Full Title
Australian Tourism in a Water Constrained Economy: Scoping Study
Contact Person
Dr Ben Gawne
Project Team
Dr Lin Crase (La Trobe University)
Professor Ben Gawne (La Trobe University)
Dr Sue O'Keefe (La Trobe University)
Professor Fiona Haslam McKenzie (Curtin University)
Dr Ronlyn Duncan (University of Tasmania)
Dr Pierre Horwitz (Edith Cowan University)
Funding Body
La Trobe University
Duration
March to October 2009
Outcomes
Crase L, Gawne B and Hillman T. Draft. Coase-coloured glasses and rights bundling: Why the initial specification of water rights in volumetric terms matters, October, 13pp.
Summary
The project will deliver an analytical framework to guide and inform water-related research that is relevant to the tourism industry on two fronts:
· First, the project will set out the process for garnering scientifically-verifiable information that can influence the formulation of Australian water policy. The project will develop a research agenda that will ensure that matters critical to tourism and recreation assume greater prominence in policy forums than has occurred to date. Water resources remain highly contested at the political level and the absence of detailed information on the relationship between water and tourism has limited the capacity of the tourism industry to influence important water-related decisions by state and national governments.
· Second, the project will provide data, information and point towards appropriate solutions for industry practitioners. Importantly, this deliverable will assist the tourism sector to plan effectively at a time when access to water is becoming increasingly constrained.
