Tourist behaviour, local values, and interpretation at Uluru: ‘The sacred deed at Australia’s mighty heart’

摘要: This paper explores issues relating to multiple and changing values uses of desert landscapes in the context tourism at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (UKTNP), co-managed by Aboriginal people Australian Government agency Parks Australia. More than 400,000 visit park each year, drawn mostly massive red monolith. To local people, Anangu, this rock is Uluru, a complex places with great spiritual importance. Since co-management, UKTNP has become symbol reconciliation process between settler Australians. Climbing popular activity. co-managers ask visitors not climb Uluru but rather learn about their culture home through eyes. management aims discourage climbing. research investigated how respond Anangu request climb, why some while others do not. We argue that spatial experiential aspects support climbing expense participation other activities more attuned understandings landscape Uluru.