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Collaborative mapping on sustainable development goals in Latin America UNESCO global geoparks: A methodological discussion

UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) are territories that promote sustainable development through a territorial management plan focusing on education, conservation, and local development. In their guidelines,...

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Challenges and opportunities for the resumption of nature tourism in post-pandemic Sri Lanka

Prior to COVID-19 heavy tourist pressure was causing environmental degradation and wildlife disturbance in Sri Lankan protected areas. The pandemic abruptly stopped visitation causing devastating impacts...

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Sandstone rock outcrops in the Outer Eastern Carpathians in Ukraine: Assessment of geotourism potential by the GAM and Brilha methods

In this paper, we assess geotourism potential of sandstone rock formations in the Outer Eastern Carpathians on the territory of Ukraine. We focus on the seven sites with sandstone rock outcrops, which...

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A slow tourist in the Basque Coast Geopark (Spain)

Slow tourism is a way of doing tourism which has been revalorised because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The protection and promotion of the territories from a slow tourism perspective allow travellers to...

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Social network analysis of green space management actors in Tehran

Social network analysis is able to relate the status of the social system and the structures of relationships between stakeholders and social well-being, with reference to specific criteria and measurement...

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The role of water as a significant resource in UGGps results of an international workshop

Water resources are becoming increasingly scarce in many parts of the world. The protection and the sustainable use of water resources is highly relevant to mitigate climate impacts. This article aims...

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Perception-satisfaction based quality assessment of tourism and hospitality services in the Himalayan region: An application of AHP-SERVQUAL approach on Sandakphu Trail, West Bengal, India

About 800 million people, or about 12% of the world's population, go abroad annually, making tourism one of the greatest global enterprises. The Himalayan region's nature and adventure-based tourism...

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Vegetation phenology patterns in semi-arid savannah woodlands of Gonarezhou National Park, Southeastern Zimbabwe

Vegetation phenology (VP) patterns of semi-arid savannah woodlands ecosystems are essential for sustainable management and conservation since they are indicators of the health status of protected national...

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A crowdsource approach to documenting users' preferences for landscape attributes in the proposed Appalachian Geopark Project in West Virginia, United States

This study demonstrated the potential utility of crowdsource photographs to investigate users' (residents and visitors) preferences for landscape features in the proposed Appalachian Geopark Project...

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Inventory and assessment of geoarchaeosites in the Middle Eure Valley (Paris Basin, France): An integrated approach to geoarchaeological heritage

For the last decade, there has been an abundance of scattered case studies on geoarchaeological heritage in the scientific literature. Yet, there is a lack of methodological guidelines to inventory...

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Geoheritage meaning of past humidity in the Central Western Desert of Egypt

The central part of the Western Desert of Egypt, where the Bahariya and Farafra oases are situated, possesses many notable geological features. However, to date the related geoheritage information remains...

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Preserving geodiversity in Mexican hyper urban conflict zones: A geo-aesthetic approach

This article explains the epistemic function of images in geological research and in the preservation of geodiversity in hyper urbanized regions in Mexico. Various modes of visual representation of...

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Lamprophyre sites of Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field, Southern India: Potential candidates for developing as geoparks

This article presents field description of lamprophyres of the Wajrakarur Kimberlite Field (WKF) emphasising their geoscientific potential to develop and popularize them as geoparks. Also presented...

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Explaining littering prevention among park visitors using the Theory of Planned Behavior and Norm Activation Model

The increasing concern for environmental issues and degradation has gained much attention over the past few decades. Tourist destinations and natural areas are vulnerable to human-caused environmental...

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Ecotourism, biodiversity conservation and livelihoods: Understanding the convergence and divergence

Ecotourism, natural resource conservation, and local livelihood are one of the most talked-about issues globally. It is seen as nature-based tourism that addresses two primary attributes: livelihood...

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Global geoparks: Opportunity for developing or “toy” for developed?

Geoparks can provide socio-economical benefits to local communities, but their relative importance to developed and developing countries is yet to be fully realized. The present study aims at analyzing...

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Geomorphosite evaluation for geotourism development using geosite assessment model (GAM): A study from a Proterozoic terrain in eastern India

Geotourism is a type of nature-based tourism of the landscape and landforms, which emphasizes the sustainable use of geosites, including geomorphosites. Geological and geomorphological landforms get...

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Geoconservation of geological and mining heritage related to banded iron formation of Itabira Group, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Minas Gerais, Brazil: A challenging issue

The Quadrilátero Ferrífero is a mineral-rich region covering about 7,000 km2 in Central-Southern Brazil. It is known for its extensive gold and iron ore reserves, and for its historical cities. Many...

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Assessment of glacial geoheritage by multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods in the Yalnızçam Mountains, Northeastern Türkiye

This study aims to evaluate the geoheritage potentials of glacial and periglacial landforms with quantitative methods. For this purpose, the Yalnızçam Mountains, located northeast of Anatolia, were...

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Creative strategies of local resources in managing geotourism in the Ijen Geopark Bondowoso, East Java, Indonesia

This paper aims to explain the process of developing creative strategies for empowering community capabilities and local resources in managing geotourism in the Ijen Geopark development area of the...

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Forest wellness tourism destination branding for supporting disaster mitigation: A case of Batur UNESCO Global Geopark, Bali

Indonesia is a beautiful nation prone to natural disasters. The attractiveness of a place is the potential for its people to prosper through tourism, particularly natural tourism. As part of an effort...

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Assessment of the geosites and geodiversity in the prospective geopark in Siwa in the Western Desert of Egypt

Egypt is one of the oldest nations in the world and one of the “cradles of civilizations.” A variety of 30 heritages within the geodiversity show a great link between intangible and tangible heritages....

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Geodiversity characterization of the Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark of China

The Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark (Danxiashan UGGp) is located in Shaoguan, northern Guangdong Province of South China, and was approved as such by the Global Geoparks Network in 2004. It is an ideal...

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Geodiversity of Smaquli area as a potential geopark in Kurdistan region, Iraq

This research aims to spotlight abiotic elements of geodiversity in the Smaquli area and value and use as geoconservation through potential geopark. Smaquli area, situated in the southeastern part of...

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