SUSTAINABLE TOURISM PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION IN TEXAS

Because transportation and its related infrastructure are important components of tourism, furnishing the primary means for the vast majority of travelers to get into, out of, and through a destination, poor transportation planning and inadequate infrastructure can dramatically reduce the economic "utility" of tourism to a community. This suggests a need to develop transportation planning frameworks to address tourism development within the broader context of community, regional, or statewide economic development goals. It is the objective of this study: to examine and better understand tourism-related transportation flows and infrastructure development/planning in selected regions of Texas; and to examine and better understand the interrelationship between sustainable development, transportation, and tourism. Three regions within Texas are examined as part of this study: the Hill Country/Fredricksburg, the Gulf/Port Arkansas and the Big Bend area. Researchers chose to examine regions and sites separately based on the understanding that each destination displayed one or more distinct types of tourism that fell within the following matrix. Data was collected initially through literature reviews and the Internet. This information was combined with firsthand visual data and interview information to obtain a multi-faceted picture of the extent to which transportation services and infrastructure hinder and/or enhance the tourism experience, and the extent to which tourism supports community or regional efforts for sustainable economic development.

• Record URL:
  • http://swutc.tamu.edu/publications/technicalreports/167107-1.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/15000/15600/15659/PB2000100210.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supported by general revenues from the State of Texas. Research Project Title: Sustainable Tourism Planning and Transportation in Texas
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Southwest Region University Transportation Center

  Texas A&M University
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Authors:
  • Pincus, M
  • PERRY, C
  • Dogoe, N K
  • Kinder, H
  • Lindquist, E
• Publication Date: 1999-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 164 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic development; Ecotourism; Infrastructure; Sustainable development; Tourism; Transportation planning
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00770436
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/99/167107-1
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 5 1999 12:00AM