The value of landscapes

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

identification of how a landscape can

have economic value for different

people

Value of landscapes and landforms

Notice that this says landSCAPE (not a landform).

So let’s look at coastal landscapes and their economic (money) value to

Australia.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

When you’re asked to think of a
landform that has “cultural and
spiritual value”...

... AND you’re asked to investigate this

value for “people” INCLUDING Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander Peoples...

... it is difficult to not think about...

Open Ended

What is this rock called?

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

First things first: what is so special about

Uluru?

It’s a rock.

It’s made of a type of sandstone called

‘arkose’.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

First things first: what is so special about

Uluru?

It’s massive.

348m tall and a circumference (if you

walked around it) of 9.4km.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

First things first: what is so special about

Uluru?

It sticks out in the middle of

nowhere.

This is called an ‘inselberg’, which means

“mountain island”.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

Uluru brings in millions of dollars of tourist dollars every year.

So it has ‘economic’ (money) value.

Some of that money goes to the local Indigenous community.

Aboriginal elders welcome visitors from all over the world to learn about
their culture and history. So, to Australians and to the local community, it

has cultural value as an important landform.

Multiple Choice

What does economic value mean?

• How beautiful a place is

• The amount of money that can be earned from a resource (like a landscape)

• The ability of a product or service to satisfy human needs and wants.

• The amount of money that can be saved by reducing costs.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

However…

For a long time, a big
thing for tourists to do
was not just look at Uluru
but actually climb it.

This was always very
upsetting for the
traditional owners
because climbing the
rock is actually part of
their traditional
ceremonies.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

However…

The owners and the
government eventually
reached a compromise –
tourists can climb the
rock as long as they are
told (with a sign and with
brochures) NOT TO
CLIMB THE ROCK.

20% of people still do it
anyway…

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

description of the cultural and spiritual value of

landscapes or landforms in different places

Value of landscapes and landforms

However…

“Either we can't spell, or
they can't read”

- Traditional custodian.

The Australian
government was looking
to ban people from
climbing. However, there
was too much money to
be made by the local
hotel and tourism
companies, so they
decided to just let people
trample all over a
spiritual landform.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

identification of how a landscape can

have economic value for different

people

Value of landscapes and landforms

Australia’s coastal landscapes have
different economic values for different
people.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

identification of how a landscape can

have economic value for different

people

Value of landscapes and landforms

For hotel operators, they want to build
large buildings and they make a lot
more money for coastal views.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

identification of how a landscape can

have economic value for different

people

Value of landscapes and landforms

For local councils, it costs a lot of money
to maintain the beaches, so they make a
lot of money from things like carparks.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

identification of how a landscape can

have economic value for different

people

Value of landscapes and landforms

For businesses, they know that tourists
(both Australian and from overseas)
want to visit the beach, so they will take
advantage of this opportunity and open
cafes and souvenir shops close to the
beach.

investigate the aesthetic, cultural, spiritual and economic value of landscapes and landforms for people, including Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example:

identification of how a landscape can

have economic value for different

people

Value of landscapes and landforms

At the same time, individuals will pay
massive amounts of money to have
ocean views from their homes, so they
pay a lot for the land and sometimes
will build their house to be as tall as
possible to overlook the water.

Multiple Choice

A lot of people earn a living working for the tourism industry here.

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic

Multiple Choice

Humans will often travel to see different types of landforms because of their natural beauty.

What value is this?

• Economic

• Aesthetic

• Cultural

• Spiritual

Multiple Choice

This place plays a significant role in my spiritual beliefs.

• aesthetic

• cultural

• spiritual

• economic