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List of Contributors

Ted Brattstrom has a BA in Chemistry, an MEd Jerry Eades PhD is currently professor and dean,
in Secondary Education and an MSc in Geology College of Asia Pacific Studies and Graduate
and Geophysics. An earth science teacher living School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia
on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, Ted has journeyed Pacific University, Beppu, Japan, and senior
south three times to visit Antarctica and/or honorary research fellow, Department of
various sub-Antarctic islands to pursue his passion Anthropology and Conservation, University of
for Antarctic history, geology and wildlife. Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom. His current
ted@ Hawaii.edu research interests include migration, urbanization,
the environment and tourism.
Brian Brogan is a keen amateur photographer jerryeades@gmail.com
who took up photography after an accident
resulting in severe spinal damage. He rewarded Jens Edelmann originally trained as a lawyer, but
himself with a trip to Australia after he learnt to has been interested in volcanoes since his
walk again and contributed the colour photo of childhood. He specialized in geology and
the basalt columns in Mt Kaputar National Park. geotourism and has authored three books focusing
bbrogan@talktalk.net on geology and travel, as well as numerous
paleontological publications for a rockhound
Malcolm Cooper PhD is vice president (research) magazine. His travels usually take him to Africa,
and holds the position of professor of tourism Iceland and the volcanoes of south-east Asia. He
management in the Graduate School of Asia organizes and leads geotouristic travel projects to
Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Morocco and southern Europe.
University, Japan. Professor Cooper has published Jens.Ed@t-online.de
over 80 books, refereed articles and book chapters.
His research interests include tourism development Patricia Erfurt-Cooper lectures in tourism
and planning, sustainable development and planning and resource management at Ritsumeikan
management of environmental resources. Asia-Pacific University, Japan, and is currently
cooperm@apu.ac.jp completing her PhD through James Cook
University, Australia. Patricia has co-edited with
Ross Dowling PhD is foundation professor of Malcolm Cooper a book about Hot Spring
tourism at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. Tourism and her research interests include
Professor Dowling is advisor to the United Nations geothermal resources for human use and geotourism
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s in volcanic and geothermal environments with a
(UNESCO) Global Network of National Geoparks, focus on risk management and sustainability.
a board member of the Indian Ocean Tourism Patricia.Erfurt@jcu.edu.au
Organisation, and founder and advisor for the Global
Geotourism Conference held every two years. John Fletcher PhD is professor of tourism,
r.dowling@ecu.edu.au director of the International Centre for Tourism

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