2.1 INTRODUCTION This chapter deals with the literature on the socio-economic impacts of heritage tourism in order to give the reader a clear picture of the problem. According to Weaver and Lawton (2002), the main purposed of tourism management at a destination is to maximise the economic, social and environmental benefits while trying to minimising the associated costs. Regarding the impacts of tourism, most literature will describes economic and social impacts in both positive and negative (Lickorish
Reading into which architecture and sites our society and government decides to conserve and protect for future generations reflects our very own beliefs and values. Recently history shows that indigenous sacred sites have not been protected by the heritage conservation act causing much distress and outcry from the indigenous communities. In 2014, burials and sacred sites were desecrated for Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Mine, in New South Wales. The Gomeroi Traditional Custodians believed that Whitehaven
new uranium mine plan. The reason of this is because the uranium mine would take place in Kakadu National Park, a world heritage site. If you don’t know, a World Heritage Site is by definition “a natural or man-made site, area, or structure recognized as being of outstanding international importance and therefore as deserving special protection”. Kakadu was listed as a World Heritage site due to its cultural and natural aspects. The park features a beautiful landscape filled with dozens of species both
mining city in western New South Wales. It is about a 12-hour drive from Newcastle and has a population of around 20,000 people. It was the first city in Australia to be included on the national heritage list because of it’s magnificent heritage significance to the country. It is home to some of the largest silver, lead and zinc mines in the world. Broken Hills landscape is what some people see as the epitome of Australian landscape. It is covered in red dirt, dry shrubs and big rocks much like many
Indigenous People and Tourism: Australia and New Zealand Defining Indigenous Indigenous tourism focuses on individuals who believe the rights to determine their own identity or membership in accordance with their culture and traditions. The activities used to define an Indigenous tourism visitors are experiencing Aboriginal art, craft and cultural displays and visiting an Aboriginal site or community. Indigenous tourism attracts Interstate, International and domestic tourist. Cultural History
Australia is a stable, developed, democratic country even though it’s the Smallest continent in the world. Australia has a mixed free market economy founded on agriculture, mining, and services. Australia has a strong economic trade with most of the Asia-Pacific countries. It lies between the Indian and Pacific Ocean. Australia is in one of the fastest growing regions of the world. Its capital is Canberra and its largest city is Sydney. Australia has the population of 23 million people.
South Australia at the time. Over time Ayers Rock became a tourist attraction and provided regional and economic benefits. In the early 1900s the government took ownership of Uluru and the surrounding land and by the 1950s tracks were made to Uluru by tourists and miners. As the tourism grew the remaining Anangu living at Uluru moved to nearby regions in Central Australia. With the increased environmental impacts of tourism, in 1973 the accommodation at the base of Uluru moved to a new site. It was
the largest national park in Australia, located in the Northern Territory, Australia (coordinates 12°25'16"S, 132°40'23"E). It is 171km South East of Darwin and is 19,804km2. Kakadu was named after the mispronunciation of Gaagudju- a aboriginal language formally spoken on the northern side of the national park. Established around 1978, Kakadu was founded during a time when the Australian community was becoming more and more interested in the conservation of Australia and wanted to declare several
Top most beautiful gardens in the world It is believed that the earliest gardens were planted to reap medicinal benefits. However, over the times, the functioning of gardens has been dramatically changed as a tourist spots and relaxing area. Growing of different flowers, designing the garden in a unique way and building activities are now the major attractions of gardens across world. We have listed down the top most beautiful gardens in the world that should be explored: Butchart Gardens- Canada:
Australia has mined uranium since 1954, allowing the Australian economy to reap the benefits uranium has to offer (World Nuclear Association, 2017). Australia has the world’s largest resources of uranium, with exports in 2012 valued at $696 million (Geoscience Australia, 2013). As of 2017, there are three operating uranium mines in Australia; The Ranger mine in the Northern Territory and Olympic Dam and the Beverly-Four Mile mine in South Australia. There have also been a number of other mines which
home of sport in Australia. The MCG has been the scene of many important events, as well as many ‘firsts’ in Australian sporting history. Hosting both major and minor sporting events on a local, national and global stage, the MCG has become a symbol of a nation fixated on sports of all kinds. The MCG is one of Australia’s most significant
Archaeology plays a crucial role in the maintenance of cultural heritage and restoration of it to various groups of people around the world. From Native Americans to the Aboriginal people of Australia and the Shona in Zimbabwe, archaeology has strived to maintain and restore heritage that would otherwise be lost to these groups of people. Through archaeology reconstruction and rebuilding of cultural heritage sites can be made, antiquities can provide a gateway to the past, and groups once stripped
parts of the world is necessary to preserve the natural beauties of a certain location. Not only is it different from the social norm of mass-tourism, but it also presents the opportunity to go about a vacation without harming an environment. In todays society vacationing seems to revolve around an instinctive location that seems appealing to certain people, but do people really get everything out of their trip? Going off your “resort” and visiting those natural and possibly uninhabited sites is what
Introduction to Hallett Cove: Hallett Cove is one of the best known geological sites both in Australia and other parts of the world. It was made known by Professor Ralph Tate in 1875 when he first discovered the evidence of an ancient glaciation. Professor Ralph Tate’s discovery is now known all throughout the world. The conservation of the site to protect the glacial pavements commenced in 1960 with acquisition of a strip of coastline, named the Sandison Reserve, by the National Trust. Hallett Cove
holistically integrate heritage conservation and sustainable development of historic urban landscapes. The HUL Approach perceives cities as both carriers of collective memory, meaning, architectural and artistic achievements, and also as dynamic organisms that continuously evolve (Bandarin & van Oers, 2012). Recognizing heritage as a resource to the city and its communities, both intangible and tangible components, the HUL approach is aiming to support the perception of heritage as a driving force for
Heritage buildings as described by Feilden (2000) are “buildings that give us a sense of wonder and make us want to know more about people and culture that produce it”. A more elaborate definition was made by Kamal and Harun (2002) where they defined them as buildings built in the past which have high historical and architectural values and require continuous care and protection to preserve their historical, architectural, aesthetic, archaeological, spiritual, social, political and economic values
make laws about defence, as stated in section 51 of the Constitution. All members of Australia are bound by the constitution, including the Commonwealth and state parliaments. Prior to the Constitution, the British government ruled over the six separate colonies of Australia. The Australian Constitution was created by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (UK), due to the six colonies of Australia deciding to federate into a singular nation. The
is one of the oldest islands to develop around Australia taking over 800,000 thousand years. Fraser was formed over many years because salt drifted of the east coast to make the island this is why the whole island is sand. Fraser is surrounded by salt water but inside the island is nearly all freshwater. This provides tropical swimming holes and beaches for tourist. Fraser is the largest sand island in the world. Fraser is a world heritage listed site, it was listed in 1992. Geographical Features
The end of World War II left the global society in despair. With the amalgamation of new social behaviours being accepted in the very day lives of white Australian citizens, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders culture was being disregarded. With the world modernising ‘White’ society traditions, it was decided that Aboriginal citizens were no more than an accessory to the land and could be alienated, dividing the cultures into a hierarchy of superiority. Within the accessibility of the Aboriginal
Introduction Environmental policy and legislation in Australia have been heavily influenced by non-binding international agreements, in particular, the principle of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (the Act) is the primary vehicle for implementing ESD at the Commonwealth level but it is not consistently able to achieve its object of managing environmental issues and achieving ecologically sustainable development