Educational Potential of Geoheritage: Textbook Localities from the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus
Tahereh Habibi,
Dmitry A. Ruban,
Vladimir A. Ermolaev
Abstract:Geoheritage requires proper conservation and has significant importance for geoscience education at universities. Furthermore, its related potential needs to be evaluated. This study focuses on two textbook localities (these are parts of larger geosites) from the Cenozoic orogenic belts, namely the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus. The novel, tentatively proposed approach aims at general geological characteristics of the localities, identification of the principal teaching topics and teaching opportunities, and… Show more
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