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Distribution Patterns and Conservation Planning of Paleontological Geosites: A Case Study from the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China

Quaternary
China has made significant progress in paleontological heritage conservation. However, research and conservation efforts have predominantly focused on exquisitely preserved, movable specimens of high scientific value, leading to the relative neglect of ...
Ying Guo, Yu Sun, Song Zhou, Xiaoying Han, Tian He   +4 more
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GEOTOURISM MAPPING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A BASIN ORIENTED APPROACH [PDF]

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites, 2018
Visit to geosites as geotourists constitutes a distinct subsector of natural area tourism, a specialized form of tourism concentrating on economic utilization of the geological resources under the umbrella of tourism industry.
Premangshu CHAKRABARTY, Rahul MANDAL
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Geoeducational assessments in Khon Kaen National Geopark, Thailand: implication for geoconservation and geotourism development. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2022
Singtuen V, Vivitkul N, Junjuer T.
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Measuring degradation risk levels of resources in sustainable geotourism development: A multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach under spherical fuzzy environments

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
Natural and anthropogenic processes may deteriorate the integrity of geotourism resources. Thus, one of the top concerns in developing geoconservation measures is determining how risky geosites are for degradation.
Kuttusi Zorlu, Selahattin Polat, Volkan Dede, Ali Yılmaz   +3 more
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The Lame Rosse geosite (Northern Apennines, Italy): a glance at its formation processes. [PDF]

Int J Earth Sci, 2022
Martini I, Pagliaricci G.
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Established and Proposed Geosites of Visean (Carboniferous) Plants from the Moscow Basin

Geosciences
Fossil plant localities are potential geosites, but related information is limited for some paleofloristic domains. Four geosites representing Visean (Mississippian, Carboniferous) plant-bearing deposits are reported from two areas of the Moscow Basin ...
Yulia V. Mosseichik, Igor A. Ignatiev, Natalia N. Yashalova, Dmitry A. Ruban   +3 more
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Geosites in Orava, Liptov and Spiš (N Slovakia) – Evaluation, Accessibility and Geotouristic Potential

Quaestiones Geographicae
The Sub-Tatra region, which includes Orava, Liptov, and Spiš regions, is an area with high geodiversity and biodiversity. This diversity is manifested, among others, by the occurrence of geosites of special cognitive, educational, and tourist value. This
Chrobak-Žuffová Anna, Novotný Ján, Michniak Daniel   +2 more
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Sur le concept de geosite, des préliminaires au Plateau de Dobroudja du Sud [PDF]

Annals of the University of Bucharest: Geography Series, 2016
The purpose of this article is to analyze the concept of geosite in terms of research in international level and national level, with particularisation on the study of geosites in South Dobrogea Plateau.
CARMEN CAMELIA RÃDULESCU, FLORINA GRECU, ROBERT DOBRE   +2 more
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Geological and Structural Framework, Inventory, and Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity: The Case Study of the Lake Faro and Lake Ganzirri Global Geosites (Italy)

Geosciences
The geoconservation policies assumed by the Sicilian Region (Italy) induced to classify as geosites all the geodiversity preserved in the Sicilian natural reserves.
Roberta Somma, Sebastiano Ettore Spoto, Salvatore Giacobbe   +2 more
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Classification of the Effort Index and Biomechanical Overload in Natural Trails of UNESCO Global Geoparks-A Network Perspective of Trails of the Araripe UGG (NE Brazil). [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Guimarães ES, Sá AA, Soares RC, Bandeira PFR, Moreira H, Guimarães JRS, de Lima Júnior FDÓ, Gabriel RCD.   +7 more
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