000 02994nam a2200325 i 4500
008 100408s2010 enkab b 001 0 eng d
020 _a9781906884093
020 _a1906884099
035 _a(OCoLC)604596216
040 _aNLGGC
_beng
_cNLGGC
_dYDXCP
_dNRC
_dDEBBG
_dBAUN
_erda
049 _aBAUN_MERKEZ
050 0 4 _aG156.5.E26
_bG46 2010
245 0 0 _aGeotourism :
_bthe tourism of geology and landscape /
_cedited by David Newsome and Ross K. Dowling
264 1 _aWoodeaton, Oxford :
_bGoodfellow Publishers Ltd,
_c[2010]
264 4 _c©2010
300 _axii, 246 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 0 _tSetting an agenda for geotourism --
_tThe significance of aesthetic landscape appreciation to modern geotourism provision --
_tAustralia's geological heritage: a national inventory for future geoparks and geotourism --
_tCentralized data management approaches in geotourism: a view from Finland --
_tPromoting geotourism: a case study from northeast Iceland --
_tThe Australian Alps: opportunities and challenges for geotourism --
_tReconsidering the boundaries and applications of geotourism --
_tlessons learnt from tourism at Mount Vesuvius --
_tManagement of geotourism stakeholders --
_texperiences from the network history of the earth --
_tgeotourism in the Hawaiian Islands --
_tThe Cretaceous fossil sites of South Korea: identifying geosites, science and geotourism --
_tGeotourism and geotourist education in Poland --
_tgeotourism product interpretation: Rangitoto Island, Auckland, New Zealand --
_tgeotourism potential in North Carolina: perspectives from interpretation at state parks --
_tInterpretation rocks! Designing signs for geotourism sites --
_tThe Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site: understanding the nature of geotourism --
_tUSA scenic byways --
_tconnecting people to places --
_tThe UNESCO global network of national geoparks --
_tThe future of geotourism: where to from here?
520 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aEcotourism
650 0 _aTourism
700 1 _aNewsome, David,
_d1951-
700 1 _aDowling, Ross Kingston
900 _a30857
900 _bsatın
942 _2lcc
_cKT
999 _c27686
_d27686