Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia: national parks, changes in perception, and hyper-reality
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia: national parks, changes in perception, and hyper-reality |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
Book Title | Crown jewels: five great national parks around the world and the challenges they face |
Authors | |
Author | Pocock, Celmara |
Editors | Delehanty, Randolph |
Page Range | 119-135 |
Chapter Number | 6 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2013 |
Publisher | American Alliance of Museums Press |
Place of Publication | Washington, DC. United States |
ISBN | 9781933253732 |
9781933253817 | |
Abstract | In the past, visitors to the islands and reefs enjoyed embodied encounters: touch, sound, sight, smell, and taste combined in an oriented experience that created a strong sense of place. Now human encounters are shaped by media and technology, distancing visitors from unique Reef environments. Despite unprecedented access to the underwater, tourists today are more likely to experience the Reef through secondary visual representations, such as photographs and films. These enhanced and brilliant images create a hyper-reality in which the copies appear more wondrous than the real thing. |
Keywords | national parks; conservation; environment; protected areas; Great Barrier Reef; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350806. Tourist behaviour and visitor experience |
440107. Social and cultural anthropology | |
410404. Environmental management | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Event | Crown Jewels: Great National Parks Around the World and the Challenges They Face |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Event Details | Crown Jewels: Great National Parks Around the World and the Challenges They Face |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1qqw/great-barrier-reef-marine-park-australia-national-parks-changes-in-perception-and-hyper-reality
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