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Modelling of Soil Erosion Susceptibility Using the Multi-Influencing Factor Method in the Amizmiz Basin, Morocco

Forum Geografi
In the Western High Atlas of Morocco, soil loss caused by hydraulic erosion is a serious environmental issue that has led to the destruction of arable land and the feeding of surface water with large solid loads, resulting in major flood damage and the ...
Saloua Agli, Algouti Ahmed, Algouti Abdellah, Farah Abdelouahed, Moujane Said, Abdelfattah Aboulfaraj, El ghouat Akram   +6 more
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The Geotourism Product—What It Is and What It Is Not

Geosciences
The worldwide expansion of geotourism and its ongoing development have captured the interest of numerous scholars, prompting them to investigate various theoretical dimensions within this emerging field.
Ľubomír Štrba, Silvia Bodzáš Palgutová, Ján Derco, Branislav Kršák, Csaba Sidor   +4 more
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GEOMORPHOSITES AND GEOTOURISM

Revista Geográfica Acadêmica, 2008
With reference to the definition of Cultural Geomorphology, a Geomorphosite is defined as a landform with particular and significant geomorphological attributions, which qualify it as a component of a territory’s cultural heritage. This definition is illustrated with some examples.
Panizza, Mario, Piacente, Sandra
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Geotourism / Geoturystyka

, 2012
The „Geotourism” Special Interest Group of the Student’s Scientific Association at the at the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environment Protection, AGH-University of Science and Technology has been active since almost 10 years.
Birówka, Mateusz
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The Ability of Tourist Natural Trails to Resist Tourism Load and Possibilities for Reducing the Environmental Impacts : Case Study of the Slovak Paradise National Park (Slovakia)

Ekológia (Bratislava), 2015
The strictly protected natural area of Sucha Bela Gorge, located in the Slovak Paradise National Park, Slovakia, is exposed to environmental degradation by heavy tourist loads.
Janočková Jana, Koščová Mária, Jablonská Jana   +2 more
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Geotourism at the Natural Park of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone (Catalonia, Spain): Impact, Viability, and Sustainability

, 2018
La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone is a suitable case study to analyze the impact and sustainability of geotourism on a protected volcanic field, as it has allowed the transformation of a poorly known territory into one of the best known and most visited geosites
Martí Molist, Joan, Joan Martí, Planagumà, Llorenç, Llorenç Planagumà   +3 more
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Karst geoheritage and geotourism potential in the Pek River lower basin (eastern Serbia) [PDF]

Geographica Pannonica, 2019
Karst areas, as areas with attractive geological and geomorphological features are an important and integral part of geoheritage. They possess huge tourism potential and can be used for the development of geotourism.
Antić Aleksandar, Tomić Nemanja, Marković Slobodan   +2 more
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The Australian Alps: opportunities and challenges for geotourism

, 2010
Geotourism, as the concept of tourism based on geological features, has gained growing traction in recent years as evident not only from contributions in this book, but also from the Geopark movement and the number of recent conferences on the subject.
Scherrer, Pascal, Pickering, Catherine
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UNESCO Global Geoparks, Geotourism and Communication of the Earth Sciences: A Case Study in the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark, France

, 2018
The last twenty years have seen considerable developments in geotourism, a form of sustainable tourism. This has been also a period of significant development for UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps), on one hand with the creation of the International ...
Sophie Justice, Sophie Catherine Justice, Sophie Catherine Justice   +2 more
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Geotourism and Local Development Based on Geological and Mining Sites Utilization, Zaruma-Portovelo, Ecuador [PDF]

, 2018
This study offers a detailed assessment of the geosites and mining sites present in the Zaruma-Portovelo mining district (Ecuador) through their qualitative and quantitative assessment.
Edgar Berrezueta, Carrión Mero, Paúl, María Domínguez-Cuesta, Paúl Carrión Mero, Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raul, Josué Briones, Pablo Caldevilla, María José Domínguez-Cuesta, Herrera Franco, G., Gricelda Herrera Franco, María José Domínguez-Cuesta, Domínguez Cuesta, María José, Caldevilla, Pablo, Briones, Josué   +13 more
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