Share our passion for geography and find out where it can take you - accredited by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) W-0.963° N53.063°
NTU Brackenhurst Campus
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Can't believe it's been our last day here on Tenerife today before heading home tomorrow 😥. We've been looking at what might be alternatives to the dominant model of tourism here.
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In Callao Salvaje we heard from @myndhotels on their hotel concept that's more sustainable and involved with the local environment and community.
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Our final host is in the process of reconstructing a historic granary to act as a community hub and a visitor attraction for tourists and residents alike - promoting locally produced food and products and celebrating the rich history of Tenerife and its people.
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A big thank you to all the contributions from those on the island who've given us their time, provided expert opinions and inspired us with their passion for this special place. We've been honoured to share it with them for a few days. #localvoices @GeoTenerife @NTU_ARES
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Tomorrow our students are going to explore what alternatives to the current model of tourism might look like. How can places that are important to Tinerfeños, like Puertito, be there for future generations? #Tenerife #geography #fieldwork #tourism
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Walking across the last parts of the southern coastline of Tenerife not to be developed for tourism gives a glimpse into its geological and cultural history. Lava flows and ignimbrite deposits tell of violent volcanic eruptions.
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Our journey through this past brings us back to the present at Puertito de Adeje and its sheltered bay. Work has just started again on a tourism macroproject which has helped spark protests against the current tourism model on Tenerife.
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This afternoon its on to Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas to look at the hotspot for mass tourism on the island of #Tenerife Since the establishment of a health clinic in the 1960s tourism exploded with the opening of Tenerife South airport.
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This morning we looked at beach modification for tourism and discussed its impacts. Tomorrow we'll be at a site being developed where the same is planned - bringing negative impacts to the biodiversity and probably efforts to limit or discourage access to a public beach.
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La Tejita beach looks idyllic with Montaña Roja providing a sheltered bay but a glance shoreward reveals all is not well.
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Local voices are key to understanding this and our fieldwork puts them front and centre. #fieldwork #Tenerife #Geography
