Rediscovering a Sense of Wonder: Geoheritage, Geotourism and Cultural Landscape Experiences

Geoheritage

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 65-77

  Gordon, John E ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Art; Geo interpretation; Geoconservation; Geodiversity; Geotourism; Literature; Scotland

Indexed keywords

ART; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; HERITAGE TOURISM; LITERATURE REVIEW; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84889234622     PISSN: 18672477     EISSN: 18672485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12371-011-0051-z     Document Type: Article

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