運動觀光是為了非工作的理由,離開居家住所與工作區域從事觀光活動,觀光活動是以運動為主要內容。活動形式包括親自參與運動、觀賞運動或參訪運動相關設施為主。自然環境為運動觀光的發展基礎;永續發展是當今國際上重要的思潮,永續發展之目的在改善當前世代與未來世代環境、社會與經濟利益。其強調遵循環境的承載能力,以避免侵害下一代的持續性發展機會。發展運動觀光應結合永續發展的理念,以達人類發展和自然環境之平衡。本研究以修正式德爾菲法,集合專家學者的意見,建構以文化、經濟、環境、管理、社會等五個評估構面,構面下再細分為21項指標,做為運動觀光永續發展之評估架構。此評估架構可做為發展運動觀光時之評估準則,以避免在發展運動觀光時產生人為的破壞或忽略了居民福利、環境保育。
Sport Tourism is for non-job related reason. It is to tour outside residential and job areas, and the major focus of such tour is exercise. The activities of sport touring include personally participating a sport, watching sports, and touring sport-related device and equipments. The natural environment is the developmental basis for sport touring, and sustainable development is one of the most current international conceptual movements. The purpose of sustainable development is to improve the current and future environment as well as societal and economic benefits. It emphasizes the ability of following environmental accommodation to avoid damage for constant development opportunity of our next generation. To develop sport touring, one should embrace sustainable development concept in order to balance between the development of human beings and natural environment. This study is based on Modified Delphi Method and includes experts' opinions to establish five assessment areas: culture, economic, environment, management, and society. Under each assessment areas, there are 21 specific indicators as assessment framework for sport touring sustainable development. The assessment framework can be the assessment indicators for developing sport touring, and can be used to avoid human being's damage or the neglect of residential benefits and environment protection.