Geotourism: the tourism of geology and landscape
DOI: 10.23912/978-1-906884-09-3-21 | ISBN: 978-1-906884-09-3 |
Published: April 2010 | Component type: book |
Abstract
A compilation of first class international research which explores the nexus between landscape, geological phenomena and tourism. Covering landscape appreciation, geoheritage, management, interpretation, education and the future of geotourism, it sets the
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Contributors
- David Newsome, Murdoch University (Editor)
- Ross K. Dowling, Edith Cowan University (Editor)
Cite as
Newsome & Dowling, 2010
Newsome, D. & Dowling, R.K. (2010) Geotourism: the tourism of geology and landscape. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/978-1-906884-09-3-21
Chapters
Chapter 1 Setting an agenda for geotourism (Newsome & Dowling)
Chapter 2 The significance of aesthetic landscape appreciation to modern geotourism provision (Hose)
Chapter 4 Centralized data management approaches in geotourism a view from Finland (Brozinski)
Chapter 5 Promoting geotourism a case study from Northeast Iceland (Hull)
Chapter 6 The Australian Alps opportunities and challenges for geotourism (Scherrer & Pickering)
Chapter 9 Geotourism in the Hawaiian Islands (King)
Chapter 11 Geotourism and geotourist education in Poland (Slomka & Mayer)
Chapter 14 Interpretation rocks Designing signs for geotourism sites (Hughes & Ballantyne)
Chapter 16 USA scenic byways connecting people to places (Walden & Pearce)
Chapter 17 The UNESCO global network of national geoparks (Keever, Zouros, Patzak & Weber)
Chapter 18 The future of geotourism where to from here (Newsome & Dowling)
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