Recent research by the STCRC recommends the following for measuring the socio-economic changes in local communities where protected areas are a dominant social and economic force:
Economic research by the STCRC in Australia has determined the economic and social values of parks and natural areas by assessing direct economic expenditure and developing practical and cost efficient methods of data collection including rapid assessment toolkits.
This report presents the most fundamental regional tourism statistics which constitute the core of tourism satellite accounts at both national and state level. Although set in the context of regional Queensland, the approach adopted in this report can serve as ...
This technical report concludes a project supported by Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre aimed at reviewing and developing methodology to place an economic value on tourism to Australian national parks and protected areas. In particular this project had a focus ...
This study presents a framework for the development of social indicators to measure the impact of tourism on communities. It is a research project which emanated from the Green Globe 21 Standard that incorporates indicators for the environmental impact ...
This study seeks to provide simple methods to evaluate the contribution of natural area tourism to local/regional economies. It draws on work undertaken in 2003 by Carlsen and Wood and longitudinal research undertaken by Wood in the Gascoyne region of ...
This handbook provides clear instructions and advice on how to undertake a study to estimate the economic value of tourism to national parks, using the ‘spending by tourists’ approach.
The project team was commissioned with the task of gathering baseline data to assess potential socio-economic impacts from the expansion of sanctuary zones in Ningaloo Marine Park on visitors and residents in the Northern Gascoyne and to make a preliminary ...
... Local Governments play a catalytic role in the economic and social development of their communities. Many Local Government activities ...
http://www.tourism.wa.gov.au/Publications%20Library/Visitor%20Servicing/Visitor%20Servicing%20Guide%20for%20Local%20Government%20Part%20One.pdf
... Social and Personal Development ... To encourage activity at the local community level To co ... creativity and innovation To listen to the voices of communities ...
http://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/dspace/bitstream/10182/1431/1/prt_op_4.pdf
... subject to specific cultural, social or economic ... natural resource management groups, local, state and ... land managers, farmers, Landcare groups and communities. ...
http://www.ret.gov.au/tourism/Documents/tmc/Indigenous_Programs_and_Resources.pdf