How can astrotourism serve the sustainable development goals?: the Namibian example
How can astrotourism serve the sustainable development goals?: the Namibian example
Astrotourism brings new opportunities to generate sustainable socio-economic development, preserve cultural heritage, and inspire and educate the citizens of the globe. This form of tourism can involve many different activites, such as visiting observatories or travelling to remote areas to experience an evening under a pristine, dark night sky. Together, our UK-Namibian collaboration is working to develop and showcase astrotourism in Namibia, and to enhance the possibility for astrotourism worldwide....
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Dalgleish, H.
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Mengistie, G.
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Backes, M.
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Cotter, G.
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November 2021
Dalgleish, H.
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Mengistie, G.
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Backes, M.
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Cotter, G.
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Kasai, E.
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Dalgleish, H., Mengistie, G., Backes, M., Cotter, G. and Kasai, E.
(2021)
How can astrotourism serve the sustainable development goals?: the Namibian example.
Schultz, Greg, Barnes, Jonathan, Fraknoi, Andrew and Shore, Linda
(eds.)
In Embracing the Future: Astronomy Teaching and Public Engagement.
vol. 531,
.
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Astrotourism brings new opportunities to generate sustainable socio-economic development, preserve cultural heritage, and inspire and educate the citizens of the globe. This form of tourism can involve many different activites, such as visiting observatories or travelling to remote areas to experience an evening under a pristine, dark night sky. Together, our UK-Namibian collaboration is working to develop and showcase astrotourism in Namibia, and to enhance the possibility for astrotourism worldwide....
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H. Dalgleish
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G. Mengistie
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M. Backes
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G. Cotter
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E. Kasai
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Greg Schultz
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Jonathan Barnes
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Andrew Fraknoi
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Linda Shore
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