The Ghosts of Old Volcanoes, a Geoheritage Trail Concept for Eastern Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume3
dc.contributor.authorGravis I
dc.contributor.authorNémeth K
dc.contributor.authorTwemlow C
dc.contributor.authorNémeth B
dc.date.available2020-08-01
dc.date.issued2020-08-01
dc.description.abstractRe-imagining the geotourism experience through the lens of slow tourism, in this paper we lay out a pathway towards a more nourishing, engaging, and educational experience that contributes to both geoconservation and a reshaping of the tourism economy in light of recent disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence suggests that to date, and further highlighted by unfolding local and global responses to the pandemic, mainstream approaches to conservation, protection, and tourism have poorly served our unique geoheritage landscapes and features. We demonstrate the potential for community led development utilising internationally recognised practises to provide a foundation for low impact and sustainable tourism, education, and training opportunities of benefit to local, regional, and national communities. We identify the eastern Coromandel, including Kuaotunu Peninsula, as an area for potential research and identification of sites with high geological, environmental, and cultural values. A geotrail has the potential to tell the story of formation of rhyolitic caldera walls enclosing translucent azure waters framed by white silica sands. Cultural sites are a landscape record giving voice to indigenous Māori that began the human story of adapting to and modifying the landscape. Our premise is that a geotrail offers a more sophisticated experience by weaving together conservation stories, science communication, indigenous history, and local lore. Our goal is to develop a physical and virtual geotrail, complemented by learning and promotional media highlighting the layers of natural and human history, building on a foundation of already published scientific, social, and historical research. Global disruption caused by the current pandemic gives us cause to reflect and consider management of a growing tourism footprint and economic reliance on singular landscapes. We recognise this as an opportunity to reassess a tourism model based on a high-volume of short stay visits to iconic sites.
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dc.edition.editionWinter and Spring 2020
dc.format.extent40 - 57
dc.identifierhttp://gcr.khuisf.ac.ir/article_674563.html
dc.identifier.citationGeoconservation Research, 2020, Winter and Spring 2020, 3 (1), pp. 40 - 57
dc.identifier.doi10.30486/gcr.2020.1902258.1020
dc.identifier.eissn2645-4661
dc.identifier.elements-id434127
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2588-7343
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherIslamic Azad University-Isfahan Branch
dc.publisher.urihttp://gcr.khuisf.ac.ir/article_674563.html
dc.relation.isPartOfGeoconservation Research
dc.rights©Author(s) 2020, this article is published with open access at http://gcr.khuisf.ac.ir/
dc.subjectGeoheritage
dc.subjectGeoconservation
dc.subjectGeotrail
dc.subjectGeoeducation
dc.subjectCoastal environment
dc.subjectColumnar jointing
dc.subjectDune
dc.titleThe Ghosts of Old Volcanoes, a Geoheritage Trail Concept for Eastern Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Agriculture & Environment
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