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From Geoheritage to Geoeducation, Geoethics and Geotourism: A Critical Evaluation of the Greek Region

open access: yes, 2021
The purpose of this review is, initially, to emphasize the importance of geoenvironmental education for the promotion and preservation of geological heritage and geoethical values, and based on these, to present the current situation in Greece ...
Zouros, Nikolaos   +7 more
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Geotourism – a short introduction

open access: yesActa geographica Slovenica, 2011
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Hose, Thomas A.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Geological Heritage of Syros Island, Cyclades Complex, Greece: An Assessment and Geotourism Perspectives

open access: yes, 2021
Syros Island, Cyclades complex, central Aegean Sea, Greece, is a prime locality for the study of processes active in deep levels of orogens and is world famous for its exceptionally well preserved glaucophane schist-to eclogite-facies lithologies ...
Christina Papantoniou   +5 more
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Perception of the Geological-Mining Heritage to Promote Geotourism in Guayaquil, Ecuador

open access: yes, 2022
Biodiversity is an essential component of nature, relegating the aspects of geodiversity, which provides geological and landscape variety to a territory.
Paulo Escandón-Panchana   +6 more
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Geoparks and Geotourism in China: A Sustainable Approach to Geoheritage Conservation and Local Development—A Review

open access: yesLand, 2022
Geoparks and geotourism are relatively new activities within tourism. However, both have grown rapidly over the past decade. Geoparks, as an innovation for the conservation of geoheritage, play an important role in the development of geotourism ...
Kejian Xu, Wenhui Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing global nature conservation by integrating geodiversity in policy and practice

open access: yes, 2023
Conservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 3, June 2023.
Helena Tukiainen, Joseph J. Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

El Hierro Island Global Geopark [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This open access book explores El Hierro Island, which is geologically the youngest of the Canary Islands (Spain). Having registered its latest volcanic eruption in 2011-2012, it is an oceanic subtropical island with low population pressure and a largely

core   +1 more source

The English Origins of Geotourism (as a Vehicle for Geoconservation) and Their Relevance to Current Studies

open access: yesActa Geographica Slovenica, 2011
This paper contextualises the recognition of the geotourism concept. It stresses the underpinning geoconservation purpose that drove its development in England. It notes the multidisciplinary nature of geotourism research.
Thomas A. Hose
doaj   +1 more source

Chinyero Volcanic Landscape Trail (Canary Islands, Spain): A Geotourism Proposal to Identify Natural and Cultural Heritage in Volcanic Areas

open access: yes, 2020
The Chinyero Special Nature Reserve is located on the NW rift zone of Tenerife, between 600 and 1500 m above sea level. This natural setting is distinguished by a significant concentration of monogenetic basaltic volcanoes that have erupted in recent and
Isabel Esquivel-Sigut   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Disaster mitigation based geotourism trails [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The North Bandung Area has a high level of disaster risk and is a leading tourism destination for West Java. As a disaster mitigation effort, the design of geotourism routes in the North Bandung area has the opportunity to minimize the level of ...
Shandra Rama Panji Wulung
core   +1 more source

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