regionally. Because visitation provides the ‘political capital’ for parks to survive, strategies to encourage visitation should be a target for land managers. Since children foster environmentally responsible behaviour in adults, they should be part of the focus for developing diverse experiences that encourage park visitation

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Nature tourism trends in Australia with reference to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

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Burgin

2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…Discovered in 1961, the canyon had only 'pioneering visits' before canyoning gained momentum in the area in the 1990s [84]. Ultimately, it became the most popular canyoning destination in the region [85,86].…”

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“…Ultimately, it became the most popular canyoning destination in the region [85,86]. No reliable visitor numbers are documented for this canyon; however, early in the 2000s, at the height of canyoning popularity, across 13 canyons (not including Claustral Canyon, but other popular canyons), it was estimated from Hardiman and Burgin [84] that annually, there were fewer than 5500 visits (11,000 passes made by canyoners). Claustral Canyon visitation is assumed to be somewhat less than this estimate.…”

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Indirect Consequences of Recreational Fishing in Freshwater Ecosystems: An Exploration from an Australian Perspective

Burgin

2017

Sustainability

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Recreational fishing in freshwater ecosystems is a popular pastime in Australia. Although most native fish are endemic, the fauna is depauperate compared to any landmass of similar size. With commercial fishing no longer a major industry in the country's freshwaters, the future sustainability of these ecosystems will depend heavily on the actions of recreational fishers. However, there has been limited focus on the consequences of recreational fishing in freshwaters. There is particularly a dearth of information on the indirect consequences of fishers on the waterbodies they depend on for their sport. After outlining the respective trends in commercial and recreational fishing in Australia as a basis for placing the sport in context, the indirect impacts of fishers on water quality, movement (walking, off-road vehicles), the introduction/translocation of fauna (particularly fish), the dispersal of flora and the transmission of fish disease and pathogens are reviewed. It is concluded that with the decline of commercial fishing, the competition between commercial fin-fishing and recreational fishing is negligible, at least throughout most of the country. It is also concluded that each of the issues addressed has the potential to be detrimental to the long-term sustainability of the freshwater ecosystems that the fishers depend on for their recreation. However, information on these issues is scant. This is despite the current and predicted popularity of freshwater recreational fishing continuing to increase in Australia. Indeed, there has been insufficient quantitative assessment of the impacts to even determine what is required to ensure a comprehensive, adequate and representative protection of these freshwater ecosystems. To underpin the sustainability of inland recreational fishing in the country, it was concluded that research is required to underpin the development and implementation of appropriate policies. The alternative is that the integrity and biodiversity loss of these ecosystems will ultimately result in their collapse before the indirect consequences of recreational fishing have been directly assessed and appropriately protected. However, the lack of protection of wetlands is not restricted to Australia; there is a deficit of freshwater protected areas worldwide.

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“…This kind of sport recreation activities also gives a problematica to the nature, which give degradation to the ecology ((NPWS, 2001). The concept of development of this area is the development concept that can also encourage and educate the tourist behavior to be green to minimize the negative impacts of tourist activity and the preservation and nature of the physical and social conditions can be maintained and used sustainably (Hardiman & Burgin, 2011).…”

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Development of Tourism Potential in Watersports Recreation, Santirah River, Pangandaran Regency, Indonesia

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Wirakusuma

Riswandi

2017

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Canyoning adventure recreation in the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (Australia): The canyoners and canyoning trends over the last decade

Cited by 40 publications

References 15 publications

Nature tourism trends in Australia with reference to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Nature tourism trends in Australia with reference to the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area

Indirect Consequences of Recreational Fishing in Freshwater Ecosystems: An Exploration from an Australian Perspective

Development of Tourism Potential in Watersports Recreation, Santirah River, Pangandaran Regency, Indonesia

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