The purpose of this study is to develop an index for circumstance analysis to establish the development direction of lakes as a tourism resource. For this, based on the first preliminary index arranged through literary research, it was developed throu...
The purpose of this study is to develop an index for circumstance analysis to establish the development direction of lakes as a tourism resource. For this, based on the first preliminary index arranged through literary research, it was developed through a four stage systematic process of expert counsel meeting, Delphi study, and development of index. Upon conducting Delphi studies on two separate occasions, the index contained five major categories such as general status of lake, tourism resources, tourism infrastructure, regional capacities, and tourism development investment environment, and under it were 15 sub-categories and 62 items. Based on the study results and conclusion, five policy projects were presented such as development of circumstance analysis of the lake, issuing of lake white pages and regular updates, systematic production and management of lake statistics, diagnosis index monitoring and continuous supplementation, and specialization of diagnosis index management administration and network systemization. This study is expected to contribute to tourism policy development as it established the basic system for development circumstance analysis for promoting lake environments in the recent tourism market and government policy environment, while also presenting practical research results that can be used directly by the administration.