Architectural Geoheritage, Engaging the Observer and the Geotourism Potential of the Lighthouse Hotel Rock Wall, Bunbury, Western Australia

RIchards, Samantha J.; Newsome, David; Simpson, Greg D.

doi:10.1007/s12371-020-00503-1

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“…However, in entirely volcanic territories the diversity of materials is less and the presence of fossils is unusual [22]. This may be the reason for the underdevelopment of urban geotourism in volcanic areas compared to towns in other geological/geomorphological contexts [38,[96][97][98][99][100]. However, there are examples of urban geotourism routes and itineraries in volcanic terrains, regionally in Tenerife: Puerto de La Cruz, Icod de Los Vinos or Garachico [54,87,101]; nationally in Ciudad Real [102]; internationally in cities such as Rome and Naples in Italy, Cidade Velha in Cape Verde, examples in Mexico City, Clermont-Ferrand in France, or southern Brazil [37,49,88,[103][104][105][106].…”

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Urban Geotourism in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Hernández

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2022

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stated that “sun and beach” tourist destinations needed to direct more resources towards innovation, sustainability and accessibility. This is related to the crisis that many sun and beach tourist destinations are experiencing. In the Canary Islands, changes to legislation together with urban and tourist products have been made in accordance with UNWTO proposals. For many years the island of La Palma has been offering tourists hiking, stargazing and volcano tourism besides “sun and beach holidays”. However, the 2021 eruption of Tajogaite, Cumbre Vieja aggravated the island’s tourism crisis and caused very negative effects on the economy. This work identifies, selects and characterizes places of interest for geotourism development in the two largest population centers (Santa Cruz de La Palma and Los Llanos de Aridane). Santa Cruz de La Palma has 20 points of interest; Los Llanos de Aridane has 14. All sites contribute to showcasing the diversity of the natural and cultural volcanic and non-volcanic heritage of the regions. The geotourism product in La Palma is relatively new and exploits the topography present, including natural outcrops (cinder cones, lava fields, ravines, cliffs, sedimentary deposits or beaches), and also the cultural heritage (religious and civil architecture, streets or town planning, planes). These proposals for urban geotourism take advantage of the volcanic geoheritage of La Palma and increase the breadth and quality of tourism on offer.

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Urban Geotourism in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Hernández

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2022

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“…Scholars examine the representation of geodiversity and its geoheritage significance by studying building stones [1][2][3]. Building stones that are used as tiles, large slabs, or bricks to construct prehistoric and historic structures can reveal an ex situ geoarchive of the Earth's history [4], serve as an index of a landscape's geodiversity [5], promote geoheritage awareness [6,7], and symbolize community identity [8][9][10].…”

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Collecting Rocks on the Frontier: Investigating the Geodiversity Significance of Historical Building Stones and Rock Collecting at the Maxey Homestead, Northwest Texas, USA

2023

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The geoheritage importance of the stones used in the construction of buildings in urban landscapes has been documented by several scholars around the world. Building stones can provide an ex situ cross-section of a region’s geodiversity and illuminate its cultural significance. Research at the historic Maxey Homestead (1902–1907), located along the eastern escarpment of the Southern High Plains near Post, Texas, has uncovered a rock collection gathered from local sources. In addition, rocks from the eastern escarpment were used to construct and decorate a house in 1938 (~9 km to the north) after the Maxeys moved from their original homestead. A combination of GIS and 3D mapping using an unmanned aerial vehicle were used to assess and analyze the geodiversity significance of the rock collection and rock-decorated house. Rock collecting and the use of local stones in building construction provide insights into the geodiversity of the Southern High Plains’ eastern escarpment and the historical geoheritage of northwest Texas in the early 20th century. The results of this study also demonstrate the importance of examining non-urban and historical landscapes for elucidating the significance of geodiversity to past peoples.

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Geotourism Development and Opportunity of Monogenetic Volcanic Fields of Saudi Arabia

Németh,

Moufti

2024

Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

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Architectural Geoheritage, Engaging the Observer and the Geotourism Potential of the Lighthouse Hotel Rock Wall, Bunbury, Western Australia

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

Urban Geotourism in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Urban Geotourism in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Collecting Rocks on the Frontier: Investigating the Geodiversity Significance of Historical Building Stones and Rock Collecting at the Maxey Homestead, Northwest Texas, USA

Geotourism Development and Opportunity of Monogenetic Volcanic Fields of Saudi Arabia

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