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and Hospitality Research and head of Bournemouth articles. Tom has extensive experience as a field
University Graduate School. Professor Fletcher is an geologist and naturalist and considerable expertise in
economist who has pioneered the development of natural heritage conservation and environmental
economic impact models for countries throughout education. He is a consultant on geotourism and
the Caribbean, The Indian Ocean, the South Pacific geology-focused interpretative provision.
and Europe. He is editor in chief of the International those01@bucks.ac.uk
Journal of Tourism Research and a member of the
International Academy for the Study of Tourism Associate Professor Edmund Bernard Joyce PhD
and a fellow of the Tourism Society. is honorary principal fellow at the School of Earth
jefletch@bournemouth.ac.uk Sciences of the University of Melbourne. For 40
years he has worked on the Newer Volcanics of
Henry Gaudru PhD is a French volcanologist Victoria, and he is currently studying volcanic
and the president of the European Volcanological landforms of Western Victoria to see what they
Society (Geneva, Switzerland). As scientific adviser can tell us about volcanic eruption risk, and also
to the United Nations International Strategy for how best to look after the landscape heritage of
Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) for volcanic risk the new Kanawinka Global Geopark.
mitigation, he carried out many missions around ebj@unimelb.edu.au
the world during recent eruptions about hazards
assessment, crisis management and public awareness Jonathan Karkut is a specialist in project
in coordination with local scientists, local and development, design and management for London
national authorities. He is member of the Metropolitan University, who has helped to
International Association of Volcanology and successfully deliver substantial EU funded tourism
Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) and heritage projects in the geographical contexts of
international commission ‘Cities and Volcanoes’. the Balkans, Mediterranean and India. Sparked off
hgaudru@sveurop.org by initial research concerning tourism development
around active volcanic sites, he is now studying for
Tanner Heggie is a research assistant with the his PhD by combining an earlier career in exploration
Astronomical Instrumentation Group at the geology with more recent experience in the
University of Lethbridge, Canada. anthropology of tourism to provide a critical analysis
tanner.heggie@uleth.ca of the rapidly expanding geoparks global network.
j.karkut@londonmet.ac.uk
Tracey M. Heggie MS lectures at the University
of North Dakota and is affiliated with the Lisa M. King holds a MEd in secondary
Recreation & Tourism Studies Program. education with further degrees in biology and
tracey.heggie@und.edu ecotourism and is currently pursuing her PhD in
tourism at James Cook University in Cairns,
Travis W. Heggie PhD is a professor in the Australia. A third generation field geologist
Recreation and Tourism Studies program at the married to an Earth science high school teacher,
University of North Dakota. Dr Heggie is also the Lisa’s research interests include geotourism, world
co-director of the Great Plains Injury Prevention heritage national parks, remote islands, visitor
Research Initiative at the University of North Dakota. monitoring and capacity building.
travisheggie@mail.und.nodak.edu volcanolisa@hotmail.com

Tom Hose PhD is a principal lecturer in heritage Yeganeh Morakabati PhD is a lecturer in services
and tourism management at Buckingham Chilterns marketing, research methodology and tourism at
University in the UK. He initially trained as an Earth Bournemouth University and has undertaken
scientist and is a fellow of the Geological Society of extensive research into travel and tourism risk and
London. Dr Hose has authored chapters for risk perceptions. Dr Morakabati has undertaken
Geological Society books and numerous geotourism research for the Commonwealth Tourism Centre
and geological interpretation journal papers and and local authorities in the UK, as well as an

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