Pascal Scherrer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3868200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pascal Scherrer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pascal |
| FAMILY NAME | Scherrer |
| SIGNATURE | SCHERRER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Cross University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3229-9524 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Managing commercial tourism for conservation and sustainable use
The menu of policy instruments available to marine protected area management agencies is diverse. There are calls for more effective bundling to achieve policy goals. This study seeks to understand the interactive effects of marine protected area policy instruments applied in combination to commercial tourism operators. Using the Persuade-Enable-Constrain framework, we undertook a qualitative case study at Cape Byron Marine Park. Based on semi-st…
Risk perception and preparedness of backcountry visitors in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
Effective management of National Parks requires an understanding of visitors to provide safe and enjoyable visitor experiences. Risk and preparedness of snow-based recreation is not well understood outside of the context of avalanches. This study investigated the risk perception and preparedness of snow-based backcountry visitors in the Snowy Mountains of Australia through the theoretical lens of recreation specialisation. The recreation speciali…
Participant-governed networks as catalysts for sustainable transport and tourism infrastructure
Converting disused railway corridors into multi-purpose spaces to achieve strategic sustainable mobility, leisure, and/or tourism objectives is an increasingly prevalent public policy issue. Previous literature suggests it is often bottom-up processes driven by networks of community-level actors that generate community support and political will to operationalise rail trail visions, though a lack of understanding of such ‘bottom-up’ advocacy proc…
Rail trails literature
Rail trail developments involve converting disused railway corridors into multi-use spaces for leisure, tourism, and sustainable mobility. The transformation of disused railway corridors into successful rail trail developments in the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom has contributed to a resurgence in community, government and business interest in developing rail trails in other countries. As evident from several jurisdictions, ra…
The Future of Airbnb and the “Sharing Economy”
Indigenous Tourism
Flipping the principal-agent model to foster host community participation in monitoring and evaluation of volunteer tourism programmes
This paper argues that stakeholder relationships in volunteer tourism represent principal-agent relationships. Using principal-agent (P-A) theory as a theoretical lens, this paper highlights types of relationships between host communities and volunteer tourism organisations most conducive for effective host community participation in the monitoring and evaluation of volunteer tourism programmes. Based on a survey of 80 organisations, followed by …
I think it adds value, but I don’t use it’
Public open spaces are important places that can contribute to public health initiatives through facilitating leisure-time physical activity. Using the findings from 400 self-completed questionnaires of park visitors, this exploratory study examined people’s use, perception and attitudes of a specific type of outdoor exercise equipment (in the form of a stretch station circuit) installed in an urban public park in a suburb of Perth, Western Austr…
Assessing preferences of potential visitors for nature-based experiences in protected areas
An ecologically and socially inclusive model of agritourism to support smallholder livelihoods in the South Pacific
The neglect and marginalisation of smallholders in economic and development policy contributes to increasing vulnerability of rural communities. Underinvestment in agriculture, climate change impacts and growing competition for land and water places further pressure on smallholders. In this context, this paper examines the current focus in the South Pacific on strengthening the linkages between tourism and agriculture through agritourism. The pap…
Freedom camping in Australia
Freedom camping is fuelling nationwide political debate in Australia as a rapidly expanding recreational vehicle (RV) market impresses upon regional and urban communities its strong desire to avoid traditional caravan parks and the features that they present/represent. Community leaders are being lobbied to consider the needs of all types of caravanning visitors to their communities. Conflict and positional power struggles are thus surfacing with…
The Life Cycle of Caravan Parks in Australia
The caravan park sub-sector of the Australian tourism accommodation industry provides at least half of the national tourism bed capacity, and in 2009 generated over A$1.1 billion in annual takings. However, the number of parks and park capacity is in decline nationally while both international and domestic demand for the drive-tourism experience is growing. This sets a trend towards an accommodation facilities shortage for the caravanning sector …
Visitor management practices and operational sustainability
Capturing Intangible Cultural Impacts of Tourism on Aboriginal Land in Australia's Kimberley Region
This paper highlights the gap in current indicator-based approaches to address intangible cultural impacts and traditional owner values and ontologies in the development and management of tourism. Present approaches to management and assessment of tourism impacts on indigenous land and sea country (where “country” denotes Aboriginal space and place) are heavily influenced by “objective” science-driven approaches which rationalize and instrumental…
Environmental and Cultural Implications of Visitor Access in the Kimberley Region, Australia
The Kimberley coast in Australia's far north-west is the traditional country and home of a number of Indigenous groups and hosts some of the country's richest cultural heritage, most spectacular rock art, scenery and wildlife, making it an attractive tourism destination. A growing expedition cruise industry provides the main means of visitor access to remote coastal sites and offers excursions to shore-based attractions in what are mostly Aborigi…
