42 research outputs found
A Global Perspective on Trends in Nature-Based Tourism
Falling attendance at United States and Japanese national parks has led to claims of a pervasive shift away from nature-based recreation. A global analysis, however, now suggests that while visit rates are declining slightly in some richer countries, elsewhere nature tourism is booming
Basaltic Dyke with Specific Volcanogenic Structures and its geomorphic evolution: Unique Geoheritage of the Faroe Islands (North Atlantic Ocean)
Volcanic landforms resulting from Cenozoic volcanism represent the most peculiar features of global geodiversity and provide eminent narratives for geoeducation. Among them, however, relict volcanic forms and site-specific landforms in remote areas have received less attention. In this paper, we provide the first description of unique volcanogenic features (hereinafter referred to as pseudo-hieroglyphs) developed on a summit rock wall at the Sandfelli ridge near the village of GjĂłgv in the N Eysturoy Island (Faroe Islands). The geomorphic evolution of the ridge and rock wall during the Quaternary is described and detailed petrographic analyses of the volcanogenic features are provided. Based on observed petrographical features, we interpret the pseudo-hieroglyphs to probably represent unique examples of chaotic horizontal columnar jointing. Following the geomorphological and petrographic examination of the study site, we analyse current Faroese legislation aiming at nature conservation and use this case to discuss broader implications of geoheritage conservation and geotourism in distant regions.Vulkanická krajina vzniklá kenozoickĂ˝m vulkanismem pĹ™edstavuje nejpodivnÄ›jšà rysy globálnĂ geodiversity a poskytuje vynikajĂcĂ pĹ™ĂbÄ›hy pro geovzdÄ›lávánĂ. MĂ©nÄ› pozornosti se však dostává reliktnĂm vulkanickĂ˝m formám a lokálnĂm tvarĹŻm reliĂ©fu v odlehlĂ˝ch oblastech. V tomto ÄŤlánku pĹ™inášĂme prvnĂ popis unikátnĂch vulkanogennĂch tvarĹŻ (dále jen "pseudo-hieroglyfy"), kterĂ© se vyvĂjely na skalnĂ stÄ›nÄ› vrcholu na hĹ™betÄ› Sandfelli u vesnice GjĂłgv v severnà části ostrova Eysturoy (FaerskĂ© ostrovy). Je popsán geomorfologickĂ˝ vĂ˝voj hĹ™betu a skalnĂ stÄ›ny bÄ›hem kvartĂ©ru a jsou uvedeny podrobnĂ© petrografickĂ© analĂ˝zy vulkanogennĂch vlastnostĂ. Na základÄ› pozorovanĂ˝ch petrografickĂ˝ch rysĹŻ interpretujeme pseudo-hieroglyfy, kterĂ© pravdÄ›podobnÄ› pĹ™edstavujĂ jedineÄŤnĂ© pĹ™Ăklady chaotickĂ© horizontálnĂ sloupcovitĂ© odluÄŤnosti. Po geomorfologickĂ©m a petrografickĂ©m studiu zájmovĂ© lokality analyzujeme souÄŤasnou faerskou legislativu zaměřenou na ochranu pĹ™Ărody a uĹľĂváme tohoto pĹ™Ăkladu k diskusi širšĂch dĹŻsledkĹŻ zachovánĂ a geoturistiky geografickĂ©ho dÄ›dictvĂ ve vzdálenĂ˝ch regionech
Exploring the usefulness of an ecotourism interest scale
The majority of previous studies on ecotourism have used a behavioral approach to the identification of ecotourists. While these studies provide a number of useful ecotourist profiles, they do not provide a general scale useful in identifying ecotourists across a wide array of contexts. Therefore, this exploratory study develops an Ecotourism Interest scale and tests the value of the scale in predicting travelers' participation in selected tourist activities. Logistic regression models are used to test hypotheses regarding the influence of Ecotourism Interest on choice of vacation activity. Empirical results show that the Ecotourism Interest scale is useful in identifying if tourists will select eco-friendly activities (e.g., walking in the bush, tramping, and whale watching). Also, different additional factors such as age, travel party, and travel mode were found to influence tourists' decisions to participate in any one particular activity