Den of Nargun, Mitchell River National Park

Title: Den of Nargun, Mitchell River National Park
Creator: Clark, Ian
Date: 2014
Type: Text; Book chapter
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/158988
Identifier: vital:11892
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.2478/9783110370119.5
Identifier: ISBN:9783110370102
Abstract: This chapter is concerned to document the history of the development of the Den of Nargun as a tourism site utilising the theoretical constructs developed by MacCannell (1976), Butler (1980) and Gunn (1994). These perspectives provide insights into the historical maturation of a cultural or natural site into a tourism attraction. MacCannell’s (1976) perspective reflects progressive development of attractions over five phases – naming, framing and elevation, enshrinement and duplication, and social reproduction. For the purpose of this study, Butler’s (1980) ‘tourism area life cycle model’ will be correlated with MacCannell’s model of the evolution of attractions in order to navigate the development and tourism history of the Den of Nargun. Furthermore, utilisation of Gunn’s (1994) spatial model helps to provide an understanding of the contextual and environmental development and character of the site.
Publisher: De Gruyter Open
Relation: An Historical Geography of Tourism in Victoria, Australia Chapter 5 p. 87-110
Rights: Open Access
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
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