Geotourism conference

摘要

The History of Geology Group of the Geological Society of London held a conference "Appreciating Physical Landscapes: Geotourism 1670 - 1970". Papers and posters dealt with the role of local geological societies in the United Kingdom, photographic documentation of geotourism, geotourism history and geological monuments in Russia, north Norway, France, Canada, and Serbia. The conference examined the early reports of usually wealthy travellers, the publication of the first traveller's guidebooks, and the rise of modern landscape appreciation and geo-conservation measures as forerunners of modern Geoparks. The conference introduction noted that geotourism's rapidly expanding literature has tended to focus on descriptions and case studies, and promotional material in protected areas and Geoparks.