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Trails of History and Nature: Developing ecological and cultural materials for an ecotourism network on the Aegean Islands of Naxos

dc.contributor.authorDhillon, Simrin
dc.contributor.authorLi, Peiwen
dc.contributor.authorGao, Haoting
dc.contributor.authorValentine, Dominique
dc.contributor.advisorFoufopoulos, Johannes
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-06T15:23:08Z
dc.date.issued2024-04
dc.date.submitted2024-04
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/193053
dc.description.abstractThe Cycladic Islands of Greece are a prominent spot for implementing ecotourism. Greece is facing an increase in mass tourism, driving the need for more sustainable ecotourism practices. Due to its size, position, and biological diversity, the Island of Naxos is ideal for implementing these initiatives. Naxos boasts various landscapes, abundant endemic species, a rich cultural heritage, and an array of ancient hiking trails. Despite the wealth of ecology and ecosystems, the development of hiking tourism is necessary to benefit the local communities and protect biological diversity. The potential of ecotourism and hiking tourism remains untapped mainly due to a lack of accessible information for visitors to help guide and inform them of ecological and historical assets. This project is the continuation of research conducted by the University of Michigan's Naxos Capstone team of 2023. The Naxos Capstone team of 2024 expanded this project and further developed it based on the available research and data provided by the previous team. An addition of nine hiking trail descriptions, over 200 species accounts, and architectural 3D models were researched and included. These contributions will be used to create a guidebook and mobile application for visitors to embark on self-guided hikes. The use of these resources will benefit the local community and other communities that seek to experience and appreciate the distinctiveness of the Island of Naxos. This work serves as a bridge to facilitate a meaningful relationship between humans and the invaluable cultural heritage and unique Naxian ecosystems.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectEcotourismen_US
dc.subjectGreek cultureen_US
dc.subjectEcology and Biodiversityen_US
dc.subjectInternational Sustainable Developmenten_US
dc.titleTrails of History and Nature: Developing ecological and cultural materials for an ecotourism network on the Aegean Islands of Naxosen_US
dc.typeProjecten_US
dc.description.thesisdegreenameMaster of Science (MS) Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)en_US
dc.description.thesisdegreedisciplineSchool for Environment and Sustainabilityen_US
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantorUniversity of Michiganen_US
dc.contributor.committeememberSchueller, Sheila
dc.identifier.uniqnamesimrinen_US
dc.identifier.uniqnamepeiwenlien_US
dc.identifier.uniqnamehaotinen_US
dc.identifier.uniqnamedomivalen_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/193053/1/Naxos Trails of History and Nature.pdf
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.7302/22698
dc.description.mappingd0a18e86-7d9e-4669-812b-ead353cc4899en_US
dc.working.doi10.7302/22698en_US
dc.owningcollnameDissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)


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