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Preserving Destruction: Philosophical Issues of Urban Geosites [PDF]
Open Philosophy, 2020 This article examines the philosophical issues that arise when preserving urban geological sites or urban geosites. These are preserved not only because of their geological value but also because of aesthetic, cultural, and economic reasons. To do so, it
Remei Capdevila-Werning
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Geosites in the Gole della Breggia Geopark, Ticino, Southern Switzerland
Resources, 2023 This work is aimed at illustrating one of the most engaging geoparks in Europe, the Gole della Breggia Geopark. By following its geotrail, the visitors can observe a great deal of features that encompass a wide variety of sedimentary, stratigraphic ...
Noémi Corti +2 more
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Geoturist Evaluation of Geosites in the Tuchola Forest Biosphere Reserve (N Poland)
Resources, 2022 The geotourist evaluation of 32 geosites, including mineral deposits occurrence (1), petrological (12), sedimentological (2), and geomorphological (9), as well as hydrological and hydrogeological (8) sites, located in the area of Tuchola Forest Biosphere
Arkadiusz Krawiec +3 more
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Tectonics-Related Geosites: Towards Accurate Nomenclature
Geosciences, 2019 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).
Dmitry A. Ruban +2 more
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Geosite Assessment and Communication: A Review
Resources, 2023 This work is aimed at reviewing the current state of the art in geosite selection, assessment, and communication. We first highlight the main papers that have defined paramount concepts such as geodiversity, geoheritage, and geosites.
Federico Pasquaré Mariotto +5 more
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Identification and evaluation of Pre-geosites of Zanjan province and its impact on sustainable tourism development [PDF]
Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī, 2019 In the present study geotourism potentials of Zanjan province have been evaluated with emphasis on sustainable tourism development. The general trend of the present study is first to identify the pre-geosites of the study area, then to evaluate the ...
Mehran Maghsoudi +3 more
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, 2018 Geosites, geological or geomorphological sites with a recognised value determined through an audit, assessment and selection process, are subject to a range of threats. Conservation of geosites for scientific, educational, geotourism and other uses is an
Colin D. Prosser +2 more
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Quantitative Assessment of the Geosites of Chelmos-Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark (Greece)
Geosciences, 2022 The assessment of the geosites of Chelmos-Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) was carried out based on an established methodology for the evaluation of geoparks’ geosites. Such assessments should be used for sustainable development and geoconservation
Vasilis Golfinopoulos +6 more
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International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 Karangsambung-Karangbolong National Geopark (KKNG) is located in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia, and was designated as such in 2018 by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, based on recommendations from the Indonesian National ...
I Wayan Warmada +2 more
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Geosites of Northern Mountainous Adygeya (Southwestern Russia): A Novel Vision
GeosciencesTerritorial inventories of geosites remain on the international agenda, and they can help in acquiring information for solving pure geological research tasks.
Anna V. Mikhailenko, Dmitry A. Ruban
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