Creating demand for the tourist product during the implementation of geotourist project for post-mining objects

Abstract The experience of recent years shows that geotourism in post-mining objects has got a large development potential due to, among others, moving away from the typical museums to modern tourism products much more engaging visitors and the transition from the idea of 3S (sun, sand, sea) for 3E (experiment, excitement, education) and 4H (heritage, handicraft, habitat, history). In the article the specifics of the tourism product in projects related to the adaptation and using of post-mining objects and sites were presented. The article presents an assessment of the possibility of building a branded tourist product based on the relics of the mining industry in the context of the development and implementation of subsequent phases of the project consisting in making these relics available to tourists. The examples of completed projects, among others, in Poland and Germany were used. The division of the primary and secondary value of the geotourist project and the activities affecting the increase of these values were proposed. The article also raises issues of variation in demand for mining heritage products and the economic viability of such projects, as well as the recommendations for future investor in the post-mining tourism’ venture were specified.

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3D RECORDING AND MODELLING OF MINING HERITAGE: THE MONSERRAT MINE, SIERRA MINERA OF CARTAGENA-LA UNIÓN, SOUTHEAST OF SPAIN

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w3-325-2017 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol XLII-2/W3 ◽

pp. 325-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. García-León ◽

A. García Martín ◽

M. Torres Picazo ◽

J. Fernández

Keyword(s):

Laser Scanning ◽

Mining Industry ◽

Airborne Lidar ◽

Mountain Range ◽

Mining Sites ◽

Mining Areas ◽

Boiler Room ◽

Scanning Lidar ◽

A Site ◽

Mining Heritage

Mining heritage is essential to understand the history, landscape and cultural manifestations linked to mining industry. The Mountain Range of Cartagena-La Unión is one of the most relevant old Mediterranean mining areas, with mining sites that were already exploited before the Carthaginian domination. It was declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 2009. Our aim is to document and to enhance its premises, which are currently in a bad state of preservation and have been plundered. The methodology that we suggest combines various techniques, such as laser scanning, LIDAR and digital photogrammetry, in order to obtain the best results based on the characteristics of the objects to be inventoried. For this study, we have chosen an area in which a digital model has been created by means of terrestrial laser scanning and airborne LIDAR, then we have textured it with the images taken. With this model, it is possible to measure the deterioration and displacement suffered by its elements, in particular, the chimney and the boiler room.

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Mining Heritage and Mining Tourism

Czech Journal of Tourism ◽

10.1515/cjot-2018-0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 93-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jakub Jelen

Keyword(s):

Social Values ◽

Mining Industry ◽

Future Generations ◽

Tourist Attractions ◽

The Past ◽

Heritage Interpretation ◽

Mining Heritage

Abstract The mining industry leaves behind a large number of tangible or intangible remains. A part of them can be used by different actors as a mining heritage. Specific cultural or social values and meanings, which remind of the importance of mining in the past and today, are represented through this mining heritage. To preserve them, the heritage must be passed to future generations. One of the ways is mining tourism. However, the relation between the mining heritage and tourism is not simple as the complex mining heritage has many specific features that differ from the traditional tourist attractions and conceal many pitfalls. The aspects of authenticity or approaches to heritage interpretation are also important.

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Development potential of experiential tourism in Son Tra peninsula – Da Nang City

Science and Technology Development Journal ◽

10.32508/stdj.v19i4.744 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 113-119

Author(s):

Minh Duy Tran ◽

Thien Duc Pham

Keyword(s):

Typical Case ◽

Product Diversification ◽

Social Culture ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Development Potential ◽

Tourism Product ◽

Tourism Potential

Tourism product diversification is an essential need aiming to increase the attractiveness and effectively promote tourism potential for Son Tra peninsula, Da Nang City. In can-be-applied methods, the development of experiential tourism forms has numerous favorable advantages. Based on the understanding of the basic principles of the mentioned-above tourism forms, combining with the evaluation of the conditions in practice, the paper proposes some specific contents to implement experiential tourism in terms of nature and social culture for visitors to Son Tra peninsula. As a typical case, this deployment model can be applied to many other destinations in Vietnam where similar potentials and conditions are found.

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