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Geoeducational Value of Quarries Located Within the Małopolska Vistula River Gap (E Poland) [PDF]

Geoheritage, 2019
Formal and non-formal outdoor learning or field education is the most effective form of interpretation and promotion of geoheritage. Quarries make it possible to look back at the geological past of our planet, and, in many regions, they are the only places where we can observe the exposed bedrock.
Grzegorz Gajek, Wojciech Zgłobicki, Renata Kołodyńska-Gawrysiak   +2 more
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Geodiversity and geotourism utilization of islands: Gwanmae Island of South Korea

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, 2014
The island area has well preserved geodiversity and biodiversity due to minimal exposure to humans. UNESCO has maintained things and sites with geological importance as geoheritage.
Yeong-Koo Koh, Kang-Ho Oh, Seok-Tai Youn, Hai-Gyoung Kim   +3 more
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Geoconservation of underground ecosystems in Santander (Colombia) from geotourism and geoeducation strategies

International Journal of Hydrology, 2019
Colombia is characterized by presenting numerous resources in underground ecosystems, which are sensitive sites with special features within karstic landscapes. Santander is located in the central northern part of Colombia and contains not extensive explored extensive network of underground systems associated with highly fossiliferous carbonate rocks ...
Diego Zafra- Otero, Jorge Enrique Gélvez-Chaparro, Daniel Sebastián Barajas-Rangel, Carlos Alberto Ríos-Reyes, Oscar Mauricio Castellanos-Alarcón   +4 more
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Assessment of UNESCO Global Geoparks websites for a public geocommunication

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
This study proposed a semi-quantitative methodology for assessing the quality of the UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) websites. The study was based on mixed indicators (binary and ordinal) which were grouped into five dimensions (presentation, content ...
Paúl Carrión-Mero, Jairo Dueñas-Tovar, María Jaya-Montalvo, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Edgar Berrezueta, Fernando Morante-Carballo   +5 more
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“Geological Wonders of Italy”: The Coveted Privilege of Disseminating Geology and Geomorphology through Science Documentaries in the Marche Region

Land
This paper proposes an unusual method for the dissemination of geological sciences and the promotion of geotourism: a scientific documentary, where a representative itinerary of geological and geomorphological evolution of the Umbria and Marche regions ...
Piero Farabollini, Fabrizio Bendia, Luigi Bignami   +2 more
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Urban Geoscience: The Challenge of Street Geology

Urban Science
Beyond the human-related conception, Urban Science is a broad concept that includes and concerns various interconnected issues linked to Natural, Engineering, Human, Social, and Computational Sciences.
Eva Pescatore, Mirko Gallo, Salvatore Ivo Giano   +2 more
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Chicamocha Canyon Geopark project: A novel strategy for the socio-economic development of Santander (Colombia) through geoeducation, geotourism and geoconservation

, 2020
The proposed Chicamocha Canyon Geopark project is starting its way for nomination as a UNESCO Global Geopark under the recognition of the Global Geoparks Network. This paper aims to present the justifications of establishing this geopark.
C. Ríos, R. Amorocho, C. A. Villarreal, W. Mantilla, F. Velandia, O. Castellanos, S. Muñoz, D. A. Atuesta, J. Jerez, O. Acevedo, M. Vargas, V. Caballero, C. Goso, A. Briggs   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geoparks as a form of conservation geological heritage, development geoeducation and geotourism

Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, 2010
The paper analyses the world practice of establishing and operating geoparks; it describes the major trends of geoparks activity; namely, the preservation of geological heritage and other components of natural, historical and cultural heritage of certain territories, education in the field of Earth sciences, promotion of geological heritage objects ...
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New Cretaceous (Aptian/Albian) boxer shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Stenopodidea) from the Araripe Sedimentary Basin, NE, Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Alencar DR, Santana W, Pinheiro AP, Lima D, Feitosa Saraiva AÁ, de Oliveira GR.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Secondary Geodiversity and its Potential for Urban Geotourism: A Case Study from Brno City, Czech Republic

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2017
Secondary geodiversity (represented by anthropogenic landforms, which can be considered a significant part of geoheritage of certain area) can be seen as an important resource for geotourism and geoeducational activities within urban areas.
Kubalíková Lucie, Kirchner Karel, Bajer Aleš   +2 more
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