Sites with a geomorphological interest – an invisible heritage ?

Giusti, Christian

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“…Moreover, a large number of geomorphosites are not clearly identified due to their invisibility (Tooth 2009;Giusti 2012;Cayla et al 2012). The question of geomorphosite invisibility may be considered at two levels.…”

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“…The question of geomorphosite invisibility may be considered at two levels. First, it is related to the fact that the discipline of geomorphology is little known by specialists of other disciplines and by the society in general, as was addressed by Tooth (2009) or Giusti (2012). Second, the landforms are not visible for the eyes of non-specialists, which are often the persons that should develop management strategies in order to protect (conservationists, which are often nongeomorphologists) or promote (tourism specialists, teachers) the geomorphological heritage, and also the people that use the geomorphosites (scholars, tourists).…”

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How to Integrate Invisible Geomorphosites in an Inventory: a Case Study in the Rhone River Valley (Switzerland)

Clivaz

Reynard

2017

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During the two last decades, numerous inventories of geosites have been carried out at various scales. They aim at documenting the state of the geological heritage, which is the basis for management strategies. In very humanized regions, where the original geomorphology has been highly modified by human infrastructures, agriculture, urban sprawling, and various modifications of landforms, it is important to inventory not only the landforms visible today but also former landforms destroyed or hidden by human activities. To address the issue of inventorying invisible geomorphosites, two approaches were tested in the Rhone River valley (Switzerland). The first was an inventory of geomorphosites of the study area. Not only the visible landforms but also the landforms that had completely disappeared were evaluated with the assessment method of the University of Lausanne. A total of 28 geomorphosites were assessed including five missing sites (two sand dunes areas, a braided sector of the Rhone River and two former marshes). These invisible geomorphosites were assessed and their management was discussed. The second study was a multi-method analysis of former landscapes of the 19 th century. Several data including historical maps, written archives, digital terrain model and iconographic sources were combined and allowed the reconstruction of palaeolandscapes and landforms. Both materials allowed proposing a strategy for geotourism development.

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How to Integrate Invisible Geomorphosites in an Inventory: a Case Study in the Rhone River Valley (Switzerland)

Clivaz

Reynard

2017

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The Potential of Permanent Gullies in Europe as Geomorphosites

Zgłobicki

Poesen

Cohen³

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Geotourism is a useful way to educate societies in the field of geomorphology and related natural hazards. Geosites, including geomorphosites, represent the basis for the development of this type of tourism. This study describes 12 representative gully regions within nine European countries. The characteristics of 42 permanent gullies, gully systems, and badland landscapes are presented. Based on scientific values of the sites, educational lessons to be learned were identified that are mainly related to (i) gullies as a geological window, (ii) present-day geomorphological processes and (iii) stages of historical gully erosion reflecting past human-environment interactions. To evaluate possible education activities, a geotouristic assessment of the studied gullies and badlands was made, based on scientific, educational, functional and touristic indicators. This assessment demonstrates a large difference between the selected gully and badland sites, particularly with regard to functional and tourist values. The geotouristic potential of gullies (badlands) is the highest in Italy and Spain and the lowest in Romania and Latvia. In some countries, permanent gullies are not regarded as geotouristic attractions at all, while in others, they constitute a significant element of their tourism development strategy. In our opinion, all activities must be part of a broader strategy for the development of geotourism in gully and badland regions, for example, gullies may be included as geosites within existing or planned geoparks.

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The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage

Coratza

Hobléa

2018

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Sites with a geomorphological interest – an invisible heritage ?

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

How to Integrate Invisible Geomorphosites in an Inventory: a Case Study in the Rhone River Valley (Switzerland)

How to Integrate Invisible Geomorphosites in an Inventory: a Case Study in the Rhone River Valley (Switzerland)

The Potential of Permanent Gullies in Europe as Geomorphosites

The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage

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