Geoconservation Research

Geoconservation

Establishment of the Luoping Biota National Geopark in Yunnan, China

Michael Benton; Shixue Hu; Qiyue Zhang; Tao Xie; Changyong Zhou; Wen Wen; Jinyuan Huang

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 261-284

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2022.1962749.1111

Abstract

Geoparks in China have been a great success story, with 284 national geoparks and 41 of them accorded UNESCO international status, the highest number for any country in the world. We track the progress of one of the geoparks, Luoping Biota National Geopark in Yunnan Province, from initial plans after ... Read More

Geoconservation

The Geo-educational and Conservational Challenges Posed by Unconsolidated Deposits: Some Thoughts and Possible Solutions as Applied to Diamicton Deposits from the British Isles

Murphy Phillip

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 285-291

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2022.1956521.1104

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Unconsolidated diamicton deposits of Quaternary age cover much of the lowland areas of the British Isles. These are often poorly exposed and as a result their influence on development and importance as palaeontological archives are often under appreciated. Maintaining exposures in such strata is often ... Read More

Geotourism

Cultural Geomorphology as an Attraction to Promote Geotourism (Case Study: Neyshabur and Firuzeh Counties)

Maryam Daemi; Neda Torabi Farsani; Reza Khoshraftar

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 292-302

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2022.1967183.1114

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Surface topography is involved with cultural values in some destinations, and Neyshabur and Firuzeh Counties constitute good examples. In this paper, we present the primary geosites with cultural geomorphology values and aims to investigate the appropriate solutions for promoting geotourism with an emphasis ... Read More

Geoconservation

Investigation of Geological Diversity Based on the Degree of Sensitivity and the Amount of Equilibrium and Resilience of the Geosystem (Case study: The Eastern Kopet-Dagh Zone)

Sima Tavsoli; Adel Sepehr; Abbas Ghaderi

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 303-320

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2022.1965549.1113

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Geomorphological principles show that the earth's surface is not fixed and changes over time. The physical elements of the earth's surface, from microscopic components such as minerals to macroscopic phenomena such as landforms, are all part of geodiversity. Landform equilibrium and resilience are related ... Read More

Geoconservation

The Paradox of the Pavements – How the Cultural Value of Limestone Pavements Resulted in Widespread Damage to These Landforms Across Northern Britain and What Has Been Done about it

Murphy Phillip

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 321-326

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2022.1969193.1115

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Limestone pavements, formed in part as a result of glacial scour, are highly valued parts of the landscape of northern Britain. They have been quarried extensively for use in both gardening and for landscaping in urban recreational spaces. Legal protection was provided in the 1980s and extraction has ... Read More

Geoheritage

Report of 4GEON: A Project of Four Continents Connected Through Playful Geoeducation

Taiwo Temitope Lasisi; Martina Pásková; Radek Mikuláš

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 327-334

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2023.1975145.1118

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IGCP project No. 751 focuses on educational and ‘fun’ aspects of geoconservation, and its first year experienced the exchange of information between the geoparks of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, South America and Africa. The following are particularly worthy of further elaboration and ... Read More

Geodiversity

Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil

Laíza Maietto Lauriano; Debora Silva Queiroz; Maria da Gloria Motta Garcia

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 335-346

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2023.1974073.1117

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An essential component for sustaining biodiversity and providing natural resources for society is the management of geodiversity, as represented by the geoheritage of a region, comprising a collection of geosites. In nature conservation planning, the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide ... Read More

Geotourism

Evaluation of Geotourism for Gonabad Qasabeh Qanat: Potentials and capabilities

Abolfazl Jamshidipour

Volume 5, Issue 2 , November 2022, Pages 347-356

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2023.1975865.1119

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This paper aims to evaluate the geotourism potential of Gonabad Qasabeh qanat as a hydrogeological and cultural-geological site in terms of geotourism, and examine the weak points, and provide solutions. The GAM evaluation model has been used to provide an evaluation based on the main values (scientific-educational, ... Read More

Rocky Start of Dinosaur National Monument (USA), The World's First Dinosaur Geoconservation Site

Kenneth Carpenter

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2018.539322

Abstract

The quarry museum at Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the border between the American states of Colorado and Utah, is the classic geoconservation site where visitors can see real dinosaur bones embedded in rock and protected from the weather by a concrete and glass structure. The site was ... Read More

Geotourism and Cultural Heritage

Kerran Olson; Ross Dowling

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 37-41

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2018.540021

Abstract

Geotourism is often thought to refer solely to ‘geological tourism’, however, more recent views suggest that the term in fact refers much more broadly to encompass not only geology, but also fauna and flora as well as cultural aspects. An area’s geo-heritage can be defined as the geological ... Read More

