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The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

Land, 2021
Scenic beauty is one of the most-commonly used indicators in the inventory and assessment of geosites for geoconservation, geoheritage management and geotourism development.
Getaneh Addis Tessema, Jean Poesen, Gert Verstraeten, Anton Van Rompaey, Jan van der Borg   +4 more
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Canyoning and geotourism: Assessing geosites for canyoning activities in Western Serbia

Turizam, 2021
The aim of this research is to explore the current state and potential of Tribuća, Rača and Beli Rzav canyons for their further development as canyoning geotourism destinations in Western Serbia. This was done by applying the modified geosite assessment model (M-GAM) on the three analyzed canyons with special focus on values of importance for canyoning
Nemanja Tomić, Aleksandar Antić, Dajana Tešić, Tijana Đorđević, Oliver Momčilović   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Geotourism and geoethics as support for rural development in the Knjaževac municipality, Serbia

Open Geosciences, 2022
The main goal of this study is to emphasise the geotourism potential and the values of geoethics as drivers of rural development in the territory of the Knjaževac municipality, which is one of the richest areas in Serbia in terms of geoheritage. Numerous
Marjanović Miloš, Radivojević Aleksandar R., Antić Aleksandar, Peppoloni Silvia, Di Capua Giuseppe, Lazarević Jelena, Marković Rastko S., Tomić Nemanja, Milićević Ana Langović, Langović Zlatko, Mišić Ivica, Marković Slobodan B.   +11 more
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Geomorphological and hydrological heritage of Mt. Stara Planina in SE Serbia: From river protection initiative to potential geotouristic destination

Open Geosciences, 2022
Mt. Stara Planina is located in the eastern part of the Republic of Serbia and represents the westernmost part of the large mountain massif of the Balkans.
Marjanović Miloš, Milenković Jelena, Lukić Milica, Tomić Nemanja, Antić Aleksandar, Marković Rastko S., Atanasijević Jasna, Božić Dragana, Buhmiler Sandra, Radaković Milica, Radivojević Aleksandar R., Milićević Ana Langović, Gavrilov Milivoj B., Marković Slobodan B.   +13 more
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Study of Boalemo Red Limestone for Geotourism Development based on Lithological, Geochemical Analysis and Geological Heritage Assessment

JGEET: Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and Technology, 2023
Indonesia has very diverse and unique rocks that have the potential to become a geological heritage. Based on the existing potential, an integrated management system is needed so that it can be utilized for the welfare of the community, one of which is a
Nana Juhriana Yusuf, Yayu Indriati Arifin, Ronal Hutagalung, Intan Noviantari Manyoe   +3 more
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Conservation of geosites as a tool to protect geoheritage: the inventory of Ceará Central Domain, Borborema Province - NE/Brazil [PDF]

, 2017
The Ceará Central Domain, in the northern Borborema Province/NE Brazil, encompasses important geological records (geosites) which allow understanding a relevant period of the Earth’s evolution, mainly associated to Neoproterozoic Brazilian/Pan-African ...
ALMEIDA AR, ALMEIDA AR, AMARAL WS, AMARAL WS, AMARAL WS, AMARAL WS, ANCELMI MF, ANCELMI MF, ARAÚJO CEG, ARAÚJO CEG, ARTHAUD MH, ARTHAUD MH, BORBA AW, BRILHA J, BRILHA J, BRILHA J, BRITO NEVES BB, BUTLER R, CABY R, CARCAVILLA LU, CARCAVILLA LU, CASTRO NA, CAVALCANTE JC, COSTA FG, DRUGET E, FETTER AH, FETTER AH, FUERTES-GUTIÉRREZ I, GARCIA MGM, GARCIA MGM, GARCIA MGM, HENRIQUES MH, IRWIN WP, JOSÉ B. BRILHA, KEAREY F, LIMA FF, LIMA FF, LIMA LC, MAIA RP, MAIA RP, MANSUR KL, MANSUR KL, MANSUR KL, MARIA DA GLÓRIA M. GARCIA, MARTINS G, NEVES SP, PARENTE CV, PEULVAST JP, PÂMELLA MOURA, ROCHA AJD, SALES VC, SANTOS TJS, SANTOS TJS, SCHOBBENHAUS C, THOMAS BA, VAN LOON AJ, VERÍSSIMO CUV, VERÍSSIMO CUV, WAGNER S. AMARAL, WIMBLEDON W, WIMBLEDON W   +60 more
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Accessibility of Geoheritage Sites—A Methodological Proposal

Heritage, 2021
Accessibility is an important property of geoheritage sites (geosites), which is commonly considered in their assessment. A new method, which refers partly to previous developments, is proposed to assess this property semiquantitatively.
Anna V. Mikhailenko, Dmitry A. Ruban, Vladimir A. Ermolaev   +2 more
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Multicriteria GIS‐based analysis for the evaluation of the vulnerability of the marine environment in the Gulf of Trieste (north‐eastern Adriatic Sea) for sustainable blue economy and maritime spatial planning

People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 2006-2025, December 2023., 2023
Abstract The Gulf of Trieste, is a shallow semi‐enclosed sea of about 500 km2 in the north‐eastern part of the Adriatic Sea. The coastal and marine areas of the Italian region Friuli Venezia Giulia, which borders most of the Gulf of Trieste, are subject to significant pressure from human activities, especially in terms of maritime traffic, ports ...
Mariangela Pagano, Michele Fernetti, Martina Busetti, Mounir Ghribi, Angelo Camerlenghi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of the Geo Site Potentials of Shahoo Mountain, Based on GAM Model [PDF]

Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī, 2017
In this research, the Geosite of Sahoo Mountain has been investigated using Geosite Assessment Model (GAM) which considers providing sustainable planning and natural heritage management and rendering them to tourism targets.
shirin mohammadkhan, Abdolkarim veys, Samaneh Riahi   +2 more
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Sandstone rock outcrops in the Outer Eastern Carpathians in Ukraine: Assessment of geotourism potential by the GAM and Brilha methods

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2023
In this paper, we assess geotourism potential of sandstone rock formations in the Outer Eastern Carpathians on the territory of Ukraine. We focus on the seven sites with sandstone rock outcrops, which are popular among hikers due to their aesthetic ...
Braychevskyy Yulian, Korohoda Nataliia, Kovtoniuk Olga, Pohorilchuk Nataliia, Romanova Oleksandra   +4 more
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