The Necessity of Introducing Recreation Based Land Mapping in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Finding different experiences is the inherent nature of humankind though the expected experiences are different from each other. Considering these different expectations of the humankind, various types of facility suppliers, have attempted to supply unique products or services or a product series with adjoining differences. The objective of this paper is to discuss of a mechanism viz., recreation opportunity spectrum (ROS) which leads to provide adjoining differences in a same land area. As this mechanism comprehends the land differences based on recreationists’/ tourists’ notion, the paper supports to expand both recreation and tourism industry. It is significant to discuss the ROS technique at this moment which conterminous with Sri Lankan development strategies. This concept paper discusses about ROS based on what, why, where, who, and how questions based on a literature survey. In conclusion, there are adequate opportunities to multiply land values by introducing multiple usages of same lands by applying ROS mapping in Sri Lanka.