Visitor Encounters with the Great Barrier Reef - Aesthetics, Heritage and the Senses (Hardcover)

Visitor Encounters with the Great Barrier Reef explores how visitor encounters have shaped the history and heritage of the Reef. Moving beyond the visual aesthetic significance, the book highlights the importance of multi-sensuous experiences in understanding the region as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research, the book describes how visitors have experienced the Great Barrier Reef through personal embodied encounters and the mechanisms they have used to understand, access and share these experiences with others. Illustrating how such experiences contribute to a knowledge of place, Pocock also explores the vital role of reproduction and photography in sharing experiences with those who have never been there. The second part of the book analyses visitor experiences and demonstrates how they underpin three key frames through which the Reef is understood and valued: the islands as paradise, the underwater coral gardens, and the singular Great Barrier Reef. Acknowledging that these constructs are increasingly removed from human experience, Pocock demonstrates that they are nevertheless integral to recognition of the region as a World Heritage Site. Demonstrating how experiences of the Reef have changed over time, Visitor Encounters with the Great Barrier Reef should be of interest to academics and students working in the fields of heritage studies, history and tourism. It should also be of interest to heritage practitioners working around the globe.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Heritage
Release date:	August 2019
First published:	2020
Authors:	Celmara Pocock
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-04991-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Promotions
LSN:	1-138-04991-3
Barcode:	9781138049918

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