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Gullies and badlands of India: Genesis, geomorphology and land management

open access: yesEarth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 82-107, January 2024.
Studies on gully formation (red dots on map), badlands genesis (blue dots), gully and badlands mapping (aquamarine dots), their geomorphology (yellow dots), effects (green dots) and gully/badlands management (white dots) in India are discussed. While gully formation has largely been anthropogenically induced in India, her badlands have formed naturally
Anindya Majhi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geoconservation, concept of [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerto] The exceptional scientific value of certain geodiversity elements justifies the need to implement proper measures in order to assure their conservation. Obviously, not all geodiversity elements should be envisaged for conservation.
C Sharples   +3 more
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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
core   +1 more source

Analysing Push and Pull Motives for Volcano Tourism at Mount Pinatubo, Philippines [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper investigates the motivations of visitors undertaking a volcano tour at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. The study identifies push and pull motives for visiting a non-erupting active volcano; tests the influence of age, gender and prior ...
Aquino, R, Hyde, K, Schanzel, H
core   +1 more source

Geoconservation: international advancements and future challenges [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
During the last two decades, geoconservation has been gradually entering into the geosciences’ community. Recently, Henriques et al. (2011) presented a theoretical framework justifying geoconservation as an emerging geoscience.
Brilha, J. B.
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Geoheritage of Portugal as the support for nature conservation and land-use planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
O inventário nacional do património geológico reúne os principais geossítios em Portugal com elevado valor científico e que representam a geodiversidade nacional, permitindo compreender a história e a evolução geológica do nosso território. O inventário,
Brilha, J. B.   +1 more
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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

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

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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