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Review article developing safety and enjoyment factors in karst cave tourism model: review discussing the model, factors and results

Cogent Social Sciences
Indonesia has a karst area as a geosite reaching 154,000 km2. Indonesia’s vast karst areas create extensive cave networks developed for geotourism, making cave tours a popular activity, though they pose risks of excessive exploitation, environmental ...
Trio Yonathan Teja Kusuma, Susy Susmartini, Bambang Suhardi, Lobes Herdiman   +3 more
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Geotourism and Climate Change

, 2011
Geotourism has achieved considerable prominence since the early 1990s as a means of conserving geological and geomorphological heritage. However, most accounts of the effects of geotourism are at a site-specific level while interpretation tends to focus ...
SAARINEN, Jarkko, HALL, C. Michael
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Geotourism a global activity

, 2010
Geotourism is sustainable tourism with a primary focus on experiencing the earth’s geological features in a way that fosters environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and conservation, and is locally beneficial (Dowling and Newsome, 2006 ...
Newsome, D., Dowling, R.K.
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Environmental Pollution in Geopark Management: A Systematic Review of the Literary Evidence. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Mikhailenko AV, Yashalova NN, Ruban DA.
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Estimation and mapping of water erosion and soil loss: Application of Gavrilovic erosion potential model (EPM) using GIS and remote sensing in the Assif el mal Watershed, Western high Atlas

China Geology
: Water erosion is a serious problem that leads to soil degradation, loss, and the destruction of structures. Assessing the risk of erosion and determining the affected areas has become crucial in order to understand the main factors influencing its ...
Kabili Salma, Algouti Ahmed, Algouti Abdellah, Ezzahzi Salma   +3 more
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The scope and nature of geotourism

, 2006
Geotourism sits within a spectrum of definitions (Figure 1.1). For example, Stueve et al. (2002) provide a very broad definition of geotourism – one that encompasses wider geographical, socio-economic and cultural contexts which sit under the umbrella of
David Newsome, Newsome, D., Dowling, R.K., Ross Dowling   +3 more
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Assessing the geotourism potential of glacial lakes in Plav, Montenegro: A multi-criteria assessment by using the M-GAM model

Open Geosciences
This study aims to evaluate the significance of glacial lakes within the municipality of Plav from the perspective of geotourism development, employing the modified geosite assessment model methodology for geosite assessment.
Brđanin Eldin, Gazdić Milan, Vujović Filip, Milanović Miško, Feratović Eldin   +4 more
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Inventory of geoheritage sites in the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Discover Geoscience
The inventory of geoheritage is important for the geoconservation, management, and public awareness of geoheritage sites. Due to the limited focus on geotourism research and inventory of geoheritage sites in Africa, it is crucial to adopt a methodology ...
Khodani Matshusa, Llewellyn Leonard
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Spatio-Temporal Evolution and Obstacle Factors Analysis of Tourism Ecological Security in Huanggang Dabieshan UNESCO Global Geopark. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Chen M, Zheng L, Zhang D, Li J.
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Some aspects of geotourism in Poland : underground facilities and urban geotourism

, 2016
The article presents an outline of the two issues concerning geotourism in Poland: the use of underground facilities and urban geotourism. The state of geotourist use of underground objects and scope of studies on geotourism in cities have been shown ...
Zagożdżon, P. P., Zagożdżon, K. D.
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