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Geological heritage sites (geosites) are subject to conservation and exploitation for science, education, and tourism. Some geosites are big and comprise diverse phenomena.
Anna V. Mikhailenko +3 more
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Despite the large amount of information, including books, articles and pristine images of geotourism, there exists no comprehensive study on the collection and classification of them in Iran yet. In this research, for the modelling of geosite watersheds,
Ghasemi Moslem +2 more
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Tectonics-Related Geosites: Towards Accurate Nomenclature [PDF]
Accurate nomenclature of geological heritage sites (geosites) is necessary to facilitate their description and territorial geodiversity evaluation (both important for sustainable development and efficient land-use planning). As suggested by previous geological heritage studies, tectonics-related geosites are termed differently and, chiefly ...
Dmitry A. Ruban +2 more
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The Falakra geosite is located at the northern shoreline of the island of Limnos, Greece, and exhibits an array of unusual geomorphological features developed in late Cenozoic sandstones.
Ioannis K. Koukouvelas +5 more
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This research aims to develop an effective disaster mitigation model to support sustainable tourism development at the Nam Salu Openpit Geosite, which is an integral part of the Belitong UNESCO Global Geopark.
I. Fikri
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New Marine Geoheritage from the Russian Altai
Marine geoheritage comprises unique geological features of modern and ancient seas and oceans. The Russian Altai (southern Siberia) is a vast and geologically rich area, which was covered by a marginal sea of the Panthalassa Ocean in the Devonian.
Jaroslav M. Gutak +2 more
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Within the Venetian Pre-Alps, the Borcola Pass connects the Posina (Vicenza province) and the Terragnolo (Trento province) valleys. The Posina valley is located north of Schio (Vicenza) within the Italian Southern Alps structural unit.
D. Zampieri +3 more
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Spatial scale in modeling is one of the most important aspects of any kind of assessment. This study utilized previously studied assessments of geodiversity through a qualitative–quantitative methodology for geosite recognition.
V. Zakharovskyi, K. Németh
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Geosite assessment as the first step for the development of canyoning activities in North Montenegro
The objective of the study is to investigate the current state of the canyons in the northern part of Montenegro, their potential for sustainable development, which could be achieved through canyoning as an attractive tourist attraction, and to assess ...
Eldin Brđanin +5 more
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Complex geosites represent important georesources as components of the geoheritage of a region. Regardless, their management in terms of promotion and geoconservation may be challenging.
M. G. Forno +5 more
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