Geotourism: Sustainability, impacts and management

Cover......Page 1
Geotourism......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
List of figures......Page 10
List of tables......Page 14
List of case studies......Page 16
Authors......Page 18
Editors......Page 23
Preface......Page 26
Acknowledgements......Page 28
Part One: The Resources for Tourism......Page 30
Geotourism: the appreciation of geology and landforms......Page 32
The relationship of geotourism to other types of tourism......Page 35
Themes and subject matter in geotourism......Page 36
The vital role of interpretation: the case of Wave Rock, Western Australia......Page 41
The impacts of geotourism......Page 44
Sources of impact......Page 45
Management issues at waterfalls in Australia......Page 49
Scope and contents of this book......Page 52
References......Page 53
Introduction......Page 55
Geotourism and conservation......Page 56
Development of geological features for geotourism......Page 58
Conclusion......Page 69
References......Page 70
Introduction......Page 71
Southern Africa’s geological heritage......Page 73
Geotourism development in South Africa......Page 77
The government’s role in conservation and geotourism......Page 79
Geotourism’s educational focus......Page 80
Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula (10)......Page 81
Great Escarpment (29) and Pilgrim’s Rest (34)......Page 82
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park (7) and Golden Gate Highlands National Park (30)......Page 83
Karoo National Park (31)......Page 84
Vredefort (2) and Tswaing (11) meteorite impact sites......Page 85
Sterkfontein and the Cradle of Humankind (4)......Page 86
Barberton Mountain Land (1)......Page 87
Conclusion......Page 88
References......Page 90
Websites......Page 91
Introduction......Page 92
Australia’s geological heritage......Page 93
Great Barrier Reef......Page 95
Uluru......Page 96
Shark Bay......Page 98
Remarkable Rocks......Page 100
Naracoorte Caves......Page 101
Sydney Harbour......Page 102
The Blue Mountains......Page 103
Volcanic landforms......Page 104
References......Page 105
Introduction......Page 107
Iran......Page 108
Landforms and related processes......Page 109
Mountainous features......Page 110
Lava flows......Page 111
Volcanic villages......Page 112
Lakes......Page 113
Mineral springs......Page 114
Salt domes......Page 115
Kavirs and deserts......Page 117
Chimney rocks (erosion columns)......Page 118
Qeshm Island......Page 119
Conclusions......Page 120
References......Page 121
Part Two: Geoparks......Page 122
Introduction......Page 124
Geotourism – what does it mean?......Page 125
The Gerolstein Geopark......Page 128
Levels for geoscience transfer......Page 129
Instrument: education......Page 130
Instrument: tourism......Page 131
Instrument: geological heritage......Page 132
Innovative geotourism project examples in Vulkaneifel, and European collaboration......Page 139
The European Geoparks Network......Page 140
The Global Network of Geoparks assisted by UNESCO......Page 141
Conclusions......Page 143
References......Page 144
Introduction......Page 147
Sustainable geotourism......Page 148
Collaboration – coordination – information exchange......Page 150
Geoparks as a suitable framework for geotourism......Page 152
Network History of the Earth......Page 154
From a geological park to a National Geopark......Page 157
Know-how transfer from the Network History of the Earth to the National Geopark Swabian Alb......Page 159
Contentious geopark issues......Page 161
References......Page 165
Introduction......Page 169
Stratigraphic heritage......Page 172
Palaeontological heritage......Page 174
Danxia landform......Page 175
Carbonate karst caves......Page 176
Granite peak forest landform......Page 177
Modern glaciers......Page 178
Hydrogeological heritage......Page 179
Engineering geological heritage......Page 180
China’s Global Geoparks......Page 181
Conclusions......Page 183
Part Three: Geotourism in Action......Page 184
Introduction......Page 186
Relation of geotourism to sustainability and policy issues......Page 189
Current geotourism in the United States......Page 190
The project......Page 194
The field area......Page 198
Scientific research programme......Page 199
The videotape: The Supercontinent Rodinia......Page 201
The website......Page 202
Marketing and dissemination......Page 203
The next step......Page 204
The problems......Page 205
References......Page 207
Introduction......Page 209
Achieving sustainable geotourism in England......Page 210
Development impact – ensuring that geotourism minimizes the impact of associated development......Page 212
Community impact – ensuring the local community benefits from geotourism......Page 213
The early years......Page 217
Geotourism in Scotland......Page 222
References......Page 226
Introduction......Page 228
Principal geotourism enclaves in Spain......Page 229
Geotourism linked to palaeontological heritage......Page 230
Geotourism linked to anthropological heritage......Page 231
Geotourism linked to mining heritage......Page 232
The karst landscape and its environmental significance......Page 234
Geotourism related to the karst landscapes......Page 235
References......Page 244
Introduction......Page 250
The development of interpretation......Page 253
Threatened geoheritage in the absence of interpretation......Page 256
The role of interpretation in conserving the geoheritage......Page 257
References......Page 267
Introduction......Page 271
The rise of geotourism......Page 272
Development issues......Page 273
Geotourism’s potential......Page 274
Recurring themes for geotourism......Page 276
Geotourism’s potential......Page 277
The role of interpretation......Page 278
Conclusions......Page 282
References......Page 283
Appendix: Geological time......Page 284
G......Page 286
M......Page 287
W......Page 288
Z......Page 289