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Exploring the diversity of geosites in Călimani Mountains [PDF]

open access: yesPresent Environment and Sustainable Development, 2023
Călimani Mountains offer an impressive diversity of natural elements that can be conserved, including flora and fauna that could represent a tourism potential. This study evaluates three key geosites within the Călimani National Park: the sulphur quarry,
Vasilica Valentina ISOPESCU   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution for an urban geomorphoheritage assessment method. Proposal from three geomorphosites in Rome (Italy) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Urban geomorphology has important implications in spatial planning of human activities, and it also has a geotouristic potential due to the relationship between cultural and geomorphological heritage.
DEL MONTE, Maurizio   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Landscapes of the Yazd-Ardakan Plain (Iran) and the Assessment of Geotourism—Contribution to the Promotion and Practice of Geotourism and Ecotourism

open access: yesLand, 2023
The attractions and capabilities of geomorphosites are among the unique assets of each country, and their identification, classification, and planning have great importance for the development of tourism.
Iulian Dincă   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geotourism and local development based on geological and mining sites utilization, zaruma-portovelo, Ecuador [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study offers a detailed assessment of the geosites and mining sites present in the Zaruma-Portovelo mining district (Ecuador) through their qualitative and quantitative assessment.
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raul   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Geological heritage of the Taguelft syncline (M'Goun Geopark): Inventory, assessment, and promotion for geotourism development (Central High Atlas, Morocco)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022
The Taguelft syncline, located south of the Béni Mellal city, is one of the synclinal basins of the central High Atlas. It contains significant geological heritage that should be inventoried, valorized, and protected. The present study aimed to inventory
Elhassan Louz   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the geological heritage of Cape Mondego Natural Monument (Central Portugal) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the western coast of Portugal, Cape Mondego is a well-known set of outcrops due to its international stratigraphic relevance given by the establishment of two stratotypes: the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the ...
Brilha, J. B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Identification of Geodiversity and Geosite Assessment around Geohazard Area of Suoh Aspiring Geopark in West Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia

open access: yesResources, 2022
Indonesia has been actively promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon at the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. Pursuing economic expansion through extraction of natural resources is an obsolete paradigm that is becoming ...
Dicky Muslim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geological heritage in the Northern Apuseni Mountains (Romania): Degradation risk assessment of selected geosites

open access: yesInternational Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2023
This study focuses on evaluating the geological heritage of the Northern Apuseni Mountains in Romania, assessing the scientific, educational and tourism value of various geological elements.
Delia Cristina Papp
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing global nature conservation by integrating geodiversity in policy and practice

open access: yes, 2023
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 3, June 2023.
Helena Tukiainen, Joseph J. Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

Geoheritage sites with palaeogeographical value: Some geotourism perspectives with examples from Mountainous Adygeja (Russia) [PDF]

open access: yesGeološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva, 2015
Geoheritage sites with palaeogeographical value are excellent venues for geotourism. These sites preserve information about ancient environments, ecosystems, and their dynamics that may be of interest to professionals, students, amateur ...
Gnezdilova Victoria V.   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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