Geotourism : the tourism of geology and landscape /: the tourism of geology and landscape. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by David Newsome and Ross K. Dowling.
• Other Names: Dowling, Ross Kingston; Newsome, David, 1951-
• Contents: Setting an agenda for geotourism / David Newsome and Ross Dowling -- The significance of aesthetic landscape appreciation to modern geotourism provision / Thomas A. Hose -- Australia's geological heritage: a national inventory for future geoparks and geotourism / Bernard Joyce -- Centralized data management approaches in geotourism: a view from Finland / Ari Brozinski -- Promoting geotourism: a case study from Northeast Iceland / John S. Hull -- The Australian Alps: opportunities and challenges for geotourism / Pascal Scherrer -- Reconsidering the boundaries and applications of geotourism -- lessons learnt from tourism at Mount Vesuvius / Jonathan Karkut -- Management of geotourism stakeholders -- experiences from the network history of the earth / Christof Pforr -- Geotourism in the Hawaiian Islands / Lisa M. King -- The cretaceous fossil sites of South Korea: identifying geosites, science and geotourism / In Sung Paik [and others] -- Geotourism and geotourist education in Poland / Tadeusz Slomka -- Geotourism product interpretation: Rangitoto Island, Auckland, New Zealand / Christian Wittlich -- Geotourism potential in North Carolina: perspectives from interpretation at state parks / Stacy Supak and Yu-Fai Leung -- Interpretation rocks! Designing signs for geotourism sites / Karen Hughes and Roy Ballantyne -- The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site: understanding the nature of geotourism / Sally King, Anjana Ford, Richard Edmonds -- USA scenic byways -- connecting people to places / Judy Walden, Walden Mills Group and Wesley Hill -- The UNESCO global network of national geoparks -- The future of geotourism: where to from here? / Ross Dowling and David Newsome.
• Publisher Details: Woodeaton, Oxford : Goodfellow Pub
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 246 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 338.4791; Ecotourism; Tourism; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Ecotourism; Tourism; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781906884925; 1906884927; 9786612642982
• Related ISBNs: 661264298X; 9781906884093; 1906884099
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.