A review on ‘Geo-ecological Studies’ - An interdisciplinary approach for evaluation and sustainable management of ‘Geo-ecosystems’

Geotourism: definition, characteristics and international perspectives

“…A number of assessment models have been proposed as reviewed by Brilha (2016). They include a systems model approach which was applied to the Taining and Longhushan geoparks in China as well as to Zion National Park in the United States of America (Ren et al, 2013); geoheritage as the basis for assessing geotourism development in the Jeli District, Kelantan, Malaysia (Adriansyah et al, 2015); a geo-ecological information system (GEIS) approach developed in India (Kumar and Deshmukh, 2015); and a proposed geosite assessment model (GAM) applied in the Srem Loess Plateau, Serbia (Višnić et al, 2016). Assessment through the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has been applied to the Kayseri Yahyali, Turkey (Akhbaşinda and Bulut, 2014) and to Rottnest Island, Australia (Rutherford et al, 2015).…”