Geotourism : the tourism of geology and landscape / edited by David Newsome and Ross K. Dowling

Includes bibliographical references and index

Setting an agenda for geotourism -- The significance of aesthetic landscape appreciation to modern geotourism provision -- Australia's geological heritage: a national inventory for future geoparks and geotourism -- Centralized data management approaches in geotourism: a view from Finland -- Promoting geotourism: a case study from northeast Iceland -- The Australian Alps: opportunities and challenges for geotourism -- Reconsidering the boundaries and applications of geotourism -- lessons learnt from tourism at Mount Vesuvius -- Management of geotourism stakeholders -- experiences from the network history of the earth -- geotourism in the Hawaiian Islands -- The Cretaceous fossil sites of South Korea: identifying geosites, science and geotourism -- Geotourism and geotourist education in Poland -- geotourism product interpretation: Rangitoto Island, Auckland, New Zealand -- geotourism potential in North Carolina: perspectives from interpretation at state parks -- Interpretation rocks! Designing signs for geotourism sites -- The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site: understanding the nature of geotourism -- USA scenic byways -- connecting people to places -- The UNESCO global network of national geoparks -- The future of geotourism: where to from here?

The subject of geotourism is growing rapidly with travel to and appreciation of natural landscapes and geological phenomena continuing to grow as a niche area of the global tourism industry. "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. Covering information on landscape appreciation, geoheritage, management, interpretation, education and the future of geotourism, it sets the scene and provides a clear definition of geotourism as well as information on its characteristics.