Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica
Abstract Although archaeological studies focusing on 19th-century sealing have been performed over the past 30 years, its history and sites have traditionally had low visibility in Antarctic narratives and the Antarctic Treaty System policymaking on heritage. Researchers face the challenge of increa...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247419000391 2024-03-03T08:38:01+00:00 Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica Senatore, Maria Ximena 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000391 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247419000391 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 55, issue 3, page 154-168 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2019 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247419000391 2024-02-08T08:27:18Z Abstract Although archaeological studies focusing on 19th-century sealing have been performed over the past 30 years, its history and sites have traditionally had low visibility in Antarctic narratives and the Antarctic Treaty System policymaking on heritage. Researchers face the challenge of increasing the visibility of sealers’ history and public awareness of the importance of conserving the oldest sites of Antarctica. In this paper, we propose that identifying patterns of tourism activity in the South Shetland Islands, specifically in their temporal and spatial dimensions, could help protect these sites and engage visitors with the early history of Antarctica. Data collected by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators were used to calculate landing point usage trends over time and the frequency of passenger landings from 2003–2004 to 2015–2016. We defined six different visitation patterns with temporal tendencies of passenger landings that varied from increasing, constant, or decreasing trends over time, differing in the magnitude and intensity of visitation. This information was used to assess the situation of particular sites located in the vicinity of tourism landing points. We set priorities for their conservation and management decisions and highlighted their relative potential to engage visitors with the stories of 19th-century sealing in Antarctica. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic South Shetland Islands Polar Record 55 3 154 168 |
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Abstract Although archaeological studies focusing on 19th-century sealing have been performed over the past 30 years, its history and sites have traditionally had low visibility in Antarctic narratives and the Antarctic Treaty System policymaking on heritage. Researchers face the challenge of increasing the visibility of sealers’ history and public awareness of the importance of conserving the oldest sites of Antarctica. In this paper, we propose that identifying patterns of tourism activity in the South Shetland Islands, specifically in their temporal and spatial dimensions, could help protect these sites and engage visitors with the early history of Antarctica. Data collected by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators were used to calculate landing point usage trends over time and the frequency of passenger landings from 2003–2004 to 2015–2016. We defined six different visitation patterns with temporal tendencies of passenger landings that varied from increasing, constant, or decreasing trends over time, differing in the magnitude and intensity of visitation. This information was used to assess the situation of particular sites located in the vicinity of tourism landing points. We set priorities for their conservation and management decisions and highlighted their relative potential to engage visitors with the stories of 19th-century sealing in Antarctica. |
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Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica |
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Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica |
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Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica |
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Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica |
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