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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

Glacier Geosite of Tale-Tange Valley [PDF]

Current World Environment, 2014
Geological sites or geosites are the key evidence or specific periods of geological history which are very important in public education of earth sciences and environmental implications. They are also non-renewable parts of the earth as a tool for sustainable development.
Kamran Mahabadi, Asemeh Soleimanifakhr
openaire   +1 more source

Mateo Tepe or Devils Tower: Native and Tourist Differences in Geosite Interpretations

Land
Devils Tower is located in Wyoming, USA. It is composed of volcanic elements from the Tertiary Period of geologic time. Geologists are interested in this geosite because it is a unique, upstanding, steep-sided, high-relief exhumed Tertiary-age volcanic ...
R. Stoffle, Kathleen A. Van Vlack, Heather H. Lim, Alannah Bell   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geosite Assessment in the Beigua UNESCO Global Geopark (Liguria, Italy): A Case Study in Linking Geoheritage with Education, Tourism, and Community Involvement

Land, 2022
The inventory and the assessment of geosites plays a very important role in highlighting scientific, geotouristic, and geoeducational potential, as well as the ability to identify any criticalities and vulnerabilities of the geological heritage of a ...
P. Marescotti, Giulia Castello, A. Briguglio, Maria Cristina Caprioglio, L. Crispini, M. Firpo   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrating Virtual Reality Into a Structural Geology Curriculum: Two Longitudinal Case Studies of Blended Immersive Learning in Practice

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
This article concerns two 9‐week longitudinal case studies of the integration of an immersive blended‐learning structural geology curriculum at an Australian university. Immersive learning environments (ILEs) have the capacity to enhance learning outcomes in STEM through their inherent ability to represent 3D concepts and embed their users in real ...
Cael Gallagher, Selen Türkay, Mackenzie Muir, David Conroy, Christoph Schrank, Maheswaran S.   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geotourism: A Landscape Conservation Approach in Țara Hațegului, Romania

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This study focuses on Țara Hațegului, a region with significant geological, ecological, and cultural resources, and examines how geosites can inform development strategies that promote geotourism while supporting landscape conservation.
Daniela-Ioana Guju, Gabor-Giovani Luca, Laura Comănescu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dispersed Geoheritage Points of the Lagonaki Highland, SW Russia: Contribution to Local Geoheritage Resource

Geosciences, 2019
Dispersed geoheritage points, which are small-sized and low-unique localities, manifest local geoheritage and, thus, may be useful for its comprehensive understanding.
Dmitry A. Ruban, Svetlana O. Zorina, Maksim B. Rebezov   +2 more
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

Geosite Assessment as a Tool for the Promotion and Conservation of Irpinia Landscape Geoheritage (Southern Italy)

Resources, 2022
Irpinia (Province of Avellino, Campania Region) is a historical–geographical region of Southern Italy inhabited in pre-Roman times by the ancient Samnite tribe of the Irpini, from which the name originates.
Michele Sisto, Antonio Di Lisio, F. Russo   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source