Antarctica: tourism, wilderness, and "ambassadorship"
Antarctica, as a continent, is one of the most beautiful, remote places on the planet. For many people Antarctica is a place of mystery, a place of historic exploration, discovery, and suffering. Antarctica is where huge icebergs sweep by populous penguin rookeries, and where majestic albatross swee...
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ftlincolnuniv:oai:researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz:10182/3749 2023-05-15T13:44:38+02:00 Antarctica: tourism, wilderness, and "ambassadorship" Maher, A Steel, Gary McIntosh, Alison pp.204-210 https://hdl.handle.net/10182/3749 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000221665300033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=42fe17854fe8be72a22db98beb5d2208 en eng United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station The original publication is available from United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN WILDERNESS VALUES https://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/bitstream/10182/3749/4/rmrs_p027_204_210.pdf.jpg https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000221665300033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=42fe17854fe8be72a22db98beb5d2208 Maher, P. T., Steel, G., & McIntosh, A. (2003). Antarctica: Tourism, wilderness, and "ambassadorship". In A. Watson & J. Sproull (compilers), Science and stewardship to project and sustain wilderness values: Seventh World Wilderness Congress symposium, 2001 November 2-8, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (pp. 204-210). Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://hdl.handle.net/10182/3749 Seventh World Wilderness Congree Symposium conservation ambassadorship Antarctica tourism wilderness visitors Conference Contribution - unpublished ftlincolnuniv 2022-08-23T17:09:41Z Antarctica, as a continent, is one of the most beautiful, remote places on the planet. For many people Antarctica is a place of mystery, a place of historic exploration, discovery, and suffering. Antarctica is where huge icebergs sweep by populous penguin rookeries, and where majestic albatross sweep along on wind curling off the polar plateau. These preconceptions are perhaps why Antarctic tourism has grown substantially over the past two decades, now numbering nearly 15,000 visitors each year. Antarctic wilderness is vast, its flora and fauna not diverse, but plentiful and unique. The questions are now whether (1) tourism and wilderness are compatible, (2) tourism can support and conserve the Antarctic wilderness, and (3) Antarctic wilderness can support current or increased tourism. This paper is an attempt to reveal and combine some of the known information, but also acts as a call for further empirical research, including that proposed by the authors. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Iceberg* Lincoln University (New Zealand): Lincoln U Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) |
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Antarctica, as a continent, is one of the most beautiful, remote places on the planet. For many people Antarctica is a place of mystery, a place of historic exploration, discovery, and suffering. Antarctica is where huge icebergs sweep by populous penguin rookeries, and where majestic albatross sweep along on wind curling off the polar plateau. These preconceptions are perhaps why Antarctic tourism has grown substantially over the past two decades, now numbering nearly 15,000 visitors each year. Antarctic wilderness is vast, its flora and fauna not diverse, but plentiful and unique. The questions are now whether (1) tourism and wilderness are compatible, (2) tourism can support and conserve the Antarctic wilderness, and (3) Antarctic wilderness can support current or increased tourism. This paper is an attempt to reveal and combine some of the known information, but also acts as a call for further empirical research, including that proposed by the authors. |
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The original publication is available from United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station SCIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN WILDERNESS VALUES https://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/bitstream/10182/3749/4/rmrs_p027_204_210.pdf.jpg https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000221665300033&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=42fe17854fe8be72a22db98beb5d2208 Maher, P. T., Steel, G., & McIntosh, A. (2003). Antarctica: Tourism, wilderness, and "ambassadorship". In A. Watson & J. Sproull (compilers), Science and stewardship to project and sustain wilderness values: Seventh World Wilderness Congress symposium, 2001 November 2-8, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (pp. 204-210). Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://hdl.handle.net/10182/3749 |
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