Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica
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...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/155335 2023-10-09T21:47:14+02:00 Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica Senatore, Maria Ximena application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/155335 eng eng Cambridge University Press info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0032247419000391/type/journal_article info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S0032247419000391 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/155335 Senatore, Maria Ximena; Assessing tourism patterns in the South Shetland Islands for the conservation of 19th-century archaeological sites in Antarctica; Cambridge University Press; Polar Record; 55; 3; 30-8-2019; 154-168 0032-2474 1475-3057 CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/ Archaeology Antarctic Cultural Heritage Tourism Conservation https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247419000391 2023-09-24T19:56:31Z 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. Fil: Senatore, Maria Ximena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Polar Record South Shetland Islands CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Antarctic Argentina Austral Patagonia South Shetland Islands The Antarctic Ximena ENVELOPE(-61.033,-61.033,-64.167,-64.167) Polar Record 55 3 154 168 |
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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. Fil: Senatore, Maria Ximena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Secretaría de Cultura de la Nación. Dirección Nacional de Cultura y Museos. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina |
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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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