Mining heritage and tourism: a global synthesis / by Michael V. E. Conlin

By:

Conlin, Michael V. e

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge advances in tourism, 19Publication details: Routledge, 2012. Oxon:Description: xxii,: 254pISBN:

9780415560900

Subject(s):

Heritage tourism 2.Mines and mineral resources

DDC classification:

622.074 MIN

Contents:

Section 1: Introduction -- 1. What Happens When Mining Leaves? -- Section 2: Interpreting Mining Heritage -- 2. The Making of Two Mining Museums: Bowes and Beamish, North East England -- 3. Chinese Mining Heritage and Tourism in the Goldfields of the Pacific Rim -- 4. Pilgrimage in Heritage Tourism: Finding Meaning and Identity in the Industrial -- Past 5. Branding Beaconsfield: The Great Escape Puts Small Tasmanian Town on the Tourist Map -- Section 3: Transforming Mines into Heritage Attractions -- 6. Mining the Museum: A Rich Vein for Dissent -- 7. Transforming Working Mines into Tourist Attractions: Conceptual and Practical Considerations -- 8. Developing a Heritage Tourism Attraction in a Working Salt Mine: The Kansas Underground Salt Museum -- 9. Interpreting the Environmental Impacts of the Gold Rushes at the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park -- 10. Sustaining the Benefits of Heritage Mining for Site, City and Region: Exploring the Success of Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum Section 4: Traditional Mining Attraction Destinations -- 11. Flogging a Dead Horse or Creating Cultural Capacity? The Development and Impact of Mines as Alternative Tourist Destinations: A Case Study of South Wales, UK -- 12. The Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Tourism in Mining Communities Attractions -- 13. Geotourism Sites Development in Slovakia Geza -- 14. Mining Tourism in the Spanish Province of Huelva: The Case of the Mining Park of Riotinto -- Section 5: Globalization and the Future of Mining Attraction Destinations -- 15. Planning For the Future: Tourism Options for an Open Pit Mine, Vietnam -- 16. Mining Tourism in Ouro Preto (Brazil): Opportunities and Challenges -- 17. Mining Heritage, Local Development and Identity: The Case of Sardinia Giovanni Sistu -- 18. Developing Geological Tourism in the Bay of Fundy Region -- 19. From Mining Boom Towns to Tourist Haunts: Ghost towns and Mining Heritage Section 6: Lessons Learned -- 20. Lessons in Transforming Mines into Tourism Attractions

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Section 1: Introduction --
1. What Happens When Mining Leaves? --
Section 2: Interpreting Mining Heritage --
2. The Making of Two Mining Museums: Bowes and Beamish, North East England --
3. Chinese Mining Heritage and Tourism in the Goldfields of the Pacific Rim --
4. Pilgrimage in Heritage Tourism: Finding Meaning and Identity in the Industrial --
Past 5. Branding Beaconsfield: The Great Escape Puts Small Tasmanian Town on the Tourist Map --
Section 3: Transforming Mines into Heritage Attractions --
6. Mining the Museum: A Rich Vein for Dissent --
7. Transforming Working Mines into Tourist Attractions: Conceptual and Practical Considerations --
8. Developing a Heritage Tourism Attraction in a Working Salt Mine: The Kansas Underground Salt Museum --
9. Interpreting the Environmental Impacts of the Gold Rushes at the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park --
10. Sustaining the Benefits of Heritage Mining for Site, City and Region: Exploring the Success of Sovereign Hill Outdoor Museum Section 4: Traditional Mining Attraction Destinations --
11. Flogging a Dead Horse or Creating Cultural Capacity? The Development and Impact of Mines as Alternative Tourist Destinations: A Case Study of South Wales, UK --
12. The Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Tourism in Mining Communities Attractions --
13. Geotourism Sites Development in Slovakia Geza --
14. Mining Tourism in the Spanish Province of Huelva: The Case of the Mining Park of Riotinto --
Section 5: Globalization and the Future of Mining Attraction Destinations --
15. Planning For the Future: Tourism Options for an Open Pit Mine, Vietnam --
16. Mining Tourism in Ouro Preto (Brazil): Opportunities and Challenges --
17. Mining Heritage, Local Development and Identity: The Case of Sardinia Giovanni Sistu --
18. Developing Geological Tourism in the Bay of Fundy Region --
19. From Mining Boom Towns to Tourist Haunts: Ghost towns and Mining Heritage Section 6: Lessons Learned --
20. Lessons in Transforming Mines into Tourism Attractions

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