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Sustainability, impacts and management
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By
David Newsome, Lecturer and teacher of nature-based tourism, School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Australia.
Edited By
Ross Dowling, Foundation Professor of Tourism and Head of the School of Marketing, Tourism and Leisure, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Description
Geotourism is tourism surroounding geological attractions and destinations. This unique text uses a wealth of case studies to discuss
the issues involved in the management and care of such attractions, covering topics such as sustainability, impacts and environmental
issues.
Geotourism: Sustainability, impacts and management leads the reader logically through the process, covering both the theories
involved and the practicalities of managing such 'environmentally precious' attractions.
Audience
Undergraduate levels 3-4; postgraduate students on tourism degrees and masters courses; libraries, practitioners and consultants.
Contents
Contributors. Editors. Preface. Acknowledgements. The Scope and Nature of Geotourism, David Newsome & Ross Dowling.
Part
1 – The Resources for Geotourism
; Geotourism in Malaysian Borneo, Felix Tongkul.
Geotourism in Potential of Southern
Africa, Wolf Uwe Reimold, Gavin Whitefield & Thomas Wallmach. Geotourism in Australia, Jane James, Ian Clark & Patrick James.
Geotourism in Resources of Iran, Alireza Amrikazemi & Abbas Mehrpooya.
Part 2 – Geoparks;
Geoparks: A Regional,
European and Global Policy, Marie-Luise Frey, Klaus Schafer, Georg Buchel & Margarete Patzak. Geotourism: A Perspective from
South-West Germany, Christof Pforr & Andreas Megerle. Geological Heritage in China, Jiang Jianjun, Zhao Xum & Chen Youfang.
Part 3 – Geotourism in Action;
Geotourism: A Perspective from the USA, Alexander Gates. Geotourism in Ireland
and Britain, Patrick McKeever, Jonathan Larwood & Alan McKirdy. Geotourism in Spain: Resources and Environmental Management, Jose Calaforra & Angel Fernandez-Cortes. Geotourism and Interpretation, Thomas Hose. Geotourism?s Issues and Challenges, David Newsome & Ross Dowling. Appendix 1.
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Hardbound, 352 pages, publication date: AUG-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6215-4
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6215-8
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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