Tourism, Recreation, Hunting and Fishing
This ALCESŪ module tracks activities associated with the tourism and recreation sector and those associated with hunting and fishing. The initial number of tourist activity-days is specified. Future tourism activity days can be computed based on user-defined growth rates or based on landscape transformations. The proportion of tourism activity related to the non-urban tourist footprint is also specified: tying a portion of tourist activity to non-urban tourist footprint makes it possible to explore how different growth trajectories of tourist footprints might affect the tourism industry. It is possible to discount the attractiveness of the landscape based on the proportion of the landscape that is native, human density, and linear feature density. In the hunting sub-model, the potential harvest of each wildlife species is determined by entering the number of animals harvested in each landscape type.
Table inputs
1. Initial tourist activity days
- Enter the number of tourist activity days at the start of the simulation period.
- Enter the proportion (0 - 1) of tourist activity days spent by visitors from outside the province.
2. Percent if initial tourism tied to non-urban and urban settings
Enter the initial proportion (0 - 1) of tourism and recreation activities that occur on urban and non-urban footprint types.
3. Average potential harvest rate for wildlife in each landscape type
For each of the four wildlife species, enter the average potential harvest rate (number of animals harvested per km2) in each landscape type.
4. Average direct expenditures per harvested animal
For each of the four wildlife species, enter the direct expenditures (dollars) per harvested animal.
Graphic inputs
Tourism and native habitat
Describe the relationship between the attraction of a landscape for tourism and recreation and the amount (%) of the landscape that is in a native cover type. This relationship is applied only if the Tourism / recreation environmental discount switch is on.
Tourism and human density
Describe the relationship between the attraction of a landscape for tourism and recreation and the density of humans (people per km2) in the landscape. This relationship is applied only if the Tourism / recreation environmental discount switch is on.
Projected change in tourist activity days
Enter the amount of change (proportion, 0 - 1) in the number of tourist activity days during the simulation period. Values may be constant or may vary throughout the simulation period.
Projected change in tourism and recreation area
Enter the amount of change (proportion, 0 - 1) in the area of tourism and recreation facilities during the simulation period. Values may be constant or may vary throughout the simulation period.
Temporal trends in harvest demand for wildlife species 1, 2, 3, 4
For each harvested wildlife species, enter the demand (number of animals) during the simulation period. Values may be constant or may vary over time.
Switch
Tourism / recreation environmental discount
If the switch is on, then the attractiveness of the land base for tourism and recreation is influenced by the area of native cover types and human density in the land base. The relationships between native cover and attractiveness, and between human density and attractiveness, are described in the graphic inputs "Tourism and native habitat" and "Tourism and human density".