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Geosites of Northern Mountainous Adygeya (Southwestern Russia): A Novel Vision

open access: yesGeosciences
Territorial 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
doaj   +1 more source

Glacier Geosite of Tale-Tange Valley [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent 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

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

open access: yesHuman 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   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tracing the origin of Roman mosaic tiles in Aquileia: Petrographic analysis of specimens from the suburbium

open access: yesArchaeometry, Volume 67, Issue 5, Page 1247-1266, October 2025.
Abstract This research represents the most extensive characterisation of Roman mosaic tesserae (tiles) from Aquileia, Italy, to date, examining 153 specimens. The study aimed to identify the lithotypes used in mosaics production through a multi‐analytical approach, which included colorimetric analysis, polarised light microscopy and scanning electron ...
Neva M. E. Stucchi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ecomuseums and geosites community and project building

open access: yesInternational Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2018
Abstract:: The ecomuseum is a tool for the participatory management of the natural and cultural heritage of a territory. In many instances, we observe that ecomuseums define geology as a central factor of their action: adult and school education on environment and geology, collective organization of facilities for scholars and visitors, assistance to ...
Canavese Giuliano   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The first pterosaur from the Bauru Group: an azhdarchid from the Upper Cretaceous of Brazil

open access: yesPapers in Palaeontology, Volume 11, Issue 5, September/October 2025.
Abstract The vertebrate fossil record of the Bauru Group (Upper Cretaceous, southeastern Brazil) is remarkably rich, with a predominance of titanosaurs and crocodyliforms, alongside theropods, turtles, squamates, fishes and even small mammals. In contrast, pterosaur remains from the Bauru Group have remained elusive until now.
Ariovaldo A. Giaretta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Cultural Sites into the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (North-West Italy): Methodologies for Monitoring and Enhancing Cultural Heritage

open access: yesHeritage, 2023
UNESCO Global Geoparks are recognised in the scientific community for their exceptional geological significance, but their potential to embrace and preserve cultural heritage sites is underestimated.
Michele Guerini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geoconservation, history of [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerto] The word "geoconservation" was probably used for the first time in Tasmania (Australia) in the beginning of the 1990s (Sharples 1993).
A Grube   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Which resources should be developed into tourist attractions? The viewpoint of key stakeholders on the Slovenian coast

open access: yesDevelopment Policy Review, Volume 43, Issue 4, July 2025.
Abstract Motivation Tourist attractions are key to the development of tourism, yet the process of tourism valorization—transforming resources like natural and cultural heritage or historical discoveries into attractions—remains relatively under‐researched.
Gorazd Sedmak, Ksenija Vodeb
wiley   +1 more source

Cyclic Fluctuations, Climatic Changes and Role of Noise in Planktonic Foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The study of Planktonic Foraminifera abundances permits to obtain climatic curves on the basis of percentage ratio between tropical and temperate/polar forms.
Caruso, A.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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