Tactile landscape: visitors at the Great Barrier Reef
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Article Title | Tactile landscape: visitors at the Great Barrier Reef |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Pocock, Celmara |
Journal Title | Sensorial Investigations |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2010 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sensorystudies...ock-Tactile-Landscape.doc |
Abstract | The cliche 'Take only photographs. Leave only footprints' is employed to raise awareness and minimise visitor impacts on sensitive environments. The Great Barrier Reef is Australia's premier tourist destination and included in the World Heritage List in recognition of its unique physical attributes. It is a location where tourists are strongly encouraged to look rather than touch. Even footprints are forbidden or washed away in this marine environment. But what have we lost in our experiences of the environment? This paper examines sensuous knowledge in visitor understanding and appreciation of the Great Barrier Reef through the twentieth century, and considers how a diminished sense of touch can lead to a loss of place in contemporary tourist experiences. |
Keywords | senses; landscape; tactile; haptic; sensory anthropology; Great Barrier Reef; visitors; tourists |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350806. Tourist behaviour and visitor experience |
410403. Environmental education and extension | |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
Public Notes | Sensorial Investigations is a research forum supporting advanced inquiry in sensory studies. It features occasional essays and exchanges on selected topics. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q19wq/tactile-landscape-visitors-at-the-great-barrier-reef
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