Burmese Amber Fossils, Mining, Sales and Profits

George Poinar; Sieghard Ellenberger

Volume 3, Issue 1 , June 2020, , Pages 12-16

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2020.1900981.1018

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The present work investigates the mining and sale of fossiliferous Burmese amber to determine if the profits are being used by the Myanmar military to commit atrocities against minority groups or ethnic armies within the country, as recently implied. Our conclusion, based on the information available ... Read More

Marketing Geotourism to Potential Australian Geotourists

Angus Robinson

Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 28-36

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2018.539325

Abstract

In Australia, geotourism is defined as tourism which focuses on an area's geology and landscape as the basis for providing visitor engagement, learning and enjoyment.Geotourism has great potential as a new nature-based tourism product. Where-ever tourism contributes a direct environmental benefit to ... Read More In Australia, geotourism is defined as tourism which focuses on an area's geology and landscape as the basis for providing visitor engagement, learning and enjoyment.Geotourism has great potential as a new nature-based tourism product. Where-ever tourism contributes a direct environmental benefit to a visited location, its clients gain empathy for the holistic heritage of the area, and this reward creates enhanced customer loyalty to the operator.The Australian Government’s 1994 National Ecotourism Strategy considered that ecotourists may include a mix of independent travelers, people who travel in organised groups of a scientific, educational or recreational nature, and individuals or families who are interested in an ecotourism experience as part of a varied holiday. Having regard to demographic and lifestyle considerations, it had been considered that geotourism, if positioned as an alternative, knowledge-adding product could attract a different demographic i.e. affluent over 45 y.o. travellers, particularly from amongst geoscience professionals from within these segmentations, as well as their partners and friends. Alumni and professional societies such as the Geological Society of Australia (GSA) were identified as the most likely target groups. To address this proposition, in 2008, Leisure Solutions® and the School of Marketing, Tourism & Leisure at Edith Cowan University undertook a cooperative market research survey of members of the GSA. This paper addresses the rationale for and scope of this research work as well as reviews from then available research material which could assist marketers in understanding who are the people most likely to be interested in geotourism. The findings and conclusions from this research are also discussed.The paper also reviews the substantial progress made in Australia since 2008 in gaining the support of the Australian geoscience profession and the nature-based tourism industry in embracing geotourism.

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

Percy Mabvuto Ngwira

Volume 2, Issue 1 , December 2019, , Pages 26-39

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2019.666592

Abstract

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. Utilising secondary data ... Read More

Geoheritage

Cretaceous Volcanic Rock Geosites of the Papuk UNESCO Global Geopark (Croatia): Scientific Aspect of Geoheritage in Geoeducation, Geotourism and Geoconservation

Dražen Balen; Petra Schneider; Zorica Petrinec; Goran Radonić; Goran Pavić

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2023.1979814.1122

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Research over decades confirms the geological values of the Papuk UNESCO Global Geopark (Croatia) as a unique place in the regional frame where several orogenic events left their traces through the formation of diverse lithologies. The important part of the geological mosaic, at least in the western ... Read More

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Geoconservation

The Cabo de Gata-Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark (Almería, Spain). A Volcanism between Land and Sea.

Gloria García del Hoyo; Teodosio Donaire Romero

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 21 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.30486/gcr.2023.1982390.1129

Abstract

Cabo de Gata-Níjar geopark is an exceptional volcanic zone in the western Mediterranean because of the submarine effusive volcanism and the large volume of subaerial pyroclastic deposits; volcanism developed between land and sea. Its extensive outcrops attract students and researchers from all ... Read More

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Establishment of the Luoping Biota National Geopark in Yunnan, China

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The Geo-educational and Conservational Challenges Posed by Unconsolidated Deposits: Some Thoughts and Possible Solutions as Applied to Diamicton Deposits from the British Isles

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Cultural Geomorphology as an Attraction to Promote Geotourism (Case Study: Neyshabur and Firuzeh Counties)

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Investigation of Geological Diversity Based on the Degree of Sensitivity and the Amount of Equilibrium and Resilience of the Geosystem (Case study: The Eastern Kopet-Dagh Zone)

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The Paradox of the Pavements – How the Cultural Value of Limestone Pavements Resulted in Widespread Damage to These Landforms Across Northern Britain and What Has Been Done about it

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Report of 4GEON: A Project of Four Continents Connected Through Playful Geoeducation

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Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil

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Evaluation of Geotourism for Gonabad Qasabeh Qanat: Potentials and capabilities

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Rocky Start of Dinosaur National Monument (USA), The World's First Dinosaur Geoconservation Site

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Geotourism and Cultural Heritage

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Burmese Amber Fossils, Mining, Sales and Profits

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Marketing Geotourism to Potential Australian Geotourists

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

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Cretaceous Volcanic Rock Geosites of the Papuk UNESCO Global Geopark (Croatia): Scientific Aspect of Geoheritage in Geoeducation, Geotourism and Geoconservation

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The Cabo de Gata-Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark (Almería, Spain). A Volcanism between Land and Sea.

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