TY - JOUR
T1 - Local authority tourism planning in Ireland
T2 - an environmental perspective
AU - McLoughlin, Emmet
AU - Hanrahan, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - This paper reports on environmental planning for tourism by Local Authorities in Ireland. Every Irish Local Authorities, County Development Plan was investigated, utilising a content analysis approach to identify the provision of environmental planning for tourism. Analysis has found Local Authorities are writing plans which focus on tourism's interaction with the environment and support area protection measures. However, results seem to show a lack of robust and detailed tourism policies, strategies, budgets and guidelines to facilitate the implementation of these legally required five year plans. Furthermore, it would seem that there are a small number of Local Authorities whose plans do not exhibit a clear understanding of sustainable tourism indicators as a viable tool for Local Authority planners.
AB - This paper reports on environmental planning for tourism by Local Authorities in Ireland. Every Irish Local Authorities, County Development Plan was investigated, utilising a content analysis approach to identify the provision of environmental planning for tourism. Analysis has found Local Authorities are writing plans which focus on tourism's interaction with the environment and support area protection measures. However, results seem to show a lack of robust and detailed tourism policies, strategies, budgets and guidelines to facilitate the implementation of these legally required five year plans. Furthermore, it would seem that there are a small number of Local Authorities whose plans do not exhibit a clear understanding of sustainable tourism indicators as a viable tool for Local Authority planners.
KW - Ireland
KW - environmental impacts
KW - local authorities
KW - sustainable tourism indicators
KW - sustainable tourism planning
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84947867360&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19407963.2015.1043918
DO - 10.1080/19407963.2015.1043918
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84947867360
SN - 1940-7963
VL - 8
SP - 33
EP - 52
JO - Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
JF - Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
IS - 1
ER -