Geotourism—A Global Overview

Dowling, Ross

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-24170-3_1

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“…Larwood & Prosser [61, p. 99] believed that ‘Tourists, whether they are aware of it or not, will in some way all be geotourists’, a conclusion that reflects the fact that geomaterials are in use everywhere in historic buildings within urban areas and geology/geomorphology occurs in the wider countryside where tourists are drawn to spectacular rock outcrops, landscapes and dynamic geoprocesses. Geotourism is increasingly seen as not being restricted to geoscience settings but sees these as part of a more inclusive experience including architecture, culture and biodiversity [62,63], not least within UNESCO Global Geoparks (see §10 below). These also strongly promote sustainable geotourism whether the activities are active (e.g.…”

Section: Geotourism and Leisurementioning

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Case studies associated with the 10 major geodiversity-related topics

Gray

2024

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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This paper outlines the 10 major topics related to geodiversity that have emerged since the concept was first introduced in 1993, 30 years ago. After a short introduction, each of the 10 topics is then illustrated by a relevant case study. The 10 topics (italics) and their case studies (bold) are as follows: 1. Celebrating , International Geodiversity Day ; 2. Measurement/Assessment , Potential role of remote sensing ; 3. Natural Capital and Geosystem Services , Coastal geosystem services ; 4. Biodiversity , Mangue de Pedra, Brazil ; 5. Geomaterials , The circular economy ; 6. Geotourism , World's top geotourism sites? ; 7. Geoheritage , Landscape restoration ; 8. National Geoconservation , Trump golf course and an SSSI, Scotland ; 9. World Heritage Sites and Global Geoparks , Azores Global Geopark, Portugal ; 10. Sustainability , Xitle Volcano, Mexico City . It is concluded that, given the way in which geodiversity has developed as a concept, leading to new insights and avenues of research and advancing our understanding of the world since its first use, it clearly now constitutes a significant, geoscientific paradigm. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Geodiversity for science and society’.

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Section: Geotourism and Leisurementioning

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Case studies associated with the 10 major geodiversity-related topics

Gray

2024

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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“…Geotourism has developed globally over the last few decades, becoming an established component of tourism with a particularly strong presence in Europe and Asia and expanding elsewhere [13][14][15][16]. As reflected in various definitions, the fundamental basis of geotourism involves a focus on geological and geomorphological features and sites as tourist attractions both in natural/semi-natural landscapes and in the built environment.…”

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Climate Change and Geotourism: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities

Gordon

2023

Tourism and Hospitality

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Climate change and rising sea levels present significant challenges for geotourism destinations and activities. Accelerated changes in geomorphological processes threaten or diminish both the physical existence and aesthetic qualities of geoheritage assets, and hence the visitor experience, as well as presenting increased or new risks from natural hazards. This is particularly a concern in mountain and coastal areas, and also where greater extremes of temperature and precipitation affect visitor comfort. A literature review was conducted to assess the extent to which the consequences of climate change have been recognised in geotourism research. With the exception of glacier-based geotourism, few studies have considered the impacts of climate change and reported the planning or development of adaptation measures. However, the didactic potential of geotourism in raising awareness of climate change has been commonly recognised. A review of the wider tourism literature identified additional destination-supply and visitor-demand issues that will affect the sustainability of geotourism in the face of climate change. These include changes in visitor motivations, travel behaviour, perceptions of destination image, and reactions to local, national, and international mitigation and adaptation responses, as well as geoethical considerations around carbon footprints and sustainable modes of travel. Situating geotourism within a broader body of multidisciplinary tourism research should help inform adaptation strategies in conjunction with measures to adapt to the physical impacts of climate change on geotourism sites.

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Geotourism Development and Opportunity of Monogenetic Volcanic Fields of Saudi Arabia

Németh,

Moufti

2024

Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

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Geotourism—A Global Overview

Cited by 5 publications

References 147 publications

Case studies associated with the 10 major geodiversity-related topics

Case studies associated with the 10 major geodiversity-related topics

Climate Change and Geotourism: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities

Geotourism Development and Opportunity of Monogenetic Volcanic Fields of Saudi Arabia

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