Building a culture of conservation: Research findings and research priorities on connecting people to nature in parks

Wright, Paula; Mathews, Carling

doi:10.2305/iucn.ch.2014.parks-21-2paw.en

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“…They also support geotourism, which in turn provides a source of employment (e.g., in geoparks) and a range of relational and other benefits described above that contribute to people's health and well-being and educational and life-long personal development. Fourth, in addition to tangible benefits in the form of economic returns to local communities, geotourism confers relational benefits through opportunities for recreation, outdoor activities and physical challenges, as well as aesthetic, inspirational and spiritual experiences that directly contribute to people's health and well-being and to educational and lifelong personal development (Table 1) [112,113]. Geotourism also enables people to reconnect with nature.…”

Section: Recreation and Nature-based Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The success of geotourism in delivering its goals of geoheritage education, sustainable development and geoconservation is ultimately dependent on the quality of the visitor experience [27]. If visitors have a deeper awareness and connection with geoheritage through meaningful and memorable experiences, they are more likely to value it and help to manage it sustainably [113,167,168]. Interpretation planning is therefore crucial [169].…”

Section: Enhancing the Visitor Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Emotions play an important part in augmenting or invigorating visitors' memorable experiences [89,113,182,183], involving other senses than just "gaze" [133]. Emotional experience is a strong influence on subsequent behavior, particularly personal experiences that are unique and unexpected [184].…”

Section: Enhancing the Visitor Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Geotourism spans a range of visitor interests, from the specialist geotourist to the more general visitor. As well as supporting geoconservation outcomes, it provides economic, cultural, relational and social benefits for both visitors and host communities. The interconnections between geoheritage and the cultural components of the landscape have antecedents in concepts of landscape aesthetics in different cultures. These interconnections provide a range of opportunities for enhancing the geotourist experience and promoting geoconservation and geoeducation by means of activities that involve aesthetic and emotional experiences and interpretation through different cultural filters that encourage the rediscovery of a sense of wonder both about the geological stories in the landscape and the human interactions. A cultural ecosystem services framework provides a holistic approach for informing conservation policy, management and planning for geotourism, enabling assessment of multiple benefits and trade-offs for visitors and communities based on the values of the geoheritage assets. Geotourism studies could also benefit from integration of existing theory, conceptual analysis and practice from broader heritage and nature-based tourism and closer collaboration with relevant social sciences. Adhering to sound geoethical practice is an essential part of geotourism, which can also play a role in the promotion of geoethics among the public and professionals.3 of 25 cultural elements of the landscape (e.g., as features celebrated in art, sculpture, music, poetry and literature or that are revered as sacred places), or may provide the essential context in which cultural features (e.g., settlements, castles and archaeological sites) are located. Geology and geomorphology are also a fundamental part of the distinctive character of many rural landscapes and the built environment and contribute to the aesthetic qualities of these landscapes. As described below, there are many connections between geoheritage and cultural heritage that provide a basis for geotourism activities. The value of these connections is now acknowledged within the UNESCO Global Geoparks framework [9]. Likewise, many cultural World Heritage Sites benefit from strong supporting geoheritage interests [38], while many existing natural properties are also cultural landscapes that have potential for re-inscription as mixed properties, recognizing their cultural and spiritual associations as well as their outstanding geoheritage features, as happened in the case of Tongariro National Park (New Zealand) (1992) and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia) (1994) [39].The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO defined cultural landscapes as representing the "combined works of nature and of man" and "illustrative of the evolution of human society and settlement over time, under the influence of the physical constraints and/or opportunities presented by their natural environment and of successive social, economic and cultural forces, both external and internal" [40] (p...

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Section: Recreation and Nature-based Tourismmentioning

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“…Where landscape change threatens sense of place, individual or group response is influenced by place dependence, one of two fundamental aspects of place attachment (Famum et al 2005;Wright & Matthews 2014). Place dependence is an attachment to place for functional reasons such as available activities or goal fulfillment (White et al 2008).…”

Section: Sense Of Placementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The other fundamental aspect of place attachment is place identity. Place identify refers to how individual's define themselves in relation to the environment (Jorgensen & Stedman 2001;Wright & Matthews 2014). While place dependence may sometimes be a precursor to place identity, the concept of created place may be extended to envision the environment as a setting for social and cultural existence (Famum et al 2005;White et al 2008).…”

Section: Sense Of Placementioning

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Building a culture of conservation: Research findings and research priorities on connecting people to nature in parks

Cited by 21 publications

References 63 publications

Geoheritage, Geotourism and the Cultural Landscape: Enhancing the Visitor Experience and Promoting Geoconservation

Geoheritage, Geotourism and the Cultural Landscape: Enhancing the Visitor Experience and Promoting Geoconservation

Perceptions of access to industrial forest land by Port Alberni recreational stakeholders.

The Importance of Understanding Local Community Attitudes and Perceptions Regarding Nature Conservation

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