When Science and Leisure Meet: A Geotourist Itinerary in Southern Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina
| Autor: | Soledad Schwarz, Piotr Migoń |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sociology of scientific knowledge
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences media_common.quotation_subject 010502 geochemistry & geophysics Adventure Viewpoints 01 natural sciences Tierra Geography Field trip Beauty Ethnology Geotourism Cartography Tourism 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina ISBN: 9783319543703 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-54371-0_2 |
| Popis: | Tierra del Fuego (Patagonia , Argentina ) is a re-known place due to its location and beauty. These attributes have drawn attention to adventurers during centuries as well as to visitors from all over the world and also to local and foreign researchers during decades. Witness of this situation was the Sixth Argentine Congress of Quaternary and Geomorphology which took place on April, 2015. A field trip was organized within the frame of the Congress in order to expose the scientific knowledge of the region and to reveal several aspects of the uniqueness of Tierra del Fuego . This chapter proposes a geotourist itinerary in Southern Tierra del Fuego , taking into account the experience of the first part of day 1 of the corresponding field trip , that is, along the Ushuaia-Harberton transect . Geotourism is a modern way of tourism that focuses on experiencing the Earth geological and geomorphological features . In order to achieve this, special services and facilities can be organized, for instance guided visits , interpretative materials (such as booklets, signs, posters), viewpoints , thematic trails , among others. It is believed that this geotourist itinerary must start with the identification of georesources that may allow in the future the design of a product to enhance this transect singularities . In this sense this chapter aims to: (a) present geotourism as a modern way of tourism, (b) outline the geological and geomorphological setting of Southern Tierra del Fuego , (c) select and describe different georesources in the Ushuaia-Harberton transect using a data-sheet designed ad hoc, and (d) discuss about geotourism as a bridge between science and leisure and how the former can be used to upraise the latter. |
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