The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility
Abstract Nature is the principal attraction cited by tourists for visiting Iceland. The diverse natural attractions in various locations across the country make mobility essential for tourism. With driving being the main mode of transport, roads become central to visitors’ experience in the growing...
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crspringernat:10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 2024-03-10T08:31:44+00:00 The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility Birgisdóttir, Sigrún 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 unknown Springer International Publishing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Arctic Encounters Mobilities on the Margins page 179-196 ISSN 2730-6488 2730-6496 ISBN 9783031413438 9783031413445 book-chapter 2023 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 2024-02-13T16:28:16Z Abstract Nature is the principal attraction cited by tourists for visiting Iceland. The diverse natural attractions in various locations across the country make mobility essential for tourism. With driving being the main mode of transport, roads become central to visitors’ experience in the growing tourism sector. This chapter argues that the road has an often overlooked role in creating an understanding of the environment. The chapter sets out by looking at roads along the key trajectory of tourism along the Golden Circle leading to the waterfall of Gullfoss and the Geysir area, by investigating roadbuilding of the past and present in the national park of Þingvellir and how roads are represented through time. Road networks are a pragmatic infrastructure for creating connections but also become meaningful for how we understand the landscape around us. With the tourism sector largely emphasising individual attractions or destinations as part of the tourist experience, this chapter shifts focus onto routes, roads and landscapes, highlighting how roads become fundamental in constructing relations to nature through the transformation of the landscape and by enabling mobilities. Book Part Arctic Iceland Springer Nature Geysir ENVELOPE(-20.277,-20.277,64.307,64.307) Gullfoss ENVELOPE(-22.215,-22.215,65.641,65.641) The Golden Circle ENVELOPE(-20.689,-20.689,63.957,63.957) 179 196 |
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Abstract Nature is the principal attraction cited by tourists for visiting Iceland. The diverse natural attractions in various locations across the country make mobility essential for tourism. With driving being the main mode of transport, roads become central to visitors’ experience in the growing tourism sector. This chapter argues that the road has an often overlooked role in creating an understanding of the environment. The chapter sets out by looking at roads along the key trajectory of tourism along the Golden Circle leading to the waterfall of Gullfoss and the Geysir area, by investigating roadbuilding of the past and present in the national park of Þingvellir and how roads are represented through time. Road networks are a pragmatic infrastructure for creating connections but also become meaningful for how we understand the landscape around us. With the tourism sector largely emphasising individual attractions or destinations as part of the tourist experience, this chapter shifts focus onto routes, roads and landscapes, highlighting how roads become fundamental in constructing relations to nature through the transformation of the landscape and by enabling mobilities. |
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Birgisdóttir, Sigrún |
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The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility |
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The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility |
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The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility |
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The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility |
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The Route into Nature: The Landscape of Mobility |
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route into nature: the landscape of mobility |
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Springer International Publishing |
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2023 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 |
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ENVELOPE(-20.277,-20.277,64.307,64.307) ENVELOPE(-22.215,-22.215,65.641,65.641) ENVELOPE(-20.689,-20.689,63.957,63.957) |
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Geysir Gullfoss The Golden Circle |
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Geysir Gullfoss The Golden Circle |
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Arctic Iceland |
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Arctic Iceland |
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Arctic Encounters Mobilities on the Margins page 179-196 ISSN 2730-6488 2730-6496 ISBN 9783031413438 9783031413445 |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41344-5_10 |
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