Blue Lagoons and Coconut Palms‘
The Creation of a Tropical Idyll in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18960820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Pocock (0000-0003-3257-9689, University of Tasmania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 335-349 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Australian Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1035-8811 • E-ISSN: 1757-6547 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2005.tb00315.x |
| OpenAlex | W1999698212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 9 |
The Great Barrier Reef is regarded as an ‘Australian icon’. It is an internationally recognised World Heritage site managed for its ‘natural’ values. However, it is a location where visitors rarely enjoy Australian landscapes. This paper contrasts the sensuous engagement of past visitors with contemporary tourist experiences. Analysis of historic and contemporary visual and written materials suggests that tourist landscapes of the Reef have been transformed significantly during the 20th century. In particular, experiences of Reef islands characterised by Australian bush have been displaced by those of a generic Pacific location. The coconut palm, as a symbol of earthly paradise, has played an important role in realising both an imagined landscape and the physical transformation of tourist locations. Whereas the tourism industry is often regarded as responsible for the promulgation of such generic images, this study suggests that they are the product of a shared imagination to which both the tourism industry and tourists subscribe
Archaeology · Art history · Ethnology · Geography · Icon · Paradise · Political science · Promulgation · Sociology · Tourism · Cruise Tourism Development and Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Law · Travel Writing and Literature
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Tourism consumption of biodiversity
Island Movements
Envisioning the archipelago
Propuesta de circuito turístico-cultural en el Corredor del río Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina. Relato de una experiencia
Weedy Life
Turtle Riding on the Great Barrier Reef
World heritage as authentic fake
Negotiating belonging
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.45 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2023 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |