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dc.contributor.authorWeaver, David
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:21:27Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:21:27Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-08-24T07:13:39Z
dc.identifier.issn14724049
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14724040903576116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/40249
dc.description.abstractCelestial ecotourism is a neglected and hitherto unrecognised subsector that is dominated by the observation of nocturnal 'megacaela' (mega-skies). Observatories are the single largest component in terms of visitation, while aurora-viewing is the most articulated as a specialised commercial tourism (though not necessarily ecotourism) industry. Given the distance from featured attractions, sustainability is focused not on interaction but on context impacts and especially the need to preserve and restore the dark sky and unpolluted atmospheric conditions that foster charismatic megacaela. A logical emphasis on 'enhancement' sustainability is therefore apparent. Formal recognition and development of celestial ecotourism can be realised through the collaboration of ecotourism organisations with well-established and influential astronomy-related institutions pursuing relevant initiatives such as the creation of 'dark sky' reserves and the designation of 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom38
dc.relation.ispartofpageto45
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Ecotourism
dc.relation.ispartofvolume10
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism Resource Appraisal
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode150605
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1506
dc.titleCelestial ecotourism: new horizons in nature-based tourism
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWeaver, David B.


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