There are over 1300 active volcanoes worldwide and many more dormant or extinct. Some are developed as tourist destinations; others are not, but have great potential. Mount Fuji in Japan attracts over 100 million visitors per year and has immense cultural and spiritual significance, while a number of volcanic areas in national parks, for example Teide in Spain, Yellowstone in the US, Vesuvius in Italy and Tongariro in New Zealand, attract between one to four million tourists each year. In the last decade the designation of nearly 50 geoparks around the world has highlighted their potential for tourism development.
This book provides the first global review and assessment of the sustainable use of active and dormant volcanic and geothermal environments for geotourism. The volcano-based tourism sector is further augmented through a closely linked range of geothermal resources and attractions, such as geysers and hot springs, which are discussed in detail throughout individual chapters covering all key volcanic and geothermal regions around the world. It is shown that volcano and geothermal tourism is a subsection of nature-based geotourism and incorporates a variety of other tourism categories such as adventure tourism, extreme tourism, ecotourism, green tourism, educational tourism, and hot spring tourism. This comprehensive book covers the most important issues of this growing tourism sector whilst incorporating relevant global research, making it an essential resource for all in the field.
Includes colour plates.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction
Part II: Africa
Introduction
2. Africa's Great Volcanoes of the Albertine Rift Valley
3. Volcano Tourism in Ethiopia and the Danakil Rift Zone
Case Study 1: Reunion Island, France - Piton de la Fournaise Volcano
Case Study 2: Cap Verde Islands
Case Study 3: East Africa - Volcanoes, Glaciers and Safari Parks
Part III: The Americas
Introduction
4. The Lure of Lava Tubes: Exploring Lava Tube Tourism on the Big Island of Hawai'i
5. Geotourism and Public Safety in Volcanic Environments
6. The Economics of Volcano Tourism with Special Reference to Montserrat, West Indies
7. Volcano Tourism - Central and South American Examples
Case Study 4: The Cascades - Connecting Canada and the United States
Case Study 5: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Case Study 6: The Galapagos Islands - Volcanoes and Wildlife
Case Study 7: Death by Volcanic Laze
Case Study 8: Alaska's Volcanoes - The Aleutian Arc and Wilderness
Case Study 9: Active Volcanoes in Mexico as Tourist Destinations
Part IV: Asia
Introduction
8. The Need for a Planning Framework to Preserve the Wilderness Values of Sibayak Volcano, North Sumatra, Indonesia
9. Volcano and Geothermal Tourism in Kyushu, Japan
10. Volcano and Geothermal Tourism in Japan - Examples from Honshu and Hokkaido
11. Jeju: South Korea's Premier Island Geotourism Destination
12. Volcano Tourism in Iran: Mt. Damavand, the Highest Peak in the Middle East
13. Volcano Tourism in the Philippines
Case Study 10: Challenging Destinations - The World Heritage listed Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Case Study 11: Krakatau, Indonesia, a Volcano with a History
Case Study 12: Geothermal Attractions and Active Volcanoes in China
Part V: Europe
Introduction
14. Emerging Volcano and Geothermal Related Tourism in Iceland
15. Volcano Tourism and its influence on the territory of Mount Etna (Italy) - explored with digressions to Stromboli (Italy)
16. Under the Volcano - Can sustainable tourism development be balanced with risk management?
17. The Auvergne - Centre of Volcanic Tourism in France
18. Volcanic Geotourism in West Coast Scotland
Case Study 13: The Azores - Volcanic Islands in the Atlantic
Case Study 14: The Canary Islands - Volcanic World Heritage of Spain
Case Study 15: Greece - Currently Dormant VolcanicIslands
Case Study 16: The Vulkaneifel - A Tourist Destination with a long History
Part VI: Oceania
Introduction
19. The Volcanoes of New Zealand
20. Volcano Tourism in the new Kanawinka Global Geopark of Victoria and SE South Australia
21. Volcanic Landforms as Tourist Attractions in Australian National Parks and other Protected Areas
Case Study 17: Vanuatu - Active Volcanism in the Pacific
Case Study 18: Geothermal Parks in New Zealand
Case Study 19: Deception Island - Hot Times on a Chilly Continent
Part VII
22. Conclusion
Appendices:
1. An Overview of Recent Volcanic Activity Worldwide
2. Major Volcanoes Worldwide
3. Hazard Map and Fact Sheet Template
4. Useful Websites
