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Assessing Geosites for Geotourism Development: Case Studies from the Southern Part of Sri Lanka
Geoheritage ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-07 , DOI: 10.1007/s12371-021-00608-1
Daminda Sumanapala 1, 2 , Lucie Kubalíková 3 , Isabelle D. Wolf 4, 5
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Although Sri Lanka is known for its many geodiverse attractions, it has not fully recognized and capitalized on its potential to promote geotourism. This study evaluates the potential of two geotourism case study areas, Ussangoda and the Kudawella blowhole, in the southern part of the island which is well frequented by tourists. We provide a blueprint on how to assess the development potential of geotourism sites by employing three types of analyses: Firstly, we estimated the numerical value of various characteristics of the sites important for the development for geotourism, including their scientific, tourism, and conservation values along with the value added by other (non-geotourism) features. Secondly a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis was performed which builds on the results from the numerical evaluation but provides a more in-depth narrative evaluation. Thirdly, the SWOT analysis can be extended and used to generate a threats, opportunities, weaknesses and strengths (TOWS) matrix which identifies the relationships between these factors and enables to select strategies by providing a succinct tabular overview as the basis for tourism development strategies. We exemplified this multi-step analysis on the Ussangoda and Kudawella blowhole and identified that both sites harbor significant potential as geotourism sites. A private–public partnership between communities and local authorities, as well as universities should be considered to develop geotourism in Sri Lanka.



中文翻译:

评估地质旅游发展的地质地点:斯里兰卡南部的案例研究

尽管斯里兰卡以其众多的地理多样性景点而闻名,但它尚未充分认识到并利用其促进地理旅游的潜力。本研究评估了游客经常光顾的岛屿南部的两个地质旅游案例研究区 Ussangoda 和 Kudawella 喷水孔的潜力。我们通过三种类型的分析提供了如何评估地质旅游景点的发展潜力的蓝图:首先,我们估算了对地质旅游发展重要的景点的各种特征的数值,包括它们的科学价值、旅游价值和保护价值以及其他(非地质旅游)特征的附加值。其次是优势、劣势、机会,进行了威胁 (SWOT) 分析,该分析建立在数值评估的结果之上,但提供了更深入的叙述性评估。第三,SWOT 分析可以扩展并用于生成威胁、机会、弱点和优势 (TOWS) 矩阵,该矩阵确定这些因素之间的关系,并通过提供简洁的表格概述作为旅游发展战略的基础来选择战略。我们举例说明了对 Ussangoda 和 Kudawella 气孔的多步分析,并确定这两个地点都具有作为地质旅游地点的巨大潜力。应考虑在社区和地方当局以及大学之间建立公私合作伙伴关系,以发展斯里兰卡的地质旅游。SWOT 分析可以扩展并用于生成威胁、机会、弱点和优势 (TOWS) 矩阵,该矩阵确定这些因素之间的关系,并通过提供简洁的表格概述作为旅游发展战略的基础来选择战略。我们举例说明了对 Ussangoda 和 Kudawella 气孔的多步分析,并确定这两个地点都具有作为地质旅游地点的巨大潜力。应考虑在社区和地方当局以及大学之间建立公私合作伙伴关系,以发展斯里兰卡的地质旅游。SWOT 分析可以扩展并用于生成威胁、机会、弱点和优势 (TOWS) 矩阵,该矩阵确定这些因素之间的关系,并通过提供简洁的表格概述作为旅游发展战略的基础来选择战略。我们举例说明了对 Ussangoda 和 Kudawella 气孔的多步分析,并确定这两个地点都具有作为地质旅游地点的巨大潜力。应考虑在社区和地方当局以及大学之间建立公私合作伙伴关系,以发展斯里兰卡的地质旅游。劣势和优势 (TOWS) 矩阵,它确定了这些因素之间的关系,并通过提供简洁的表格概述作为旅游发展战略的基础来选择策略。我们举例说明了对 Ussangoda 和 Kudawella 气孔的多步分析,并确定这两个地点都具有作为地质旅游地点的巨大潜力。应考虑在社区和地方当局以及大学之间建立公私合作伙伴关系,以发展斯里兰卡的地质旅游。劣势和优势 (TOWS) 矩阵,确定这些因素之间的关系,并通过提供简洁的表格概述作为旅游发展战略的基础来选择策略。我们举例说明了对 Ussangoda 和 Kudawella 气孔的多步分析,并确定这两个地点都具有作为地质旅游地点的巨大潜力。应考虑在社区和地方当局以及大学之间建立公私合作伙伴关系,以发展斯里兰卡的地质旅游。

更新日期:2021-09-07
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