Nature Trails Leonardo Da Vinci – W-Education 1st Transnational Meeting 12th-16th Nov, 2008 Maribor - Graz

Nature Trails

Leonardo Da Vinci – W-Education1st Transnational Meeting 12th-16th Nov, 2008 Maribor - Graz

Nature Trails

as attraction for tourists


Nature Trails


for guiding tourists


Nature Trails


for guiding tourists

for increasing identification of locals


Nature Trails

For Environmental Education


“The goal of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014), ...

... Teaching society how to behave responsibly and respect the environment lies at the core of education for sustainable development. ...”

Source: http://portal.unesco.org/education


Nature trail“ ... behave responsibly and respect the environment ...”

Knowledge: nature-human interactions

Emotional bond

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Pros & Cons


- Intervention into landscape


- Intervention into landscape

- Personal presentation more effective


- Intervention into landscape- Personal presentation more effective

- adjust contents to target group


Pros & Cons


+ Visitors guidance


+ Visitors guidance

+ Always available


+ Visitors guidance+ Always available

+ Individual speed and amount of information


+ Visitors guidance+ Always available+ Individual speed and amount of information

+ in nature, right in front of the “addressed” object


• Existing trail

• Provides information about a central theme

• to which the phenomenons on the trail are connected

• Loop trail

• 10 to 20 points

• Entrance and exit area

• Signs

• Stations

• Folder

• Alternate zones of activity and contemplation

Example Rockglacier trail

• Climate change– Permafrost– nature hazards– Mass movements– Altitudinal belts– Human influence





• Information• Hiking• Involve all senses -

instructions• interactive:

– Spring temperature measurements


Example Glacier Trail Pasterze

1900

2000

~ 1850

Thomas Ender 1793 bis 1875

1930

Example Glacier trail

• Information• Hiking• Information divided into

3 parts:

• Description of point• General information• Essay: special

information (e.g. portait

Example Nature Park Sparbach

• Wienerwald• English Landscape

Garden• Boars• 200 years old

beeches

• Adults, children


• Eingangselement• Orientierungstafel• Informationstafeln

• Interaktive Tafeln• Sonderformen• Erlebnisanleitung


• Blätterschicht• Bodenprofil• Baumrekorde


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Interest

“ ... behave responsibly and respect the environment ...”

Emotional bond Knowledge

The trail provides information about a central theme, to which all phenomenons and activities along the trail are related.

This also means that local objects (waterfall, old mill, etc.) are presented in connection with global issues (e.g. Climatechange, water resources).

The signs or stations are integrated into the landscape by sensitive design. Eyecatchers motivate the visitors to become interested in the provided information.

Complex contents are depicted clearly by means of texts and graphics. The information is given in form of levels of profoundness (e.g.: title, subtitle, abstract, detailed text).


Furthermore, a successful nature trail contains interestingly prepared information, gives instructions to experience nature with all senses, and is action-oriented.

If a nature trail succeeds in all the aspects mentioned above, it is an extremely valuable tool for ESD, but also enhances the attractivity of a region for tourists and encourages the regional identification of the locals.


Documents

Nature Trails Leonardo Da Vinci – W-Education 1st Transnational Meeting 12th-16th Nov, 2008 Maribor - Graz