Aspects of the geography of recreation in Tasmania
Abstract
The importance of outdoor holiday-making in Australia so far seems to have escaped the notice of
geographers in spite of the fact that the quality of the country's recreational resources is a
common matter of Australian pride. The author does not know of a single article in an academic
journal, or of a University thesis, which deals with the geographical aspects of recreation in
Australia. However, this omission is not peculiar to this part of the world; it seems in fact
that the importance of the subject is receiving due acknowledgement only in the United States of
America. This neglect, and the prospect of a continuing growth in the demand for recreation,
should give particular interest to a pioneer study in this field.