Is physical activity leisure or work? Exploring the leisure‐tourism–physical activity relationship with holidaymakers on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
To help overcome preventable health problems in the developed world, the ‘active living’ concept seeks to stimulate people's physical activity in everyday environments. This study contributes to the understanding of the leisure‐tourism‐physical activity relationship by investigating the self‐reported physical activity of holidaymakers on Rottnest Island, Western Australia, compared to their home environment. The qualitative analysis of 41 partici…
Wine tourism in the Canary Islands
Mientras el turismo del vino est desarrollndose en varias regiones vincolas europeas, la evolucin del mismo, o su potencial, en las Islas Canarias son poco conocidos. Este estudio exploratorio examina estas reas entre 23 bodegas insulares. Los resultados revelan el potencial de desarrollo del turismo del vino en las islas, con bodegas que, o bien ya forman parte de este concepto, o planean acrecentar su participacin. Los bodegueros entrevistados …
Freedom camping in Australia
Freedom camping is fuelling nationwide political debate in Australia as a rapidly expanding recreational vehicle (RV) market impresses upon regional and urban communities its strong desire to avoid traditional caravan parks and the features that they present/represent. Community leaders are being lobbied to consider the needs of all types of caravanning visitors to their communities. Conflict and positional power struggles are thus surfacing with…
Visitor management practices and operational sustainability
Rail trails literature
Rail trail developments involve converting disused railway corridors into multi-use spaces for leisure, tourism, and sustainable mobility. The transformation of disused railway corridors into successful rail trail developments in the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom has contributed to a resurgence in community, government and business interest in developing rail trails in other countries. As evident from several jurisdictions, ra…
The Life Cycle of Caravan Parks in Australia
The caravan park sub-sector of the Australian tourism accommodation industry provides at least half of the national tourism bed capacity, and in 2009 generated over A$1.1 billion in annual takings. However, the number of parks and park capacity is in decline nationally while both international and domestic demand for the drive-tourism experience is growing. This sets a trend towards an accommodation facilities shortage for the caravanning sector …
Flipping the principal-agent model to foster host community participation in monitoring and evaluation of volunteer tourism programmes
This paper argues that stakeholder relationships in volunteer tourism represent principal-agent relationships. Using principal-agent (P-A) theory as a theoretical lens, this paper highlights types of relationships between host communities and volunteer tourism organisations most conducive for effective host community participation in the monitoring and evaluation of volunteer tourism programmes. Based on a survey of 80 organisations, followed by …
Assessing preferences of potential visitors for nature-based experiences in protected areas
An ecologically and socially inclusive model of agritourism to support smallholder livelihoods in the South Pacific
The neglect and marginalisation of smallholders in economic and development policy contributes to increasing vulnerability of rural communities. Underinvestment in agriculture, climate change impacts and growing competition for land and water places further pressure on smallholders. In this context, this paper examines the current focus in the South Pacific on strengthening the linkages between tourism and agriculture through agritourism. The pap…
Capturing Intangible Cultural Impacts of Tourism on Aboriginal Land in Australia's Kimberley Region
This paper highlights the gap in current indicator-based approaches to address intangible cultural impacts and traditional owner values and ontologies in the development and management of tourism. Present approaches to management and assessment of tourism impacts on indigenous land and sea country (where “country” denotes Aboriginal space and place) are heavily influenced by “objective” science-driven approaches which rationalize and instrumental…
Environmental and Cultural Implications of Visitor Access in the Kimberley Region, Australia
The Kimberley coast in Australia's far north-west is the traditional country and home of a number of Indigenous groups and hosts some of the country's richest cultural heritage, most spectacular rock art, scenery and wildlife, making it an attractive tourism destination. A growing expedition cruise industry provides the main means of visitor access to remote coastal sites and offers excursions to shore-based attractions in what are mostly Aborigi…
Is physical activity leisure or work? Exploring the leisure‐tourism–physical activity relationship with holidaymakers on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
To help overcome preventable health problems in the developed world, the ‘active living’ concept seeks to stimulate people's physical activity in everyday environments. This study contributes to the understanding of the leisure‐tourism‐physical activity relationship by investigating the self‐reported physical activity of holidaymakers on Rottnest Island, Western Australia, compared to their home environment. The qualitative analysis of 41 partici…
Wine tourism in the Canary Islands
Mientras el turismo del vino est desarrollndose en varias regiones vincolas europeas, la evolucin del mismo, o su potencial, en las Islas Canarias son poco conocidos. Este estudio exploratorio examina estas reas entre 23 bodegas insulares. Los resultados revelan el potencial de desarrollo del turismo del vino en las islas, con bodegas que, o bien ya forman parte de este concepto, o planean acrecentar su participacin. Los bodegueros entrevistados …
Is physical activity leisure or work? Exploring the leisure‐tourism–physical activity relationship with holidaymakers on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
