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Sustainable Tourism in Norfolk County: a Policy Recommendation Sustainable Tourism in Norfolk County: a Policy Recommendation Master of Engineering and Public Policy School of Engineering Practices Inquiry Driven Thesis Prepared by: Fazlur Rahman Hassan Inquiry Supervisor: Dr. G. Krantzberg September 2014 Sustainable Tourism in Norfolk County: a Policy Recommendation Masters of Engineering and Public Policy Inquiry Driven Thesis By Fazlur Rahman Hassan ! ! Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES ......................................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................... iv ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................................. 2 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 3 2. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................... 4 2.1Literature Review ........................................................................................................... 5 2.1.1 The Need for Sustainable Tourism ....................................................... 5 2.1.2 Sustainable Tourism Criteria ............................................................... 6 2.2 Interview Methodology ........................................................................................ 12 2.3 Study Area .................................................................................................................. 13 3. RESULT AND DISCUSSION ................................................................................ 14 3.1 Environmental ............................................................................................................. 14 3.1.1 Conservation ....................................................................................... 14 3.1.2 Waste and Water Management ........................................................... 17 3.2.3 Interpretation ...................................................................................... 19 3.2 Economy ..................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.1 Norfolk County tourism activities and highlights ............................... 20 3.2.2 Tourism event based attractions ......................................................... 22 3.2.3 Accommodation .................................................................................. 24 3.2.4 Transportation .................................................................................... 27 3.2.5 Funding and Incentives ...................................................................... 28 3.3 Social ........................................................................................................................... 30 4. POLICY RECOMMENDATION .......................................................................... 31 4.1 Environmental ............................................................................................................. 31 4.1.1 Establishing Beach Management Authority ....................................... 31 4.1.2 Implementing energy conservation in tourism infrastructure ............ 33 4.2 Economic .................................................................................................................... 34 4.2.1 Providing Day Tour Shuttle Bus Trips ............................................... 34 4.2.2 Promoting and Offering Bicycle Rentals ............................................ 34 4.2.3 Increasing the number of staff in Norfolk County Tourism and Economic Division appointed to focus on marketing and fund raising ...... 35 4.3 Social ........................................................................................................................... 35 4.3.1 Providing continuous information that is accessible through out Norfolk County Community ........................................................................ 35 ! i ! 5. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................ 36 Bibliography .................................................................................................................... 38 APPENDIX A –Species at risk in Haldimand-Norfolk Regions ..................................... 46 APPENDIX B – List of Amazing Places in Long Point Biosphere Reserve ................... 48 APPENDIX C – List of attractions and locations ............................................................ 49 APPENDIX D – List of Events in Norfolk County ......................................................... 53 APPENDIX E –List of accommodation around the case study area ............................... 57 APPENDIX F – Map of trails around Norfolk County ................................................... 58 APPENDIX G – Economic Development Strategy Monitoring Report – Tourism Related Projects ................................................................................................................ 59 APPENDIX H – Incentive related to tourism development in Norfolk County ............. 60 APPENDIX I –The Corporation of Norfolk County By-Law No. 2014-96 .................... 61 APPENDIX J –Cost benefit analysis day tour bus trip ................................................... 63 ! ! ii ! LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Sustainable Tourism Criteria ............................................................................... 7 Figure 2 Norfolk County map and case study area .......................................................... 14 Figure 3 Events held based on seasons ............................................................................ 23 Figure 4 Events based on location ................................................................................... 24 Figure 5 Numbers and types of accommodation in Norfolk County ............................... 25 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! iii ! ! ! ! LIST OF TABLES ! Table 1 Water, wastewater and waste management facilities .......................................... 18 Table 2 Funds from Province of Ontario ......................................................................... 30 ! iv ! ABSTRACT ! This research was conducted to develop policy recommendations on sustainable tourism in Norfolk County. Sustainable criteria were developed as a research guideline which covered three main aspects of sustainable tourism development: environment, economy and society; focusing on supporting factors such as conservation of natural resource, water, wastewater and waste management, interpretation, funding, accommodation, transportation and community involvement. In addition, interviews were conducted to develop a better understanding of tourism activities within the County. The research found that participation of stakeholders and government policy framework led to conservation of natural resources. However, these results imposed additional challenges on economic development due to the need for additional cost for environmental impact assessment. Furthermore, economic barriers come from limited funding and high dependency of event-based tourism, which leads to intensive pressure on the social community especially during high season events. As a result, policy recommendations are suggested to firstly enhance conservation practices along the beaches and tourism infrastructure through energy, water and waste management. Secondly, I recommend that the County day trip tours and bicycle rentals as means of tourism transportation facilities and increase the staff for marketing and fund raising purposes. Finally, I recommend that community stakeholder engagement and collaborative education should be carried out through continuous information delivery that is accessible throughout the County. Keywords: Sustainable Tourism; Sustainable Tourism Criteria; Rural; Policy Recommendation ! 1 ! ACKNOWLEDGMENT The author would like to acknowledge Dr. Gail Kranzberg, Brian Craig, Andrea Kilian, Clark Hoskin and Mary Elder for their valuable remarks. Special thanks to Norfolk County tourism operators: Steve Martin (Long Point Eco Adventures), Wanda Heimbecker (Whistling Gardens), Barna Robinson (BAER Kayak Fishing) Larry Dawson (BIA Simcoe), Al Freemen (Chair, Norfolk County Tourism & Economic Development Advisory Board/Saint Williams Variety Store), George Araujo (Norfolk County Fair), Janice Robertson (Backus Heritage Conservation Area). Last but not least, I would like to thank my family and friends that supported me throughout the study and research. ! ! ! 2 ! 1. INTRODUCTION (Fazlur, i chose to just edit the grammar in the abstract) Tourism is one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Several factors that contribute to tourism growth are the improved and accessible transportation systems,the increase of travel demands, andthe innovation in communication technologies. Based on UNWTO Annual Report (World Tourism Organization, 2013), International tourist arrivals will reach close to 1.4 billion in 2020 and 1.8 billion by 2030. Furthermore, according to a new report by UNWTO (World Tourism Organization, 2014), international tourist arrivals worldwide are expected to increase by 3.3% with 2.6% of annual growth in North America.
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