<mods:mods version="3.0" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-0.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Community involvement in tourism infrastructure—the case of the Strahan Visitor Centre, Tasmania</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">L</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Fallon</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">L</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Kriwoken</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>This paper presents a case study of the Strahan Visitor Centre, Tasmania, Australia. We surveyed 252 on-site visitors using a&#13;
structured questionnaire to determine who used the Centre and their assessment of the facility. Eight key informants with direct&#13;
experience in Tasmania’s tourism industry, or the design, management and operation of visitor centres, were interviewed to elicit&#13;
their opinions on the Centre and the associated interpretation. The case study results, together with the qualitative, semi-structured&#13;
key informant interviews, are used to discuss the main elements supporting sustainable visitor centres. This research identifies that it is not enough to only assess a visitor centre’s sustainability by its popularity with visitors. It is also important to consider the needs of managers, operators, and local and cultural communities. Recommendations include adopting a consultative approach and&#13;
involving stakeholders when planning, designing and operating visitor centres and valuing community, cultural and social capital when constructing new facilities.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">350599 Tourism not elsewhere classified</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">300899 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2003-06</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>