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Geotourism [PDF]

open access: yesGeosciences, 2019
Geotourism is one of the newest concepts within the field of tourism, and primarily focuses on promoting geological and geomorphological features in landscapes as tourist attractions.
Rannveig Ólafsdóttir
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Geotourism: A Systematic Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yesGeosciences, 2018
Geotourism is one of the newest concepts within tourism studies today. The popularity of geotourism has likewise grown rapidly over the past few decades. This rapidly growing popularity and the growing body of research on geotourism create the need for a
Rannveig Ólafsdóttir   +1 more
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Climate Change and Geotourism: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities

open access: yesTourism and Hospitality, 2023
Climate change and rising sea levels present significant challenges for geotourism destinations and activities. Accelerated changes in geomorphological processes threaten or diminish both the physical existence and aesthetic qualities of geoheritage ...
John E. Gordon
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Assessment of geosites as a basis for geotourism development: A case study of the Toplica District, Serbia

open access: yesOpen Geosciences, 2023
Toplica district represents an area in Southern Serbia with significant forms of geoheritage that have not been valorized yet. The aim of this pioneering study is to systematically analyze and evaluate all manifestations of the geodiversity in the ...
Ivanović Marko   +4 more
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THE GEOHERITAGE POTENTIAL OF THE SOUTH-EAST PAŁUKI (WESTERN POLAND) TO PROMOTE GEOTOURISM [PDF]

open access: yesGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites
The aim of the work is to examine the possibilities of developing geotourism in the context of existing, but not yet recognised, geoheritage in the north-eastern Wielkopolska, western Poland.
Maria GÓRSKA-ZABIELSKA   +2 more
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Case Studies of the Belitong Geopark as a UNESCO Global Geopark: Evaluating Geosites for Geotourism Development [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Despite Indonesia's abundance of diverse geological features, the country has yet to fully acknowledge and exploit its potential for promoting geotourism.
Kusumah Echo Perdana   +3 more
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Geotourism management for sustainable development of tourism: A bibliometric analysis of the main research areas and domains of knowledge

open access: yesEnlightening Tourism: A Pathmaking Journal, 2023
Geotourism has attracted an increasing academic interest in recent years due to the new demands of society for sustainable and alternative destinations and its their effective management is essential.
Rocío Hernández-Garrido   +2 more
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The dilemma of valuing geodiversity: geoconservation versus geotourism. [PDF]

open access: yesPhilos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
Geodiversity and geosystem services are confronting global threats. However, the majority of conservation strategies tend to overlook the geological component within ecosystems.
Anougmar S   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Guidelines for Managing Radon Hazards in Tourist Volcanic Caves in Spain. [PDF]

open access: yesGeohealth
Abstract Tourist volcanic caves are in high demand for ecotourism and geotourism lovers, as well as by sun and beach tourists as a complementary activity during their holidays. There are six tourist volcanic caves in the Canary Islands, all of them managed by the local administration of the island.
Hernández-Gutiérrez LE   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Geotourism and Climate Change [PDF]

open access: yesTéoros, 2010
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 ...
C. Michael HALL, Jarkko SAARINEN
doaj   +3 more sources

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