TY - BOOK ID - 126197947 TI - Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources AU - Santangelo, Nicoletta AU - Valente, Ettore PY - 2020 PB - Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - Research & information: general KW - Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning KW - geotourism resources KW - cultural tourism KW - archeology KW - touristic itinerary KW - valorization KW - inner-mountain areas KW - Apennines KW - central Italy KW - isolated relief KW - geological heritage KW - southern Apulia KW - Italy KW - geotourism KW - geoheritage KW - urban geology KW - geodiversity KW - SWOT analysis KW - rural regions KW - geomorphosites KW - geosites KW - quantitative assessment KW - Malta KW - georesources KW - Internet KW - Iceland KW - geosite KW - faults KW - fractures KW - dykes KW - Earth Science communication KW - geopark KW - regional development KW - mining site KW - Zaruma KW - El Sexmo KW - tourist mine KW - geology-based tourism KW - cultural heritage KW - web-GIS KW - smartphone KW - Alto Molise KW - protected areas KW - weekend tourism KW - tourists’ opinion KW - national parks KW - environmental education KW - Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark KW - Middle Bussento Karst System KW - Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark KW - fieldtrips KW - virtual tours KW - multidisciplinary approach KW - Italian NW Alps KW - geoparks KW - geological knowledge KW - geoarcheology KW - geomorphosite KW - geoitinerary KW - geological science divulgation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:126197947 AB - This Special Issue outlines the role of geoheritage and geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “geoheritage” refers to a particular type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events, and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic, and historical sites, can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, focusing on visitor knowledge, environmental education, and amusement. Geotourism may be very useful for geological sciences divulgation and may provide additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: i) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in protected areas; ii) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in non-protected areas; iii) papers dealing with geosite promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis, and apps; iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from tourists’ perspectives. ER -