Abstract
In this study, the authors investigate the level of local authority economic planning in Ireland. Every Irish local authority county development plan (CDP) was investigated, utilizing a content analysis approach to differentiate the levels of sustainable economic planning for tourism in 2014. Analysis has found that some local authorities seem to acknowledge tourism's potential for economic development and are developing plans based on this. In spite of this, further analysis reveals a lack of strong effective policies, strategies, economic indicators, and guidelines to sustainably manage the economic impacts of tourism. The findings from this article suggest that local authorities in Ireland still have a lot of work to do if they are to proactively plan to mitigate tourism's negative economic impacts and maximize the positive potential for all tourism stakeholders within the county parameters.
Highlights
In this study, the author’s investigate the level of Local Authority economic planning in Ireland
Analysis of County Development Plan (CDP)’s has found that twenty (69%) Local Authorities supported the economic impacts of tourism as part of their overall tourism policy
This study focuses on Ireland and in particular the twenty nine Local Authority published County Development Plans (CDP’s), which are a legal requirement under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and 2010
Summary
The author’s investigate the level of Local Authority economic planning in Ireland. In order to fully comprehend the connection between Local Authorities in Ireland and sustainable tourism planning, it is important to first define the role Local Authorities have in developing tourism To do this we follow Charlton and Essex, (1996) who argue that ‘Local Authorities involvement in tourism has become established principally through the provision of local tourism infrastructure, the maintenance of an attractive environment through planning and development control, proactive policies to stimulate the private sector and the promotion and marketing of tourism’(Charlton and Essex, 1996, p.176). Boosterism promoted the destinations assets in order to stimulate market interest increasing economic benefits (Andriotis, 2000; Dġzdarevġc, 2010; Dredge, 1999; Hall, 2005; Ivars, 2004) This planning approach tended to ignore the potential negative social, environmental and economic impacts associated with tourism. The economic criteria developed by the GSTC-D applicable to this study are shown in Table 1 (below)
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