The Prosper model developed by the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) uses an indicators approach to assessing economic, social and environmental value of tourism in a destination. The model developed a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators that was applied to a case study region in order to assess the value of tourism at a regional level and help raise community awareness of tourism. Aside from economic value, tourism can make contributions to a destination including:
Communicating more than the economic value of tourism is central to gaining community support. The STCRC kit for ‘Promoting Awareness of the Value of Tourism is an important tool for communicating with stakeholders.
Research undertaken by the STCRC in conjunction with the Centre for Regional Tourism Research, developed a Resource Kit for regional tourism destinations to actively promote and communicate the value of tourism to stakeholders. Promoting Awareness of the Value of Tourism: A Resource Kit, identifies key strategies for communicating the value of tourism:
This project provides series of detailed assessments of tourism values and costs in localities adjacent to protected areas in Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The project demonstrates a range of techniques for respectively measuring social, environmental and economic impacts of ...
This project examined the relationship between food, wine and consumer lifestyle. In this context, respondents' emotions, beliefs, attitudes, values, perceived control and level of involvement in food and wine activities were investigated. Importantly, the project explored the consumption behaviours of ...
This Resource Kit is designed to provide information and tools to assist those working in the tourism industry, or seeking to develop tourism, to successfully promote the economic, socio-cultural and environmental benefits of tourism. Available on CD-ROM ...
Underlying this pilot study is the recognition that the economic, social and environmental outcomes of regional tourism development are largely determined by important conditions, such as interrelationships and resources, within any region. This report presents the findings of a capacity ...
Prosper was established to develop context specific yet holistic models for assessing the value of tourism in regional destinations. The research has produced a range of immediately useful tools, including: • A template for collecting and analysing indicators of ...
The purpose of this book is to bring together a range of research cases focusing on regional tourism destinations in Australia and New Zealand. The key objective is to explore the structures and processes used by regional destinations to foster ...
... The growth in these schemes reflect the growing demand for consumers in high value premium market segments for environmental, social, welfare and labour ...
http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/4375/1/aeru_rr_324.pdf
... headings: ecosystem services, biological resources, and social benefits, the last providing a link between the environmental and social value sets (VicRoads ...
http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/3927/1/LEaP_rr_27.pdf
... reaction to NZ brand � Need to maintain this to access high value premium markets ... to consider sustainability including social & environmental factors ...
http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/3716/1/2010_eds_saunders.pdf