Geomorphosites of the Semi-arid Tata Region: Valorization of an Unknown Geoheritage for Geotourism Sustainable Development (Anti-Atlas, South Morocco)

Berred, Sanae; Fadli, Driss; Wartiti, M. El; Zahraoui, M.; Berred, Khadija; Sadki, Ridouane

doi:10.1007/s12371-019-00414-w

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“…The first law for the protection of the Moroccan geoheritage has just been published (BO 6807, August 2019), which could cause a very important turnover in the present deficient situation of the national geoheritage. In the last 13 years, several inventories of geosites were carried out in different regions of Morocco and with different aims (Malaki 2006;De Waele et al 2009;El Wartiti et al 2009Tahiri et al 2010a;El Hadi et al 2011, 2012, 2015Nahraoui et al 2011;Nahraoui 2016;Enniouar et al 2013Enniouar et al , 2015Errami et al 2013Errami et al , 2015aErrami et al , 2015bDruguet et al 2015;Noubhani 2015;Saddiqi et al 2015;Bouzekraoui et al 2017;Arrad et al 2018;Bouzekraoui et al 2018;Khoukhouchi et al 2018;Aoulad-Sidi-Mhend et al 2019;Beraaouz et al 2019;Berred et al 2019;Oukassou et al 2019). However, many of these works did not follow a systematic inventory method nor a numerical assessment of the geosite value.…”

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Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites in Rabat-Tiflet Region (North Western Morocco): Preliminary Study to Evaluate the Potential of the Area to Become a Geopark

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The Rabat-Tiflet area (north-western Morocco) has a complex geological setting and a high geodiversity, two reasons that justify the geoheritage inventory done in this work. The inventoried 13 geosites were quantitatively assessed and clearly show that the Tortonian/Messinian Akrech River GSSP Stratotype is the most important geosite in the area due to its high international scientific value. In addition, the majority of the other geosites are characterized by moderate scientific, educational, and touristic values and high degradation risk. Therefore, a geoconservation strategy should be implemented in this area by national and local authorities to protect and conserve this geological heritage. This study may help the development of a new geopark project in Morocco, a country where the geopark concept is still emerging.

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Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites in Rabat-Tiflet Region (North Western Morocco): Preliminary Study to Evaluate the Potential of the Area to Become a Geopark

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“…The outstanding sites could be linked in thematic 'Geocircuits' which may be gathering points for initiatives and projects within four interconnected themes: the exceptional geomorphological sites and landscape, the rich cultural history, the amazing artistic diversity and the local produce and products (Bouzekraoui et al 2018a;Han et al 2018). These themes should become the common denominator for the Rif area's collective development which, like in many cases, may stimulate job creation, education, dissemination, environmental protection, sustainability and, above all, identity consolidation which, together, will improve the quality of well-being and lead to the decline of land abandonment and massive immigration (Berred et al 2019;Bruschi and Coratza 2018;Gordon 2018).…”

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“…Despite the richness and variety of the Moroccan geodiversity, the concern for geoheritage have only recently begun to come to the front as confirmed by the limited related studies performed in this country (Arrad et al 2020;Beraaouz et al 2019;Berred et al 2019). During the last ten years, Morocco has used actively this richness to promote sustainable development with the aim of reaching 20 million tourists by 2025, based on a strategy which depended on the growing scientific studies output, to valorise the national heritage and to make it well-known overseas (Bouzekraoui et al 2018a).…”

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Assessment of Geosites in Northern Morocco: Diversity and Richness with Potential for Socioeconomic Development

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Despite the importance of geoheritage as an interdisciplinary geo-based topic, it is poorly documented as a tool of harmonious socioeconomic development and territorial strategic planning. The promotion of this natural resource in rural areas of the southern Mediterranean may strengthen social resilience and consolidate management strategies if it is conducted according to a responsible and sustainable approach that takes account of local specificities. Here, an exhaustive, multi-criteria and qualitative assessment of the geomorphological sites of the large Alpine Rif belt was established to assess their scientific and additional values based on a widely adopted score ranking method. Later, it was established a restricted list of the most outstanding sites based on qualitative conditions. This list contains 39 sites which may be linked in three thematic geocircuits to serve as gathering points for initiatives and development projects. We anticipate that this may create an economic diversity to revive a 2 social fabric capable of satisfying its needs and expectations, reducing the gap and inequalities between disadvantaged rural areas upstream and industrialized urban areas downstream, and inspiring a benign and balanced development.

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“…Over the past decade, there has been a notable increase in the number of studies focused on geoheritage evaluation in arid environments, particularly in the MENA (Middle East-North Africa) region. This surge is especially evident in countries such as Iran [11,[38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50], Egypt [24,[51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] and Morocco [60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]. The majority of these investigations involve inventories or inventory-based evaluations, which correspond to the initial stages of geoheritage conservation proposed by Brilha [9].…”

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Promoting diversity in geoheritage evaluation: creating an evaluation method for the scientific value of Quaternary sites in arid environments

Sayama

2024

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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A rigorous assessment is an essential part of geoconservation, and choosing an appropriate evaluation method is essential for this process. Globally, an increasing number of sites are being assessed for their geoheritage values, but the most popular methods have been created by researchers with experiences centred in Europe, without considerations of regional differences. To understand whether regional perspectives are required in the evaluation process, this study developed a new method targeting the scientific value of Quaternary geoheritage sites in arid environments, using input from 49 researchers in geosciences and related disciplines with interests in arid landscapes. The results demonstrated the need for a new or modified method, given the different preferences in the weighting system and the necessity to include additional criteria specific to the type of sites targeted by the study. The strong preference to include a new criterion on connections with archaeology/anthropology highlighted the significance of the interdisciplinary scientific values of Quaternary geoheritage sites in arid environments. These findings imply the need for regional diversity or adjustments in geoheritage evaluation. Future research is required to consider such differences for geoheritage values beyond the scientific dimension, such as educational values and touristic values in diverse geographical settings. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Geodiversity for science and society'.

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Geomorphosites of the Semi-arid Tata Region: Valorization of an Unknown Geoheritage for Geotourism Sustainable Development (Anti-Atlas, South Morocco)

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites in Rabat-Tiflet Region (North Western Morocco): Preliminary Study to Evaluate the Potential of the Area to Become a Geopark

Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites in Rabat-Tiflet Region (North Western Morocco): Preliminary Study to Evaluate the Potential of the Area to Become a Geopark

Assessment of Geosites in Northern Morocco: Diversity and Richness with Potential for Socioeconomic Development

Promoting diversity in geoheritage evaluation: creating an evaluation method for the scientific value of Quaternary sites in arid environments

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