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Astrotourism: star gazers, eclipse chasers, and the dark sky movement

Michael Marlin
Resource Type:
E-Book
Edition:
First edition
Publication:
New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Business Expert Press, 2021
Related Series:
Tourism and hospitality management collection (ISSN 2375-9631)
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Summary:
Abstract: This book explores the growth of the astrotourism, identifies star seeker trends, how the stars have shaped civilizations, and the budding space tourism industry. Learn ways to develop a destination, find customers, and our relationship with the night sky. Meteor storms, eclipses, auroras, and other celestial phenomena have lured travelers for years and here the author expands the field of astrotourism with the inclusion of astronomical clocks, megaliths, and sundials, which track the movement of the stars.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Defining astrotourism
  • Chapter 2. Our link to the stars
  • Chapter 3. Star seeker trends
  • Chapter 4. The present and future astrotourist
  • Chapter 5. Where-when-what
  • Chapter 6. Space tourism
  • Chapter 7. Eclipse chasers
  • Chapter 8. Ancient monuments to the stars
  • Chapter 9. Sundials and astronomical clocks
  • Chapter 10. Tours
  • Chapter 11. ALAN and health
  • Chapter 12. Sharing the stars with your guests
  • Chapter 13. Developing a destination
  • Chapter 14. In closing.
Author/Creator:
Marlin, Michael , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Astrotourism: star gazers, eclipse chasers, and the dark sky movement [by Marlin, M.]
Related Series:
Tourism and hospitality management collection (ISSN 2375-9631)
Subjects:
Space tourism
Astronomy
Astrotourism
Tourism
Astronomy tourism
Astronomical
Eco-tourism
Green tourism
Sustainable tourism
Star gazing
Eclipse chasing
Star tourism
Dark sky
Astrotourist
Solar eclipse
Aurora borealis
Constellations
ALAN
Artificial light at night
Light pollution
Skyglow
Meteors
Full moon
2024 eclipse
Great America Eclipse
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index.
Description based on PDF viewed 06/02/2021.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Call Numbers:
TL794.7 .M37 2021eb
ISBNs:
9781637420676 (e-book)
1637420676
9781637420669 (print) [Invalid]
OCLC Numbers:
1255228818
Other Control Numbers:
EBC6635709 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp302470981