Research Article
Scenarios for Knowledge Integration: Exploring Ecotourism Futures in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Table 1
Drivers of change for Milne Bay’s ecotourism industry, from most to least frequently mentioned by participants as a negative or positive driver.
| | Driver | Positive | Negative |
| | Education | 12 | — | | Technology | 10 | 1 | | Climate change | — | 9 | | Overharvesting and exploitation | — | 9 | | Population growth | — | 8 | | Industrialisation | 2 | 6 | | Information and media | 6 | 1 | | Government system and structures | — | 5 | | Infrastructure | 5 | — | | Growth in demand for ecotourism | 5 | — | | Accessibility/transport | — | 4 | | Corruption | — | 4 | | Legal framework | 3 | 1 | | (Rising) costs of fuel | — | 3 | | Disease introduction and spread | — | 3 | | Multiculturalism | 1 | 2 | | Values | 2 | — | | Urbanisation | 1 | 1 | | Agricultural practices | 1 | — | | Migration to Milne Bay | — | 1 | | Crime/law and order | — | 1 | | Resource demand | — | 1 |
|
|
