A Proposed Model For Sustainable Underwater Cultural And Nature Tourism: The ecoRoute Project In Martinique
Author(s): Tronchet Margaux; Guibert Jean-Sébastien; Raxis Polyvios; Fourkiotou Anastasia; Baika Kalliopi; Gatt Judith
Year: 2025
Summary
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Island regions, particularly because of their economy and accessibility seasonality, require sustainable strategies adapted to meet these challenges. A new multidimensional approach to underwater cultural tourism is necessary, with smart strategies adapted to the area characteristics, sustainable and with an ecological focus, while at the same time promoting the unique underwater cultural assets to raise public awareness among the community and ensure stakeholders involvement.
In this context, the ecoRoute project introduces an approach aiming at transforming three island destinations: Azores, Madeira and Martinique, into intelligent destinations of cultural underwater tourism. We will present the case study of north Martinique as an example of the ecoRoute pilot interventions, given its geographical proximity to North America and the sustainable tourism development potential for the Caribbean Islands. It is focusing on Saint-Pierre's shipwrecks as witnesses of the 19th-20th centuries maritime frequentation and "frozen" testimonies of the Montagne Pelée's catastrophic eruption in 1902.
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A Proposed Model For Sustainable Underwater Cultural And Nature Tourism: The ecoRoute Project In Martinique. Tronchet Margaux, Guibert Jean-Sébastien, Raxis Polyvios, Fourkiotou Anastasia, Baika Kalliopi, Gatt Judith. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2025 ( tDAR id: 508491)
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Martinique
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min long: -61.175; min lat: 14.403 ; max long: -60.861; max lat: 14.877 ;
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