Handbook of Geotourism

2018-10-26 Business & Economics

Author : Ross Dowling
Release : 2018-10-26
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 869/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Handbook of Geotourism written by Ross Dowling. This book was released on 2018-10-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ross Dowling and David Newsome present an original, substantial and much-needed contribution to the field which will further our understanding of geotourism in theory and practice. This Handbook defines, characterizes and explores the subject through a range of international perspectives and case studies, identifying geotourism as a rapidly emerging form of urban and regional sustainable development. With extensive case studies from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australasia and Africa, this global Handbook examines and explains the relationship between geology and tourism. Thematically arranged sections cover the relationship of geology with tourism, sustainability and society, geotourism in urban areas, and interpretation and education strategies. The final two sections assess geotourism?s impact through wide-ranging case studies of UNESCO global geoparks and geotourism in a range of countries. The eminent academics and practitioners demonstrate how geotourism is a vehicle future for engaging the public and protecting geosites, as well as emphasising the importance of sustainability. An essential resource for students and educators, this Handbook provides an international perspective for those interested in tourism, environmental geography, ecology and geology. Written with practitioners in mind, this book reveals how tourism professionals and geologists can build a common vision by working together in sharing knowledge at the nexus of geology and tourism. Contributors include: M. Allan, E. Aparecida Del Lama, R.S. Aquino, A. Asrat, N. Azman, T. Brown, M. Burlando, H.S. Cahyadi, R.M. Clary, K. Crawford, E. da Silva Guimarães, R. Dowling, A. Dumaliang, B.C. Dumaliang, P. Erfurt, S. Espiner, N.T. Farsani, M. Garofano, A. Gates, C. Gomez, J.E. Gordon, M. Gray, N. Grünert, S.A. Halim, Herlina, Y. Jeon, J. Johnston, H.T. Kobryn, I. Komoo, L. Kubalíková, U. Lagally, J. Larwood, E.A. Lima, M. Machado, P. Migon, R. Miller, C. Neto de Carvalho, D. Newsome, R. Peña, H. Purdie, A. Riganti, J.P.R. Rivera, D.A. Ruban, H. Samodra, L. Sheydder de Oliveira Lopes, R.C. Soares, K. Takenouchi, M. Thomas, H. Torigoe, M. Van Kranendonk, J. Weber, G. Worton, K. Xu

Handbook of Geotourism and Geoheritage

2023-09-19 Travel

Author : Kelvin Palmer
Release : 2023-09-19
Genre : Travel
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Book Rating : 681/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Handbook of Geotourism and Geoheritage written by Kelvin Palmer. This book was released on 2023-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoheritage refers to a unique set of natural resources characterized by sites of special geological significance, beauty or rarity that are specific to a region and of its geological history, events and processes. These include sites of archaeological, architectonic and historical significance. Geotourism is an emerging form of sustainable tourism concerned with sustaining or enhancing the distinctive geographical features of a place, including its heritage, environment, aesthetics and cultures. It encourages and promotes eco-friendly practices for the conservations of resources. It also fosters the integrity of the place and ensures tourist satisfaction. Furthermore, it focuses on enhancing and protecting the appeal of the geoheritage destinations. This book presents the subject of geoheritage and geotourism in the most comprehensible and easy to understand manner. It strives to provide a fair idea about these fields and help develop a better understanding of the latest advances within them. The book will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers.

Geotourism

2010-03-31 Business & Economics

Author : David Newsome
Release : 2010-03-31
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Geotourism written by David Newsome. This book was released on 2010-03-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geotourism: the tourism of geology and landscape is a compilation of first class international research which provides insight into the many facets of this emerging subject, and comprehensively explores the nexus between landscape, geological phenomena and tourism.

Geoparks and Geotourism

2012 Travel

Author : Neda Torabi Farsani
Release : 2012
Genre : Travel
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Book Rating : 519/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Geoparks and Geotourism written by Neda Torabi Farsani. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to identify geotourism and geoparks as gateways to socio-cultural, socio-environmental, and socio-economic sustainability in rural areas. At present, geotourism is a new movement helping travelers to increase their knowledge about natural resources, the cultural identities of host communities, and ways of preserving them. The 'emerging tourism' niche of geotourism is still at an early stage of commercial development in most countries, and geoparks as a sustainable development model for protected areas are pioneers in the development of geotourism marketing. The establishment of the European Geoparks Network and the Global Geoparks Network are positive steps toward the preservation and presentation of geo-heritage as a new tourist attraction. Geoparks and Geotourism provides an opportunity for students, professionals, and authorities of geoparks to take advantage of emerging techniques to create new products, facilities, services, technologies, and management practices for geoparks in the future. Consequently, the book is a paradigm for geoparks who want to come under the umbrella of the Global Geoparks Network. The numerous examples provided of geoparks currently attracting travelers may contribute to the creation of innovative strategies for sustainability and geoconservation in rural areas around the world.

Geoheritage and Geotourism

2016 Business & Economics

Author : Thomas A. Hose
Release : 2016
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 477/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Geoheritage and Geotourism written by Thomas A. Hose. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on aspects of the natural world, its heritage, and how best to preserve it. Europe's engagement from the late sixteenth century onwards in scientific Earth science inquiry has generated numerous and varied collections of minerals, rocks, and fossils, together with their associated archives, artworks and publications, forming a rich cultural geoheritage held in major private and especially royal and aristocratic collections, museums, universities, archives and libraries. The mines, quarries, geological structures, landforms, minerals, rocks and fossils - or geodiversity - that underpin these collections populate past and present-day Earth science literature. However, for too long their scientific, historic and cultural significance was not universally recognised and generally they were not accorded adequate resources and protection - or geoconservation. Hence, geotourism was developed in the 1990s to raise public awareness of Europe's geoheritage and geodiversity and to promote itsgeoconservation; the volume's theoretical essays and case studies examine these four core geoelements and provide a timely introduction for anyone interested in natural history museums, countryside management, and landscape-basedtourism. Dr Thomas A. Hose is an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. He has pioneered the recognition of and research into geotourism, and is the author of the world's first doctoral thesis on the subject. Contributors: Kevin Crawford, Peter Davis, John E. Gordon. Thomas A. Hose, Jonathan G. Larwood, Slobodan B. Markovic, Martin Munt, Emmanuel Reynard, Nemanja Tomic, Djordjije A. Vasiljevic, Margaret Wood, Volker Wrede

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