Lithological and Structural Control on Italian Mountain Geoheritage: Opportunities for Tourism, Outdoor and Educational Activities

Bollati, Irene; Coratza, Paola; Panizza, Valeria; Pelfini, Manuela

doi:10.2478/quageo-2018-0025

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“…According to Gray's [8] definition, geodiversity is not just a matter of different features, but also of their assemblages, structures, systems, and contribution to landscapes. The complexity of geodiversity is a challenge for its study, but also an opportunity to be explored for the possible recognition of geoheritage sites and the establishment of tourist destinations for providing local and regional economic benefits [9,10].…”

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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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“…Geoheritage and geosite studies have assumed growing scientific importance in the past 25 years, and territorial legislative initiatives have emerged all around the world. Geoheritage studies have usually been carried out in terrestrial environments: Mountain areas (e.g., [1][2][3][4][5][6]), coastal areas (e.g., [7][8][9][10][11]), karst areas (e.g., [12][13][14][15][16]), fluvial areas (e.g., [17][18][19]), and volcanic areas ( [20][21][22][23]). Recently, a great deal of interest has concerned also geoheritage in urban areas (e.g., [24][25][26][27][28][29][30]).…”

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Bridging Terrestrial and Marine Geoheritage: Assessing Geosites in Portofino Natural Park (Italy)

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Interest in geoheritage research has grown over the past 25 years and several countries have issued laws to encourage improvement and conservation. Investigations on geosites are prevalently carried out on land environments, although the study of underwater marine environments is also of paramount scientific importance. Nevertheless, due to the constraints of underwater environments, these sites have been little explored, also on account of the higher costs and difficulties of surveying. This research has identified and assessed the terrestrial and marine geosites of the Portofino Natural Park and Protected Marine Area, which are internationally famous owing to both the land scenic features and the quality of the marine ecosystem. The goal was to pinpoint the most suitable sites for tourist improvement and fruition and identify possible connections between the two environments. In all, 28 terrestrial sites and 27 marine sites have been identified and their scientific value as well as their ecological, cultural, and aesthetic importance has been assessed. In addition, accessibility, services, and economic potential of geosites has also been taken into account. Both the updated database of terrestrial and marine geosites in the Portofino protected areas and the assessment procedure adopted can become useful tools for the managers of these sites and provide decision-makers with possible strategies for tourist development.

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“…It can be noticed that there is a higher concentration of geoparks in Europe, which is related and followed the increased number of published case studies of Geoparks and their recognisability not only in the scientific community but also in the tourism industry. Italy stands out as an example of good practice between the protection of geoheritage, scientific research and tourist interest (Burlando et al 2011;Pelfini and Bollati 2014;Bollati et al 2018;Pica et al 2018;Valente et al 2020). The lack of Geoparks outside Europe, especially in the economically developed countries, shows that countries have other legal models of protection, and the scientific visibility of geoheritage research interest has yet to follow.…”

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Geoheritage and Tourism – Opportunities for Growth

Grofelnik¹

2021

Tourism in Southern and Eastern Europe

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Purpose – Contemporary tourism in many developed destinations relies on natural resources, many of which can be directly valorised as tourist attractions. Within natural resources, geoheritage (geological heritage) consists sites or areas of geological features with significant scientific, educational, cultural or aesthetic value. Despite its multiple values, the attractive geosites and their valorisation in tourism are still insufficiently covered. Methodology – This paper, aims to present the state of the art in a form of a research overview of geoheritage valorisation in tourism by analysing the WoSCC database. The results of overviewing 171 scientific papers on keywords geoheritage and tourism are presented and interpreted in the form of qualitative and quantitative analysis, maps, tabular and graphical representations. To identify the main research links and streams between geoheritage and tourism the bibliometric analysis is carried out using VOSviewer software. Findings – The papers are classified and it is revealed an insufficient representation of research in the field of tourist valorisation of geoheritage. It is also notable the spatial inhomogeneity towards interest in geoheritage research. Contribution – The paper brings a research agenda for covering gaps in the further scientific research of the field. The research also points out some possible streams and framework for future geoheritage research that offers new opportunities for the growth of tourism as a responsible and sustainable industry.

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Lithological and Structural Control on Italian Mountain Geoheritage: Opportunities for Tourism, Outdoor and Educational Activities

Cited by 19 publications

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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)

Bridging Terrestrial and Marine Geoheritage: Assessing Geosites in Portofino Natural Park (Italy)

Geoheritage and Tourism – Opportunities for Growth

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