Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources

This Special Issue outlines the role of geoheritage and geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “geoheritage” refers to a particular type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and o...

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description This Special Issue outlines the role of geoheritage and geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “geoheritage” refers to a particular type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events, and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic, and historical sites, can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, focusing on visitor knowledge, environmental education, and amusement. Geotourism may be very useful for geological sciences divulgation and may provide additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: i) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in protected areas; ii) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in non-protected areas; iii) papers dealing with geosite promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis, and apps; iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from tourists’ perspectives.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-689522024-03-28T03:31:30Z Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources Santangelo, Nicoletta Valente, Ettore geotourism resources cultural tourism archeology touristic itinerary valorization inner-mountain areas Apennines central Italy isolated relief geological heritage southern Apulia Italy geotourism geoheritage urban geology geodiversity SWOT analysis rural regions geomorphosites geosites quantitative assessment Malta georesources Internet Iceland geosite faults fractures dykes Earth Science communication geopark regional development mining site Zaruma El Sexmo tourist mine geology-based tourism cultural heritage web-GIS smartphone Alto Molise protected areas weekend tourism tourists’ opinion national parks environmental education Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark Middle Bussento Karst System Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark fieldtrips virtual tours multidisciplinary approach Italian NW Alps geoparks geological knowledge geoarcheology geomorphosite geoitinerary geological science divulgation thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning This Special Issue outlines the role of geoheritage and geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “geoheritage” refers to a particular type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events, and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic, and historical sites, can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, focusing on visitor knowledge, environmental education, and amusement. Geotourism may be very useful for geological sciences divulgation and may provide additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: i) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in protected areas; ii) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in non-protected areas; iii) papers dealing with geosite promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis, and apps; iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from tourists’ perspectives. 2021-05-01T15:33:28Z 2021-05-01T15:33:28Z 2020 book ONIX_20210501_9783039367887_698 9783039367887 9783039367894 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/68952 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2720 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/2720 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03936-789-4 10.3390/books978-3-03936-789-4 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783039367887 9783039367894 362 Basel, Switzerland open access
spellingShingle geotourism resources
cultural tourism
archeology
touristic itinerary
valorization
inner-mountain areas
Apennines
central Italy
isolated relief
geological heritage
southern Apulia
Italy
geotourism
geoheritage
urban geology
geodiversity
SWOT analysis
rural regions
geomorphosites
geosites
quantitative assessment
Malta
georesources
Internet
Iceland
geosite
faults
fractures
dykes
Earth Science communication
geopark
regional development
mining site
Zaruma
El Sexmo
tourist mine
geology-based tourism
cultural heritage
web-GIS
smartphone
Alto Molise
protected areas
weekend tourism
tourists’ opinion
national parks
environmental education
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark
Middle Bussento Karst System
Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark
fieldtrips
virtual tours
multidisciplinary approach
Italian NW Alps
geoparks
geological knowledge
geoarcheology
geomorphosite
geoitinerary
geological science divulgation
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
title Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
title_full Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
title_fullStr Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
title_full_unstemmed Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
title_short Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources
title_sort geoheritage and geotourism resources
topic geotourism resources
cultural tourism
archeology
touristic itinerary
valorization
inner-mountain areas
Apennines
central Italy
isolated relief
geological heritage
southern Apulia
Italy
geotourism
geoheritage
urban geology
geodiversity
SWOT analysis
rural regions
geomorphosites
geosites
quantitative assessment
Malta
georesources
Internet
Iceland
geosite
faults
fractures
dykes
Earth Science communication
geopark
regional development
mining site
Zaruma
El Sexmo
tourist mine
geology-based tourism
cultural heritage
web-GIS
smartphone
Alto Molise
protected areas
weekend tourism
tourists’ opinion
national parks
environmental education
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark
Middle Bussento Karst System
Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark
fieldtrips
virtual tours
multidisciplinary approach
Italian NW Alps
geoparks
geological knowledge
geoarcheology
geomorphosite
geoitinerary
geological science divulgation
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
topic_facet geotourism resources
cultural tourism
archeology
touristic itinerary
valorization
inner-mountain areas
Apennines
central Italy
isolated relief
geological heritage
southern Apulia
Italy
geotourism
geoheritage
urban geology
geodiversity
SWOT analysis
rural regions
geomorphosites
geosites
quantitative assessment
Malta
georesources
Internet
Iceland
geosite
faults
fractures
dykes
Earth Science communication
geopark
regional development
mining site
Zaruma
El Sexmo
tourist mine
geology-based tourism
cultural heritage
web-GIS
smartphone
Alto Molise
protected areas
weekend tourism
tourists’ opinion
national parks
environmental education
Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark
Middle Bussento Karst System
Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark
fieldtrips
virtual tours
multidisciplinary approach
Italian NW Alps
geoparks
geological knowledge
geoarcheology
geomorphosite
geoitinerary
geological science divulgation
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
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