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69 <br /> Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> CHAPTER 8- Economic, Health and Environmental Impacts of Parks and Recreation g <br /> 2. The Linkage of Public Parks and Recreation <br /> with Community Tourism (UNC-Greensboro) <br /> Crompton explains that "[m]any regard tourism as a As the definition indicates, tourism encompasses <br /> commercial phenomenon concerned with economic much more than the economic and financial aspect <br /> development that is rooted in the private domain. In of a person traveling. Tourism is the processes and <br /> contrast, parks and recreation typically is viewed as activities, the relationships and partnerships of its <br /> being concerned with social and resource issues and stakeholders, and the impacts of these processes <br /> being rooted in the public domain.,,12 In this light, and activities on the host community. Because of <br /> some may not see the connection between public this, tourism is best understood as a system with all <br /> parks and recreation and tourism. However, there is its components and the interaction of those <br /> a clear and strong relationship between public parks components.1415 Figure 8-1 illustrates that tourism <br /> and recreation facilities and services with a commu- system has two main drivers: demand and supply. <br /> nity's tourism potential. To better understand this Demand is based on the visitors' demand for a <br /> relationship it is important to begin by defining leisure experience in a place that is away from their <br /> tourism. There is often a misconception that tour- home. The supply can be broken into multiple <br /> ism is a simple process commonly associated with elements that work together to provide the tourism <br /> "going on vacation," "being a tourist," and "staying (leisure) experience.This system also includes, but is <br /> in a hotel." The truth is that the process is more not limited to, impacts of tourism (social and <br /> complex, and involves much more than a person environment), spatial planning and policy develop- <br /> traveling. Tourism is defined as the "processes, ment, programming of activities, the partnership <br /> activities, and outcomes arising from the relation- development, and enhancement of the quality of life <br /> ship and the interactions among tourist, tourism for all stakeholders. <br /> supplies, host governments, host communities, and <br /> surrounding environments that are involved and <br /> hosting of visitors."13 <br /> Figure 8-1:The Tourism Destination System (modified from Gunn &Var,2002) <br /> t t <br /> 1 Visitor t <br /> 1 <br /> 1 , <br /> Information Transportation <br /> 1 ' <br /> 1 � t <br /> 1 _ 1 <br /> t U) Attraction t <br /> t , <br /> 1 ' Services t <br /> � 1 <br /> 1—_— — ---------------------------------- <br /> Local Environment <br /> General Environment <br /> 8-3 <br />