A Selection of Geological Tours for Promoting the Italian Geological Heritage in the Secondary Schools

Magagna, Alessandra; Ferrero, Elena; Giardino, Marco; Lozar, Francesca; Perotti, Luigi

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“…The Valsesia itinerary permits observations on what was going on around 280 Ma ago, in and below an active supervolcano, which extended for at least 25 km deep in the Earth's crust. Today this area is an open-air laboratory: by observing different evidences (1,4,6,16,20,23,24,25,26,33,41,47,50,58,SF 1), geologists can study the processes that lead an active supervolcano to collapse in a caldera (Figure 12d), after a major eruption (SF 4-IV). The wealth of scientific data and interpretations presented through the stops of the itinerary allows also not expert visitors to reconstruct accurately the history of magmatic processes of the Sesia Supervolcano.…”

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Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

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In the 20th anniversary year of the European Geopark Network, and 5 years on from the receipt of the UNESCO label for the geoparks, this research focuses on geotourism contents and solutions within one of the most recently designated geoparks, admitted for membership in 2013: the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (Western Italian Alps). The main aim of this paper is to corroborate the use of fieldtrips and virtual tours as resources for geotourism. The analysis is developed according to: i) geodiversity and geoheritage of the geopark territory; ii) different approaches for planning fieldtrip and virtual tours. The lists of 18 geotrails, 68 geosites and 13 off-site geoheritage elements (e.g., museums, geolabs) are provided. Then, seven trails were selected as a mirror of the geodiversity and as container of on-site and off-site geoheritage within the geopark. They were described to highlight the different approaches that were implemented for their valorization. Most of the geotrails are equipped with panels, and supported by the presence of thematic laboratories or sections in museums. A multidisciplinary approach (e.g., history, ecology) is applied to some geotrails, and a few of them are translated into virtual tours. The variety of geosciences contents of the geopark territory is hence viewed as richness, in term of high geodiversity, but also in term of diversification for its valorization.

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“…According to the sixth article of the Arouca Declaration ( 2011 ), many geopark evaluation projects propose the creation of geo-itineraries in order to improve tourism and scientific knowledge (Coratza et al 2004 ;Barbieri et al 2005 ;Bissig 2008 ;Magagna et al 2013 ;Pica et al 2013 ), for at least three reasons:…”

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Following the Tracks of Charlemagne in the Cottian Alps. The Cultural and Geological Heritage of the Franks Trail (Susa Valley, Piemonte, NW Italy)

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This paper presents an attempt at the evaluation of the Alpine geoheritage of the Susa Valley (Piemonte region, NW Italy). The area is included in the project for the creation of the 'Cottian Alps Geopark', whose application to the European Geoparks Network is in progress. The Susa valley is a unique and great geological section showing all the structures and rocks involved in Alpine orogenesis. Moreover, it shows outstanding examples of interactions between human activities and processes of the physical environment. We considered these cultural landscapes as a heritage worthy to be known by people and to be exploited by geotourism activities. Therefore, we investigated the local geodiversity, assessed the geoheritage and identified the geosites characterised by a high potential for the enhancement of public understanding of geoscience and for recreational activities. In this paper, we describe the actions and methodologies carried on for creating geo-itineraries and for improving tourism activities and scientific knowledge. In particular, we focus attention on the Franks trail, a 60-km-long route crossing the Geopark territory, which follows the path blazed by Charlemagne in 773 AD as he attempted to avoid the Longobard army. The trail runs through many sites which tell about natural and cultural heritage. Our evaluation project makes the trail suitable as a 'cultural extension' of the 'Via GeoAlpina', an international project that aims to show the wonders of alpine geology and geomorphology.

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“…However, it is essential to keep in mind that to obtain a connection between the visitor and the visited object it is indispensable to relate what is shown with something in the personality or experience of the visitor (Tilden 2015). An appropriate tool is using examples of everyday life: this makes possible not only to increase the comprehension of the scientific value of the object, but to raise people's awareness about the importance of its protection and conservation (Magagna et al 2013).…”

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A Palaeoichnological Itinerary Through the Cenozoic of the Southern Margin of the Pyrenees and the Northern Ebro Basin (Aragón, Northeast Spain)

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This work aims to display the value of the great wealth of mammal and avian tracksites of the Cenozoic from the Pre-pyrenees and the Ebro Valley of Aragón (Spain), by designing a paleoichnological itinerary, which includes the main tracksites. Currently scientific research in these fields is being carried out, with very interesting preliminary results as a consequence of the poor ichnofossil record in the Paleogene worldwide. But in addition to the scientific importance, we want to emphasize the value of this paleontological heritage as a tourist and didactic resource as well the geoconservation work carried out in the tracksites. In some of these sites (Fondota, Sierra de Luna and La Playa Fósil), conservation and adaptation actions have been implemented over the last decades. These actions have allowed people to access and visit these tracksites, and thus, strengthening them as socio-economic resource of this region.

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A Selection of Geological Tours for Promoting the Italian Geological Heritage in the Secondary Schools

Cited by 22 publications

References 13 publications

Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

Fieldtrips and Virtual Tours as Geotourism Resources: Examples from the Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark (NW Italy)

Following the Tracks of Charlemagne in the Cottian Alps. The Cultural and Geological Heritage of the Franks Trail (Susa Valley, Piemonte, NW Italy)

A Palaeoichnological Itinerary Through the Cenozoic of the Southern Margin of the Pyrenees and the Northern Ebro Basin (Aragón, Northeast Spain)

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