Cultural Geology, Cultural Biology, Cultural Taxonomy, and the Intangible Geoheritage as New Strategies for Geoconservation

Caetano, João Marcus Vale; Ponciano, Luiza Corral Martins de Oliveira

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“…Every society, every person has its own precious treasure, which is called heritage. Special emphasis is placed on cultural heritage, which is related to traditions, culture and art (Reynard and Giusti, 2018;Sisto et al, 2020;Vale Caetano and Corral Martins de Oliveira Ponciano, 2021;Pijet-Migoń and Migoń, 2022). There is no doubt that cultural heritage is extremely important for knowing and understanding our past.…”

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The Geoheritage Potential of the South-East Pałuki (Western Poland) to Promote Geotourism

GÓRSKA-ZABIELSKA,

BŁASZCZYK,

NOWAK

2024

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The aim of the work is to examine the possibilities of developing geotourism in the context of existing, but not yet recognised, geoheritage in the north-eastern Wielkopolska, western Poland. Pałuki is characterised by exceptional geodiversity, which has enormous potential for diversifying the present tourist offer. The valorisation method of selected 12 geosites was used, taking into account geomorphological, additional and utility categories. The results of the analytical part made it possible to identify the most valuable and geotouristically attractive geosites. They form two original geotourism trails under the common name of "Geodiversified Pałuki". In order to increase the possibilities of developing local geotourism, two proposals for thematic geotourism trail focusing on the most interesting, and highly rated, geosites in the research area are presented.

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The Geoheritage Potential of the South-East Pałuki (Western Poland) to Promote Geotourism

GÓRSKA-ZABIELSKA,

BŁASZCZYK,

NOWAK

2024

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“…It constitutes a complex entity that embraces both natural and anthropogenically induced and in situ and ex situ geological elements. The part of geodiversity that is important for societies due to its scientific value (Brilha 2016 ) and/or some other kind of exceptional value (cultural, educational, touristic; Caetano and Ponciano 2021 ) is regarded as geoheritage. Although some earlier definitions of urban geoheritage (Habibi et al 2018 ) refer to natural geological features and exposures, humans contribute to the overall geodiversity in urban areas.…”

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“…The inclusion of geocultural and geohistorical elements of diversity in the description of urban geodiversity involves the recognition of the material (tangible) and immaterial (intangible) elements of heritage. The concept of intangible cultural diversity is well established (Vecco 2010 ), and within Earth sciences, it was explored in studies of geomythology (Vitaliano 2007 ; Goemaere et al 2021 ), but its relation to the preselection and evaluation of geodiversity features is a relatively new field of study, recognised by Reynard ( 2009 ) and Rodrigues et al ( 2011 ), among others, and developed further in more recent contributions, for instance, Gordon ( 2018b ), Szepesi et al ( 2020 ) and Caetano and Ponciano ( 2021 ). Frequent interconnections between cultural, historical and geological heritage within the urban environment demand the inclusion of intangible geocultural assets in studies of urban geodiversity.…”

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Classification and Quantification of Urban Geodiversity and Its Intersection with Cultural Heritage

Wolniewicz

2022

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Urban geodiversity is a complex entity that includes both natural and anthropogenic geological and geomorphological elements, thus requiring broad and interdisciplinary approach to its inventorying and assessment. To estimate and evaluate the widest possible range of urban geodiversity, and to explore the intersection between geo- and cultural heritage, an inventory of 615 natural and anthropogenic geological features of the city of Poznań, Poland, has been established. The preferences of the general public were studied to examine the possibilities of developing urban geotourism. Statistical analyses allowed the estimation of the reliability of the assessment method. The study shows that in the urban environment, anthropogenic geodiversity is rich, although in most cases it scores low in the evaluation. The results of the quantitative assessment reveal few significant correlations showing that the criteria used are not overlapping. However, the preferences of potential geotourists are not consistent with the outcome of the quantitative evaluation. Landforms significantly altered or completely destroyed by human geomorphosites, located in the city centre and close to tourist venues, were selected the most times by the users of the interactive map, but none of these geodiversity sites are included in existing geosite inventories, and most of them ranked low in the assessment process. Studies of potential geotourists’ preferences are therefore required before any strategy for tourism development is adopted. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12371-022-00693-w.

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“…Ao focar a análise da Geomitologia nos fósseis, observa-se que os mesmos serviram de inspiração para várias narrativas míticas, como as do grifo, uma vez que ele teria sido baseado em concentrações fossilíferas dos dinossauros Protoceratops Granger & Gregory, 1923e Psittacosaurus Osborn, 1923 (Mayor 2001;Mayor & Heaney 1993). No Brasil, temos os casos do Mapinguari, criatura mítica da Amazônia provavelmente inspirada em fósseis de preguiças-gigantes (Ponciano 2015;Santos et al 2016), e dos icnofósseis de Araraquara e de Cianorte, que foram associados respectivamente a pegadas do Curupira e de santos (Caetano & Ponciano 2021;Souto & Neves 2018), além de vários outros exemplos, muitos ainda em estudo, conforme veremos a seguir.…”

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Geomitologia da Pedra da Onça: Conservação do Patrimônio Natural e Cultural por meio da História do Gato-maracajá, o Verdadeiro Felino da Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

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A Geomitologia da Pedra da Onça apresenta uma ampla influência cultural sobre os moradores da Ilha do Governador (Rio de Janeiro, RJ). As variantes dessa história têm como parte em comum a transformação de um felídeo em rocha (petrificação), possibilitando a divulgação dos elementos locais da geodiversidade e biodiversidade por meio de uma abordagem lúdica, visando à conservação do Patrimônio Natural e Cultural. Para alcançar tal objetivo, o presente estudo elaborou uma recriação do mito por meio da substituição da onça e do gato-maracajá (os dois animais citados nas variantes) pelo Smilodon populator, animal extinto cuja ocorrência pretérita é bem documentada no Brasil. Além disso, o presente estudo demonstra o potencial de tal metodologia para o ensino da história evolutiva de grupos biológicos, uma vez que se faz presente aqui também um breve resumo sobre a evolução no grupo interno dos Felidae, além de abordar os hábitos de vida do gato-maracajá (Leopardus wiedii) e de Smilodon. Como a história evolutiva de Felidae está intrinsecamente relacionada a ambos os táxons referidos, o método aqui empregado revela um notável potencial para a divulgação e ensino de Geociências e Biologia.

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Cultural Geology, Cultural Biology, Cultural Taxonomy, and the Intangible Geoheritage as New Strategies for Geoconservation

Cited by 8 publications

References 82 publications

The Geoheritage Potential of the South-East Pałuki (Western Poland) to Promote Geotourism

The Geoheritage Potential of the South-East Pałuki (Western Poland) to Promote Geotourism

Classification and Quantification of Urban Geodiversity and Its Intersection with Cultural Heritage

Geomitologia da Pedra da Onça: Conservação do Patrimônio Natural e Cultural por meio da História do Gato-maracajá, o Verdadeiro Felino da Ilha do Governador, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

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