Monitoring visitor impact and biodiversity : a framework for protected areas in Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia

Corazon Sinha; Ian McDonnell; Simone Grabowski; Roger March

Monitoring visitor impact and biodiversity : a framework for protected areas in Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia

Corazon Sinha
, Ian McDonnell
, Simone Grabowski
, Roger March

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper

Abstract

Biodiversity is a major ecological feature and tourist attraction in protected areas. Park managers recognise the need to incorporate the principles of biodiversity conservation and sustainable tourism in their day-to-day planning and decision-making. Monitoring visitor impacts on nature-based destination areas is an essential component in tourism management. The paper forms part of a broader project (UWSH-IRGS) that was directed at developing a monitoring framework to determine changes and trends in biodiversity arising from visitor use. A monitoring framework was developed based on the study of three areas, namely Minnamurra Rainforest Center, Carrington Falls, and Bungonia State Conservation Area" all in Southern Highlands, New South Wales. There are limited studies done in these recreational areas by which long-term impact of visitation can be assessed. The study, however, aimed to develop a framework that has much wider application.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th Annual CAUTHE Conference : Tourism: Past Achievements, Future Challenges : 11-14 February 2007 Manly, Sydney, Australia
Publisher	University of Technology
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Print)	9780646469980
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	CAUTHE Conference - Duration: 8 Feb 2016 → …

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Conference	CAUTHE Conference
Period	8/02/16 → …

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

environmental impact analysis
biodiversity
conservation of natural resources
wilderness areas
ecotourism
tourists

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Sinha, C, McDonnell, I, Grabowski, S & March, R 2007, Monitoring visitor impact and biodiversity : a framework for protected areas in Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. in Proceedings of the 17th Annual CAUTHE Conference : Tourism: Past Achievements, Future Challenges : 11-14 February 2007 Manly, Sydney, Australia. University of Technology, CAUTHE Conference, 8/02/16.

Monitoring visitor impact and biodiversity : a framework for protected areas in Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia. / Sinha, Corazon; McDonnell, Ian; Grabowski, Simone et al.
Proceedings of the 17th Annual CAUTHE Conference : Tourism: Past Achievements, Future Challenges : 11-14 February 2007 Manly, Sydney, Australia. University of Technology, 2007.

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