02185    a2200265   4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020001800069037003600087040000700123041000800130072001500138072001500153072001200168072001400180072002100194072002100215100001900236245008900255250000600344260003200350300001000382520151200392999001501904135168858820250317111643.0250312042019GB        78           eng    a9781351688581  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 42.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aGLZ2thema7 aKNP2thema7 aGM2bic7 aKNSG2bic7 aSOC0030002bisac7 a919.430472bisac1 aCelmara Pocock10aVisitor Encounters with the Great Barrier ReefbAesthetics, Heritage, and the Senses  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20190820  a198 p  bVisitor Encounters with the Great Barrier Reef explores how visitor encounters have shaped the history and heritage of the Reef. Moving beyond the visual aesthetic significance, the book highlights the importance of multi-sensuous experiences in understanding the region as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research, the book describes how visitors have experienced the Great Barrier Reef through personal embodied encounters and the mechanisms they have used to understand, access and share these experiences with others. Illustrating how such experiences contribute to a knowledge of place, Pocock also explores the vital role of reproduction and photography in sharing experiences with those who have never been there. The second part of the book analyses visitor experiences and demonstrates how they underpin three key frames through which the Reef is understood and valued: the islands as paradise, the underwater coral gardens, and the singular Great Barrier Reef. Acknowledging that these constructs are increasingly removed from human experience, Pocock demonstrates that they are nevertheless integral to recognition of the region as a World Heritage Site. Demonstrating how experiences of the Reef have changed over time, Visitor Encounters with the Great Barrier Reef should be of interest to academics and students working in the fields of heritage studies, history and tourism. It should also be of interest to heritage practitioners working around the globe.  c7804d7804