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Table 4.3. Conflicting development agendas during <strong>the</strong> consolidation/stagnation stage (describes a single locality).<br />

Agenda<br />

Government<br />

National/regional a<br />

(relates to parent<br />

destination’s resort<br />

cycle) Local Developer/hoteliers NGOs<br />

Mass-tour<br />

operators<br />

Inhabitants<br />

Visibility Low High High Moderate High High<br />

Economic Increase foreign<br />

exchange/<br />

Maintain growth/<br />

diversification<br />

Business survival N/A Maximize profits Improve st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

of living<br />

diversify<br />

economy<br />

<strong>Environment</strong>al High High Emerging High Emerging High<br />

priority<br />

Social-cultural Medium Medium Low High Low High<br />

priority<br />

Timeline Medium-long Short-medium Short Long Short Short-medium<br />

Support for High High Emerging High Moderate Growing<br />

regulations<br />

Tourism strategy<br />

Sustainability<br />

approach<br />

Balance tourism<br />

development <strong>and</strong><br />

environmental<br />

protection/<br />

diversify tourism<br />

product/target<br />

‘quality’ ra<strong>the</strong>r<br />

than ‘quantity’<br />

tourists<br />

Limit incentives/<br />

regulate<br />

mass-tourism<br />

development/<br />

impose<br />

moratoria<br />

Support moratoria<br />

but oppose limits<br />

on mass-tourist<br />

development<br />

No more tourism<br />

development<br />

Support<br />

regulations to<br />

protect product<br />

Limit fur<strong>the</strong>r tourism<br />

development<br />

Weak Weak Treadmill Strong/ideal Treadmill Weak/strong<br />

a<br />

In this case it is assumed that national policies are dictated by <strong>the</strong> overall resort cycle of <strong>the</strong> hypo<strong>the</strong>tical isl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> thus remain constant.<br />

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