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Landscape Values As A Determinant In Geotourism Development: A Case Study Of Utah, Usa, E. Papińska, Elzbieta Białkowska-Jelińska
Landscape Values As A Determinant In Geotourism Development: A Case Study Of Utah, Usa, E. Papińska, Elzbieta Białkowska-Jelińska
School of Geosciences Student Publications
The state of Utah is located in west-central United States. The area of 219 887 km2is populated by 2.8 million people (in 2009). Population density is relatively low: 12 persons per square km. The main reasons for low population density are unfavourable natural conditions. The most important are topography and climate. Utah’s landscape diversity is a consequence of a variety of terrain types. For that reason, there are 5 national parks (Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches and Canyonlands), national monuments, and other lower rank protected areas established in Utah. Each of these places, characterized by unique types of …
William Halliday Oral History Interview With Spencer Fleury And Todd Chavez, July 23, 2007, William Halliday (Interviewee), Spencer Fleury (Interviewer), Todd Chavez (Interviewer)
William Halliday Oral History Interview With Spencer Fleury And Todd Chavez, July 23, 2007, William Halliday (Interviewee), Spencer Fleury (Interviewer), Todd Chavez (Interviewer)
Environmental Sustainability Oral Histories
Dr. William Halliday, medical surgeon and karst terrain authority, relates segments of his life story back to the development of his interest in karst and caving. Dr. Halliday recounts his involvement as a charter member of the National Speleological Society (NSS), founding several grottos, and the political activism in which he participated on their behalf. He describes a few of his international caving adventures, the difference between karst and pseudo-karst, and his impressions on whether there exists an attitudinal divide between geologists and amateur sport cavers. The interview ends with Dr. Halliday's personal belief that Mars exploration should be pivotal …