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What role geoparks play improving the health and well-being of senior tourists? [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 In recent years geoparks, helped by governmental policies, have become tourist destinations especially among senior visitors. The paper aimed to analyse whether geoparks contribute to improving the health of tourists older than 65 years and what were ...
Rafael Robina-Ramírez +1 more
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International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2021 UNESCO Global Geoparks were established in 2015. With respect to sustainable development, there are numerous sites globally that have potential for immediate substantial economic development because of the diverse range of geological phenomena they offer
YuJin Lee, Ramasamy Jayakumar
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A proposed governance model for the adoption of geoparks in Australia
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 Purpose: Good governance is crucial in establishing and managing geoparks and is a requirement by UNESCO if global status is to be achieved. Australia has three levels of government, government agencies and not for profit organisations that can assist in
David Newsome
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The post COVID-19 tourism dilemma for geoparks in Indonesia
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2021 This paper provides a brief account and rapid assessment, utilising qualitative data, of the impact of COVID-19 on domestic and international tourism activity in geoparks in Indonesia.
David Newsome
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Geoparks – learnings from Australia [PDF]
Journal of Tourism Futures, 2023 Purpose – This study aims to provide an overview of the current socio-political geopark situation in Australia and set this into a global context. In addition, the authors consider this information to be useful for all stakeholders involved in geopark ...
David Newsome
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Online Marketing of European Geoparks as a Landscape Promotion Tool
Land, 2023 In the current post-COVID-19 era, online marketing is a supporting tool in marketing. The potential visitors to tourism destinations, such as geoparks, are increasingly guided and oriented by the rules of online marketing as the online space represents ...
Henrieta Pavolová +2 more
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Global Geoparks Network and Geoparks in Japan
Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi), 2011 According to the guideline of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) supported by UNESCO, a geopark must be an area that has geoheritages and other natural and cultural heritages with clearly defined boundaries and a large enough in area to serve local economic and cultural development through geotourism.
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Prospective Study on Geosciences On-Line Education: UNESCO Global Geoparks in Spain and Portugal
Geosciences (Switzerland), 2023 UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) stand out as territories of excellence for the development of educational activities in the international arena. Their didactic potential, their multidisciplinarity and their importance for the development of non-formal and
Maria Pilar Ester +2 more
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LandGeoparks, as sustainable tourism products, embody a range of values and functions aimed at mitigating the negative impacts of tourism on the landscape. The current increasing trend in establishing and supporting geoparks has extended to the territory of ...
Dana Tometzová +2 more
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An Emerging Paradigm for the UNESCO Global Geoparks: The Ecosystem’s Health Provision
Geosciences (Switzerland), 2018 During the 38th General Conference of UNESCO, the Member States ratified the creation of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) expressing governmental recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and ...
José Faria, Ana Alencoão, Moreira H
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