To help overcome preventable health problems in the developed world, the ‘active living’ concept seeks to stimulate people's physical activity in everyday environments. This study contributes to the understanding of the leisure‐tourism‐physical activity relationship by investigating the self‐reported physical activity of holidaymakers on Rottnest Island, Western Australia, compared to their home environment. The qualitative analysis of 41 partici…
Visitor management practices and operational sustainability
Capturing Intangible Cultural Impacts of Tourism on Aboriginal Land in Australia's Kimberley Region
This paper highlights the gap in current indicator-based approaches to address intangible cultural impacts and traditional owner values and ontologies in the development and management of tourism. Present approaches to management and assessment of tourism impacts on indigenous land and sea country (where “country” denotes Aboriginal space and place) are heavily influenced by “objective” science-driven approaches which rationalize and instrumental…
Environmental and Cultural Implications of Visitor Access in the Kimberley Region, Australia
The Kimberley coast in Australia's far north-west is the traditional country and home of a number of Indigenous groups and hosts some of the country's richest cultural heritage, most spectacular rock art, scenery and wildlife, making it an attractive tourism destination. A growing expedition cruise industry provides the main means of visitor access to remote coastal sites and offers excursions to shore-based attractions in what are mostly Aborigi…
The Life Cycle of Caravan Parks in Australia
The caravan park sub-sector of the Australian tourism accommodation industry provides at least half of the national tourism bed capacity, and in 2009 generated over A$1.1 billion in annual takings. However, the number of parks and park capacity is in decline nationally while both international and domestic demand for the drive-tourism experience is growing. This sets a trend towards an accommodation facilities shortage for the caravanning sector …
Freedom camping in Australia
Freedom camping is fuelling nationwide political debate in Australia as a rapidly expanding recreational vehicle (RV) market impresses upon regional and urban communities its strong desire to avoid traditional caravan parks and the features that they present/represent. Community leaders are being lobbied to consider the needs of all types of caravanning visitors to their communities. Conflict and positional power struggles are thus surfacing with…
An ecologically and socially inclusive model of agritourism to support smallholder livelihoods in the South Pacific
The neglect and marginalisation of smallholders in economic and development policy contributes to increasing vulnerability of rural communities. Underinvestment in agriculture, climate change impacts and growing competition for land and water places further pressure on smallholders. In this context, this paper examines the current focus in the South Pacific on strengthening the linkages between tourism and agriculture through agritourism. The pap…
I think it adds value, but I don’t use it’
Public open spaces are important places that can contribute to public health initiatives through facilitating leisure-time physical activity. Using the findings from 400 self-completed questionnaires of park visitors, this exploratory study examined people’s use, perception and attitudes of a specific type of outdoor exercise equipment (in the form of a stretch station circuit) installed in an urban public park in a suburb of Perth, Western Austr…
Assessing preferences of potential visitors for nature-based experiences in protected areas
Indigenous Tourism
Flipping the principal-agent model to foster host community participation in monitoring and evaluation of volunteer tourism programmes
This paper argues that stakeholder relationships in volunteer tourism represent principal-agent relationships. Using principal-agent (P-A) theory as a theoretical lens, this paper highlights types of relationships between host communities and volunteer tourism organisations most conducive for effective host community participation in the monitoring and evaluation of volunteer tourism programmes. Based on a survey of 80 organisations, followed by …
The Future of Airbnb and the “Sharing Economy”
Rail trails literature
Rail trail developments involve converting disused railway corridors into multi-use spaces for leisure, tourism, and sustainable mobility. The transformation of disused railway corridors into successful rail trail developments in the United States, New Zealand and the United Kingdom has contributed to a resurgence in community, government and business interest in developing rail trails in other countries. As evident from several jurisdictions, ra…
Participant-governed networks as catalysts for sustainable transport and tourism infrastructure
Converting disused railway corridors into multi-purpose spaces to achieve strategic sustainable mobility, leisure, and/or tourism objectives is an increasingly prevalent public policy issue. Previous literature suggests it is often bottom-up processes driven by networks of community-level actors that generate community support and political will to operationalise rail trail visions, though a lack of understanding of such ‘bottom-up’ advocacy proc…
Managing commercial tourism for conservation and sustainable use
The menu of policy instruments available to marine protected area management agencies is diverse. There are calls for more effective bundling to achieve policy goals. This study seeks to understand the interactive effects of marine protected area policy instruments applied in combination to commercial tourism operators. Using the Persuade-Enable-Constrain framework, we undertook a qualitative case study at Cape Byron Marine Park. Based on semi-st…
Risk perception and preparedness of backcountry visitors in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
Effective management of National Parks requires an understanding of visitors to provide safe and enjoyable visitor experiences. Risk and preparedness of snow-based recreation is not well understood outside of the context of avalanches. This study investigated the risk perception and preparedness of snow-based backcountry visitors in the Snowy Mountains of Australia through the theoretical lens of recreation specialisation. The recreation speciali…
Geography (15 works) · Tourism (14 works) · Business (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (9 works) · Environmental planning (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (7 works)