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Diversity as a general basis of tourism – system approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The general basis for tourism consists in the diversity of natural and man-made environment. The diversity can be considered as a natural characteristic of natural and anthropogenic systems produced by them as a condition of its continuance and ...
Schejbal, Ctirad
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the geological heritage of Cape Mondego Natural Monument (Central Portugal) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In the western coast of Portugal, Cape Mondego is a well-known set of outcrops due to its international stratigraphic relevance given by the establishment of two stratotypes: the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the ...
Brilha, J. B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Geodiversity is an inseparable but underutilized aspect of ecological connectivity assessments under climate change

open access: yesEcography, Volume 2026, Issue 5, May 2026.
Conservation has shifted towards a climate change adaptation approach in which expected species range shifts are increasingly considered to mitigate effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on biodiversity. As part of this, ecological connectivity needs to be ensured to support gene flow and viable populations in the face of changing ...
Aino‐Maija Määttänen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land, water and tourism in Aitutaki, Cook Islands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Most island governments in the South Pacific have placed a great deal of faith in a continued annual increase in numbers of tourists as a guarantee of national economic growth. This is particularly the case in the Cook Islands.
Cowling, Wendy E.
core   +1 more source

Rangitīkei River Terraces Formed During the Otira Glaciation: Lithostratigraphic Type Sections, Review and Conceptual Model

open access: yesNew Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, Volume 69, Issue 1, March 2026.
The Rangitīkei Valley in the lower North Island of New Zealand contains flights of river terraces that are influenced by changes in sediment supply, stream power and base level associated with Quaternary climate events over the last ∼350 thousand years.
Callum Rees, Alan Palmer, Utiku Potaka
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and Challenges of Sustainable Rural Tourism in the Face of Artificial Intelligence: A Bibliometric Analysis

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 676-695, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study explores the development of sustainable rural tourism through a multidisciplinary approach, integrating economic, technological, and environmental perspectives. It aims to analyze research trends, key contributors, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in shaping the future of rural tourism.
Ana M. Sánchez‐Sánchez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Geotourism and Geoparks: Is Africa missing out on this new mechanism for the development of sustainable tourism? [PDF]

open access: yesGeoconservation Research, 2019
This paper uses sustainable tourism development paradigm to demonstrate the economic, social-cultural and environmental potentialities presented by ‘Geotourism’ and its primary product ‘Geoparks’ in the quest for sustainable tourism development in Africa.
Percy Mabvuto Ngwira
doaj   +1 more source

Geoconservation as an emerging geoscience [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The main purpose of geoconservation is theconservation of geosites as basic units of the geological heritage through the implementation of specific inventory,evaluation, conservation, valuation and monitoring proce-dures.
Brilha, J. B.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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