Journal article
Participant-governed networks as catalysts for sustainable transport and tourism infrastructure: the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, Australia
Tourism Recreation Research, Vol.48(3), pp.368-383
2023
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Abstract
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 processes exists. This study adopted the concept of participant-governed networks to explore the structure and function of a grassroots, community-based network which secured political support and financial commitment for a regional transport and tourism project encompassing construction of a rail trail in northern New South Wales, Australia. Our analysis shows this network comprised an intuitive core-periphery structure of community-minded actors who contributed an eclectic range of resources to consolidate broader political and community networks to advance the rail trail vision.
Details
- Title
- Participant-governed networks as catalysts for sustainable transport and tourism infrastructure: the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, Australia
- Creators
- Matthew Lamont - Southern Cross UniversityPascal Scherrer - Southern Cross UniversityKay Dimmock - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Tourism Recreation Research, Vol.48(3), pp.368-383
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Grant note
- Southern Cross University (10.13039/501100001770)
- Identifiers
- 991012944900202368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Management
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article