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Geological dimension of the cultural heritage: A case example of the Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra, India) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Abstract]International development for the both geoconservation and geotourism requires attention to all kinds of (potential) geological heritage. The Ajanta Caves (western Maharashtra, India) is a famous cultural object consisting of 30 caves carved ...
Ahmad, M.   +4 more
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Geodiversity Examples of Morocco: From Inventory to Regional Geotourism Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The soil and subsoil of Morocco are rich in geological phenomena that bear the imprint of a history which goes back in time more than 2000 million years.
Baghdad, Bouamar   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Earth-Science Education: From all over the World to East-Timor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Earth Science education (ESE) emerges as a relatively new research area and there is an unquestioned need for improving students´ abilities on that field (American Geological Institute, 2008), taking into account that it is important for students ...
Andrade, António   +3 more
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A method for assessing the scientific and additional values of geomorphosites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
. Over the last two decades, several methods have been developed to reduce subjectivity of geomorphosite selection through use of transparent assessment criteria.
Fontana, G.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

New horizons in geodiversity and geoheritage research: Bridging science, conservation, and development

open access: yesMoravian Geographical Reports
Geodiversity and geoheritage research has gained increasing prominence in natural and social sciences, reflecting their critical role in nature conservation, regional development, geosystem services, and environmental change.
Kubalíková Lucie   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging digitalization in geoheritage and geoparks: Analysis of advancements and trends through bibliometric analysis and the antecedents, decisions, outcomes-theories, contexts, methods (ADO-TCM) framework

open access: yesInternational Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
This study aims to systematically analyze the role and trends of digitalization in geoheritage and geopark management, identifying research gaps and future opportunities to support sustainable development and policy-making.
Jessica Hermawan   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The uses and challenges of the geopark label as a place branding tool. The case of the Geopark of the Tremp Basin-Montsec (Catalonia-Spain)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2019
Based on the theoretical analysis of the uses of heritage as developed by the social and economic sciences since the 1990s, this article aims to explore the role played by geoheritage as a place branding strategy.
Fabien Van Geert
doaj   +1 more source

The Use of Geosites in Education—A Case Study in Central Poland

open access: yesResources
One of the important ways to promote geoheritage values is to use geosites in school education. Particularly useful for this are nature reserves that include interesting geological and geomorphological sites. The area of Świętokrzyskie Province is one of
Wojciech Zgłobicki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inventory and assessment of geosites to stimulate regional sustainable management: the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019
: The reviewed and integrated geoheritage inventory of the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, resulted in 43 geosites distributed in eight geological frameworks.
MARIA DA GLÓRIA M. GARCIA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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