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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 +4 more
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Multidimensional Nature of Geosites and its Implications for Geoheritage Inventories [PDF]
Geosites are defined as coherent entities: geodiversity elements that reveal scientific or other significance. However, earlier studies have shown that many geosites are complex structures that differ by: 1) their spatial extent; 2) the involvement of ...
Paweł Wolniewicz
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Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Ecotourism can contribute to the conservation of environmental values, as well as to the development of positive synergies between agents in the tourism sector, tourists and the local population. The growing interest in tourism offers with low environmental impact, which support the local economy, translates into a competitive advantage for ...
Luís Quinta‐Nova, Dora Ferreira
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Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil, 2021 Having a national geoheritage inventory is essential to plan effective geoconservation strategies. Since 2017, the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM) has been carrying out a project aimed at the Inventory of the Brazilian Geological Heritage and defined ...
Ligia Maria de Almeida Leite Ribeiro +2 more
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Resources, 2023 The purpose of this research was to compare the geotouristic potential of the Sub-Tatra Region, expressed in the values of expert assessment of geosites, against the preferences of tourists coming to the area.
Anna Chrobak-Žuffová
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New Mineral Discovery Geosites: Valuing for Geoconservation Purposes [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2018 Discovery of new minerals contributes substantially to geoscience development. Localities where such discoveries have been made appear to be unique, and they deserve recognition as new mineral discovery geological heritage sites (NMD geosites).
Dmitry Ruban
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International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2023 This study was conducted in Kouoptamo, located in the Noun Plain in Western Cameroon, with the main objective of inventorying and evaluating the geological heritage, and promoting the protection and geoconservation of geosites, and their use in ...
Luc Achille Ziem A Bidias +5 more
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Geotourism potentials of geosites in durrës municipality, Albania [PDF]
, 2021 Present geological and geomorphological objects are non-living features that can enhance curiosity and increase the knowledge of Earth’s history, through the development of geotourism.
Menkshi, Edlira, Braholli, Ermiona
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Scale issues for geoheritage 3D mapping: The case of Lesvos Geopark, Greece
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 A geopark can be composed of many individual geosites of various geographical scales, thus, categorization according to cartographic scale is crucial for their 3D mapping. The UNESCO Global Geopark of the island of Lesvos in the north-east Aegean, Greece,
Ermioni Eirini Papadopoulou +6 more
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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 +4 more
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