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The complex governance of protected areas: Insights from geoheritage and geopark management in China

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, Volume 34, Issue 6, Page 679-690, December 2024.
Abstract Geoparks aim to conserve areas of geological significance and achieve sustainable endogenous regional development via geotourism. The management of geoparks requires the involvement of all relevant stakeholders and authorities. However, the strategies when establishing geoparks are often based on the visions of scientists and policymakers ...
Andi Zhuang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

GAM model and tourist valorization of geosites Plocnik [PDF]

open access: yesThe University Thought - Publication in Natural Sciences, 2017
In Serbia, there are several sites from the Neolithic period, but there is only one site from the period of existence of the Vinča-Tordoš family (5500-4800 BC). In this paper, we will try to become familiar with the site named Pločnik by using two methods.
Stanković Miroslav, Milovanović Stefan
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Rock climbing sites as locations for geoheritage and geoscience engagement in mountains

open access: yesGeology Today, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 223-227, November/December 2024.
Outdoor activities including trekking and hiking are commonly undertaken in mountains and in other environments where bedrock surfaces or bedrock‐controlled landforms are present and where users can enjoy the fresh air and the physical landscape.
Jasper Knight, Irene Maria Bollati
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the Future of Tech‐Infused Luxury: A Roadmap and Research Directions

open access: yesInternational Journal of Consumer Studies, Volume 48, Issue 6, November 2024.
ABSTRACT This systematic review presents a pioneering analysis of advanced technology applications in the luxury industry, proposing a structured framework for effective integration across various supply chain and consumer journey stages. The study ensured a refined and comprehensive literature review by employing unique keywords derived from a ...
Nermain Al‐Issa, Marsela Thanasi
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation of geosites as a tool to protect geoheritage: the inventory of Ceará Central Domain, Borborema Province - NE/Brazil

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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 ...
PÂMELLA MOURA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case for stronger integration of physical landscape processes in conservation science and practice

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.
Abstract I argue that the dynamic nature of contemporary, landscape‐shaping (geomorphic) processes deserves more consideration in conservation science and practice. In an analysis of a sample of fundamental terms related to geomorphology and area‐based conservation in the Web of Science, I found that the terms co‐occurred in <2% of the analyzed entries
Piotr Cienciala
wiley   +1 more source

Geologiens Dage - tema GeoSites

open access: yesGeologiskNyt, 2006
<div>Geologiens dage blev i &aring;r afholdt&nbsp;l&oslash;rdag d. 30. september og s&oslash;ndag&nbsp;d. 1. oktober. Over 50 arrangementer&nbsp;gav alle geologiinteresserede&nbsp;rig mulighed for at v&aelig;lge mellem&nbsp;sp&aelig;ndende ture over hele landet.</div>
openaire   +2 more sources

The geolocation of features on information surfaces and the use of the open and FAIR data principles in the mountain landscape domain and geoheritage

open access: yesPermafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 98-108, April/June 2024.
Abstract This note suggests that decimal latitude/longitude [dLL] locations should be used to identify features of interest, landforms, sample and investigations sites, in an ‘information landscape’ provided by the geomorphological literature. All the information associated with a labelled, or tagged, geolocation should be available for examination as ...
W. Brian Whalley
wiley   +1 more source

Apprehending Land Value Through Tourism in Indonesia: Commodification of Rural Landscapes Through Geoparks

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Volume 115, Issue 1, Page 170-186, February 2024.
Abstract This article will examine rent gap production and negotiations through the establishment of two UNESCO Geoparks for tourism in Indonesia. The commodification of different geological landscapes was analysed through processes of rural gentrification as ‘build‐to‐let’ homestays and villas emerged under the auspices of local‐regional governance ...
Rucitarahma Ristiawan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

M-GAM method in function of tourism potential assessment: Case study of the Sokobanja basin in eastern Serbia

open access: yesOpen Geosciences, 2020
The Sokobanja basin is an area in Eastern Serbia with diverse geological and geomorphological features. Also, it is an area with developed spa tourism. The Sokobanja basin has numerous geoheritage features, which tourist potential has not been discovered
Bratić Marija   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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