Abstract
The Jeju Island Geopark has a fundamental objective to play an active role in the economic development of the island through enhancement of an identity and mission to link the geological and other heritage with geotourism and public awareness and education. This will require the development with strong and effective links between: (1) the Jeju Island Department of Geoparks, (2) the Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes World Heritage management office, (3) the Jeju Development Center, (4) other branches of the government of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, (5) the nine geosites, (6) other natural and cultural heritage sites and their management, (7) all elements of the tourism industry including transport operators, (8) non-government organizations, (9) schools and academic institutions, and (10) interested individuals.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Woo, K., Sohn, Y., Ahn, U., Yoon, S., Spate, A. (2013). Economy and Development of Sustainable Tourism. In: Jeju Island Geopark - A Volcanic Wonder of Korea. Geoparks of the World (closed), vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20564-4_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20564-4_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-20563-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-20564-4
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)