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A geoheritage valuation to prevent environmental degradation of a new volcanic landscape in the Canary Islands

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 34, Issue 9, Page 2494-2507, 30 May 2023., 2023
Abstract On 19 September 2021, a new monogenetic volcano (Tajogaite) erupted on the Island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). After 85 days of Strombolian style eruption, with emissions of volcanic material, a pyroclastic cone 200 m high and 800 m in its basal diameter was formed.
Nicolás Ferrer, Juana Vegas, Inés Galindo, Gonzalo Lozano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN INVENTORY DATABASE FOR GEOEDUCATIONAL OUTREACH BASED ON VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI) APPROACH IN MALAYSIA [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2018
The authors aim to construct a geosite database in Malaysia that is based on volunteered geographic information approach. This is because geosites information is quite scattered around the country.
Norbert SIMON, Che Aziz ALI, Marilah SARMAN, Dana BADANG, Tanot UNJAH, Mat Niza RAHMAN   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complexity and Geoheritage Importance of Granite Pseudokarst from the Belaya River Gorge (Western Caucasus)

Geosciences, 2022
New investigations in the Western Caucasus contribute to the understanding of granite pseudokarst (sensu lato) and megaclasts linked to river erosion. A plot on the bank of the Belaya River (Mountainous Adygeya, Western Caucasus) was selected to examine ...
Dmitry A. Ruban
doaj   +1 more source

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

Land, 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, Seyede Razieh Keshavarz, Seyed Ali Almodaresi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

International 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, Jamila Rais, Abdellah Ait Barka, Samir Nadem, Ahmed Barakat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From geodiversity assessment to geosite analysis — a GIS-aided workflow from the Bakony–Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark, Hungary

, 2023
Supplementary material including crowdsourced geosite assessment ...
Gáspár Albert (11789869), Márton Pál (14599408)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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

Resources, 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, Zufialdi Zakaria, Heryadi Rachmat, Prahara Iqbal, Ghazi O. Muslim, Mohamad S. Sadewo, Fauzan N. Muslim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

International 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

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

Geološki 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., Ruban Dmitry A., Bruno Delia Evelina, Perrotta Piero, Crowley Brooke E., Oheim Kathryn B., Zayats Pavel P.   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Landslides, a Key Landform in the Global Geological Heritage

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022
Landslides are important components of global geoheritage, but awareness of their significance and value in such terms seems scanty in the scientific community.
Costanza Morino, Paola Coratza, Mauro Soldati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source