Volunteerism in the development of angling tourism destinations - motivations and considerations
Author
Skov, Peter Cossalter
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-05-31
Pages
78
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger frivillighedens rolle i udviklingen af lystfiskerturismedestinationer i Danmark med fokus på, hvad der motiverer de frivillige, og hvordan deres indsats bør tænkes ind i planlægningen. Lystfiskerturismen har fået stigende økonomisk betydning—særligt omkring havørred—og regionale projekter samt en national strategi hviler i høj grad på frivilligdrevet vandløbsrestaurering og forvaltning i privatleasede vande. Siden slutningen af 1800-tallet har lokale lystfiskerforeninger lejet fiskeretten og varetaget vandpleje; i dag bidrager frivillige med tusindvis af timer og lokalkendskab, selv om det kun er en andel af medlemmerne, der er aktive. Studiet anvender et hermeneutisk, iterativt design i to faser: Først udforskes konteksten gennem semistrukturerede interviews og dokumentanalyse, dernæst udvides datagrundlaget med en spørgeskemaundersøgelse. Et etableret motivationsrammeværk (Octagon-modellen) tilpasses lystfiskerkonteksten for at kortlægge forskellige motivationstyper. Målet er at skabe et nuanceret billede af de frivilliges drivkræfter og omsætte denne viden til overvejelser for destinationsudvikling, herunder balancen mellem naturbeskyttelse og turisme samt fastholdelse af frivillige. Dette uddrag omfatter indledning og metodeoplæg; konkrete resultater fremgår af de senere kapitler.
This thesis examines the role of volunteerism in developing angling tourism destinations in Denmark, focusing on what motivates volunteers and how their contributions should be considered in destination planning. Angling tourism has gained economic importance—particularly around sea trout—and regional projects and a national strategy rely heavily on volunteer-led stream restoration and management in privately leased waters. Since the late nineteenth century, local angling associations have held fishing rights and undertaken river stewardship; today, volunteers contribute thousands of hours and local knowledge, even though only a share of members are active. The study adopts a hermeneutic, iterative two-phase design: Phase one explores the context through semi-structured interviews and document analysis; phase two expands the evidence base via a survey. An established framework of volunteer motivation (the Octagon model) is adapted to the angling context to map distinct motivation types. The aim is to provide a nuanced understanding of volunteers’ drivers and translate it into considerations for destination development, including balancing conservation and tourism and supporting volunteer engagement and retention. This excerpt covers the introduction and methodological outline; specific findings are presented in later chapters.
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