mánadagur 29. oktober 2007síða 15

Nr. 209 - 29. oktober 2007 15 tíðindi Ferðafólk um allan heim dáma best at ferðast til oyggjalond. Av tí sama eru summar oyggjar við at drukna í ferðafólki. National Geographic hevur biðið 522 altjóða serfrøðingar atkvøða, um hvørjar oyggjar framvegis eru áhugaverdar at vitja, og hvørjar eru yvirfyltar við ferðafólki. Í umhvørvishøpi liggur Føroyar fremst av 111 oyggjalondum Umhvørvi Dorit Hansen Kári Mikkelsen karim@sosialurin.fo Oyggjar eru ímyndin av ferium og eini flýggjan frá veruleikanum. Tað, at oyggjar eru avskornar, er júst tað, sum ger tær áhugaverdar. Oyggj­ ar hava sína egnu verð við siðvenju, vistskipanum, mentanum og landsløgum. Men sum mikroverðir, eru oyggjar eisini meira við­ kvæmar mótvegis til dømis fólkavøkstri og veður­ lagsbroytingum. Og í dag er ein av stóru hóttanunum eisini ferðafólkavinna. Hetta skrivar tíðarritið National Geografic. Saman við Traveler og George Washington Uni­ versity hevur National Geo­ graphic Center for Sustain­ able Destinations kanna integretetin hjá oyggjum runt heimin. Eitt pallborð við 522 serfrøðingum í umhvørvisvinarligari ferða­ vinnu hevur kannað umstøð­ urnar í 111 útvaldum oyggj­ um og oyggjabólkum. Av hesum liggja Føroyar á fyrsta plássi við 87 stig­ um. Tvey stig frammanfyri Lofoten, Hetland og Chiloé í Kile, ið øll hava 82 stig. Ísland liggur á áttanda plássi við 80 stigum. Úrslitið vísir, at oyggjar við góðum strondum draga so nógvar turistar til sín, at menningin gongur ov skjótt. Tí er tað kanska ikki løg­ ið, at mjørkalagdar, kletta­ ríkar oyggjar fáa nógv stig. Men eisini nakrar av oyggj­ unum, sum ikki hava nógvar strendur, eru so vælumtókt­ ar, at prísirnir ikki eru fyri vanlig fólk. Náttúran dregur Um Føroyar verður sagt: »Superb glaciated landscape with improbably steep slopes. Little flat land. Local society unified and resolutely Faroese, not Danish, with own language, etc. Built heritage, down to the grass roofs, reasonably protected, certainly cherished. Most tourists adventurous and well­informed. Cultural integrity strong. On Koltur, visitors can meet a farmer, tour the island, experience a living museum of farm life today, and sample local traditional cuisine. The farmer is part of a green certification program. If the numbers of cruise ships continue to grow rapidly, there may be problems with island carrying capacity.« Og víðari: »All new build­ ings are required to main­ tain historic architecture. Quite rightly, tourists are expected to be like the Faroese, such as taking choppy ferries and hiking through any weather. The future could bring severe social and environmental impacts, but the Faroese are aware of the dangers and are debating solutions. This survey rates the qualities that make a destination unique—”integrity of place.” It’s not about con­ sumer service, so a poor but unspoiled island like Palawan can rate higher than a Hilton Head, called ”the best golf­course­and­ gated­community island anywhere.” National Geographic skrivar víðari: »We selected mainly small and medium­ size islands and groups, allowing a few larger excep­ tions with relatively unified character, such as Iceland and Tasmania. Since evalua­ ting an entire destination involves such unquanti­ fiables as aesthetics and cultural integrity, we decided the best measure is informed human judgment: a panel of 522 well­traveled experts in a variety of fields—ecology, sustain­ able tourism, geography, travel writing and photo­ graphy, site management, historic preservation, indigenous cultures, archaeology. »We asked panelists to evaluate just the islands with which they were famil­ iar, using six criteria weight­ ed according to impor­ tance: • Environmental and ecological quality • Social and cultural integrity • Condition of historic buildings and archaeological sites • Aesthetic appeal; quality of tourism management • Outlook for the future Experts first posted points of view on each destina­ tion—anonymously, to ensure objectivity. After reading each others’ remarks—a variation of a research tool called the Delphi technique—panel­ ists filed their final steward­ ship scores. For a list of panelists, click here. The resulting Stewardship Index rating is an average of informed judgments about each place as a whole—all its many faces. Like the scores posted by Olympic judges, our experts’ ratings reflect both measurable factors and the intangibles of style, aesthe­ tics, and culture. And like an athlete, each island has a chance to improve. Føroyar fremst av 111 oyggja­ londum 87 Føroyar 84 Azores, Portugal 82 Lofoten, Noreg 82 Hetland 82 Chiloé, Kile 81 Isle of Skye, Skotland 80 Kangaroo Island, Australia 80 Mackinac Island, Michigan 80 Ísland 79 Molokai, Hawaii 78 Aran Islands, Írland 78 Texel, Holland 77 Dominica 77 Grenadines 76 Tasmania 76 Bora Bora, Franskt Polynesia 76 Fraser Island, Australia 76 Bornholm 76 Hydra, Grikkaland 76 Falklandsoyggjarnar, Bretland 75 Korsika, Frakland 75 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 74 Vanuatu, Melanesia 74 Santa Catalina Island, Kalifornia 73 Upolu and Savai’i, Samoa 73 Isle of Man, Bretland 72 Palawan, Philippines 72 Moorea, Franskt Polynesia 72 Block Island, Rhode Island 71 Ilha Grande, Brasil 71 Sardinia, Italia 71 Hvar, Kroatia 71 Jersey and Guernsey, Bretland 70 San Juan Islands, Washington State 70 St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands 70 Seychelles 70 Anguilla, Bretland 70 Nevis 69 Palau, Micronesia 69 Cook Islands 69 Prince Edward Island, Kanada 69 Salt Spring Island, Gulf Islands, Bretskt Columbia 69 Mount Desert Island, Maine 69 Réunion, Frakland 68 Bonaire 68 Sisilia, Italy 68 St. Vincent 68 Yasawa group, Fiji 67 Pemba, Tanzania 67 Hawaii (Big Island) 66 Out Islands, Bahamas 66 Bermuda, North Atlantic 66 Tobago 66 São Tomé and Príncipe 65 Cyprus, Turkish side 65 Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique 65 Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts 64 Solomon Islands 64 Jeju/Cheju, South Korea 64 Ocracoke, Outer Banks, North Carolina 64 Kauai, Hawaii 64 St. Lucia 63 Nantucket, Massachusetts 62 Martinique (France) 62 Corfu, Greece 62 Crete, Greece 62 Lombok, Indonesia 62 Barbados 61 Tonga, Polynesia 61 Madeira Islands, Portugal 61 Tortola, British Virgin Islands 61 Islands of Lake Titicaca, Peru/Bolivia 61 Sanibel, Florida 61 Santorini, Greece 61 Maldives (except Malé) 59 Grenada 59 Capri, Italy 59 Tahiti, French Polynesia 59 St. Kitts 58 Viti Levu, Fiji 57 Maui, Hawaii 57 Bali, Indonesia 57 Cape Verde Islands 57 Curaçao 55 Isla Mujeres, Mexico 55 Malta (all islands) 55 Guadeloupe 55 Mauritius 54 Mykonos, Greece 54 Federated States of Micronesia 54 Mallorca, Spain 53 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 53 Zanzibar, Tanzania 52 Canary Islands, Spain 51 Puerto Rico 51 Cyprus, Greek side 50 Antigua 49 Hatteras Island, Outer Banks, North Carolina 48 Aruba (Netherlands) 47 Grand Cayman 47 Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras 47 St. Martin (Netherlands/France) 47 Cozumel, Mexico 46 Oahu, Hawaii 46 Key West, Florida 46 Phuket, Thailand 45 Hilton Head, South Carolina 44 Jamaica 44 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 37 Ibiza, Spain 37 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Listin og stigini, tey 111 oyggjalondini hava fingið, sær soleiðis út: Eitt panel av 522 altjóða serfrøðingum hevur givið Føroyum besta karakter fyri umhvørvi av 111 oyggjalondum Savnsmynd