Visitor Understanding of the Geodiversity and the Geoconservation Value of the Giant’s Causeway World Heritage Site, Northern Ireland

Crawford, Kevin; Black, Róisín

doi:10.1007/s12371-011-0049-6

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“…Hose 2005; Hughes and Ballantyne 2010; Crawford and Black 2012). In the specific geographical context of the Pogórze Kaczawskie region, a range of challenges may be identified, particularly evident if the geomorphological component is to be explored.…”

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“…Dating of underlying and overlying basalt allowed geoscientists to obtain insights into rates of weathering front descent and basalt alteration under humid and warm climatic conditions (Smith and McAlister 1987;Hill et al 2001). The presence of distinctively red inter-basaltic beds within otherwise dark basaltic cliffs is highlighted as one of the main features of interest at the site and elaborately explained, although Crawford and Black (2012) noted that visitors were not fully satisfied with the level of interpretation provided.…”

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Overlooked Geomorphological Component of Volcanic Geoheritage—Diversity and Perspectives for Tourism Industry, Pogórze Kaczawskie Region, SW Poland

Migoń

Pijet-Migoń²

2015

Geoheritage

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In the West Sudetes (SW Poland), volcanic activity of Oligocene and Miocene age has left a suite of landforms of considerable geomorphological interest. Besides being relevant to the subject of volcanology, they illustrate how volcanism influences interplays with landscape development in the long-term. Three main geomorphological themes are explored: structural geomorphology of ancient volcanic terrain, volcanic remnants as markers of long-term denudation and hillslope evolution under periglacial conditions of the Pleistocene. Volcanic geosites are used as a resource for geotourism and promotion of geoheritage has intensified recently, with the region branding itself as the 'Land of Extinct Volcanoes'. Ten localities are evaluated as geomorphosites of significant educational potential, taking into account geomorphological values, added values as well as physical accessibility and information supply. Successful interpretation remains a key challenge in further geotourism development, and several associated practical issues are pointed out such as choice of terminology, uncertainties in scientific understanding and stand-alone attractiveness of geoheritage.

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Overlooked Geomorphological Component of Volcanic Geoheritage—Diversity and Perspectives for Tourism Industry, Pogórze Kaczawskie Region, SW Poland

Migoń

Pijet-Migoń²

2015

Geoheritage

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“…Four papers investigate visitor perceptions of geoheritage in the study areas, five papers analyze the motivation of tourists to visit the study areas, two papers additionally investigate the connection between tourists' motivation and satisfaction [74], and between tourists' motivation and willingness to pay for guided tours [75]. Three papers [12,76,77] categorize visitors based on their attitudes and motivations, while two papers [78,79] investigate visitors' opinions on and understanding of geo-interpretation materials, and propose improvements.…”

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“…A high proportion of the papers which focus on geotourism management examine volcanic and loess areas. based on their attitudes and motivations, while two papers [78,79] investigate visitors' opinions on and understanding of geo-interpretation materials, and propose improvements. Certain areas and geoheritage types receive greater attention from researchers due to their specific characteristics ( Figure 5).…”

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Geotourism: A Systematic Literature Review

2018

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Geotourism is one of the newest concepts within tourism studies today. The popularity of geotourism has likewise grown rapidly over the past few decades. This rapidly growing popularity and the growing body of research on geotourism create the need for a comprehensive review of existing literature on the subject. The present study aims to systematically review scientific literature on geotourism published over the past two decades by identifying what knowledge has been produced on geotourism in the scientific literature and by analyzing the evolving research trends in geotourism during the same time period. The results reveal that researchers are placing an increasing focus on geotourism. A geographical analysis of the study areas indicates a true global distribution, encompassing studies of 53 countries altogether. Most of the research focusses on identifying, describing, and assessing the geoheritage of the areas in question together with their geotourism potential. The volume of research on these topics is growing at a rapid pace. Other common research topics as regards geotourism include management of geotourism and geoheritage, new geosite/geomorphosite assessment models, together with other methodological approaches. The results further indicate that researchers are less interested in geotourism stakeholders such as tourists and local communities, and that only a very small number of studies examine geotourism in the context of sustainable development. The vast majority of the studies utilize empirical data as the basis of the research or for the testing of proposed models and methodology. The present review identifies a need for a larger body of empirical research focusing on (i) sustainability of geotourism, including actual impacts of geotourism on the geoheritage and on the ecosystems of geotourism areas, (ii) knowledge on effective management of the main challenges of geotourism, as well as (iii) on stakeholders and their complex interrelations, including the effects of geotourism on local communities and their well-being.

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“…It is assumed that geoconservation is an emerging geoscience with clear and deep social interrelation [12], which must be grounded in knowledge and methods developed in different sciences, thus approaching the social sciences of the natural sciences [10,25,38,46]. Such holistic vision must be taken into account not only in its scope, but also in its methods, including in inventory and evaluation procedures.…”

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Community Involvement in Geoconservation: A Conceptual Approach Based on the Geoheritage of South Angola

Tavares

Henriques

Domingos³

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Sustainability

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Abstract:In this work, it is argued that effective protection of geological objects displaying heritage value requires the local community's involvement in all geoconservation actions, i.e., inventory, evaluation, conservation, valuation and monitoring procedures, and not only at the final part of the process, when it is expected from local communities that the physical integrity of such objects is guaranteed. Community involvement in geoheritage inventory and evaluation procedures can be appraised by using a classification system that integrates both the geoheritage properties displayed by the geological objects and usually recognized by geoscientists (i.e., relevance grade) and the social role attributed to geological objects by communities outside Earth scientists that arise from the public perception of such objects (i.e., abstract perceptiveness). Using two case studies from southern Angola (Huíla Province) where both social and scientific OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 4894 components were taken into account in geoheritage evaluation procedures (Tundavala and Leba geosites), we propose a conceptual community-based model, which can be applicable to geoconservation purposes and actions in other African regions and converging with the main goals of the "African Alive Corridors" initiative.

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Visitor Understanding of the Geodiversity and the Geoconservation Value of the Giant’s Causeway World Heritage Site, Northern Ireland

Cited by 35 publications

References 10 publications

Overlooked Geomorphological Component of Volcanic Geoheritage—Diversity and Perspectives for Tourism Industry, Pogórze Kaczawskie Region, SW Poland

Overlooked Geomorphological Component of Volcanic Geoheritage—Diversity and Perspectives for Tourism Industry, Pogórze Kaczawskie Region, SW Poland

Geotourism: A Systematic Literature Review

Community Involvement in Geoconservation: A Conceptual Approach Based on the Geoheritage of South Angola

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