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Geoheritage Volume 9 Issue 4

Subject Areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg - Springer Journals
ISSN: 1867-2477
SJR: 35

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Sustainable Geological Heritage Development Approach in Sarawak Delta, Sarawak, Malaysia

Badang, Dana; Ali, Che; Komoo, Ibrahim; Leman, Mohd.

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0189-9

The Sarawak Delta is located in the Kuching and Bau Districts and comprises the Bako, Santubong, Sarawak River Delta, Serapi and the Bau areas. The area is proposed as the Sarawak Delta Geopark. The delta plain has become a foundation accommodating continuous development where integration between...
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Abandoned Quarries and Geotourism: an Opportunity for the Salento Quarry District (Apulia, Southern Italy)

Stefano, Margiotta; Paolo, Sansò

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0201-4

The Salento peninsula (Apulia, Southern Italy) has been affected for many centuries by quarrying activities; at present 97 authorized quarries have been recorded, 72 % of them in activity. These quarries exploit sedimentary rocks, mainly limestones, calcarenites and clays. In particular,...
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Geochemistry and Geochronology of Phonolitic and Trachytic Source Rocks of the Axum Obelisks and Other Stone Artifacts, Axum, Ethiopia

Hagos, Miruts; Koeberl, Christian; Jourdan, Fred

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0199-7

The northern Ethiopian Kingdom of Axum (ca. 100–700 AD) is known for its underground royal tombs and monolithic obelisks, which were probably carved and erected before/during the fourth century A.D. Most or almost all of these structures have been sculpted or made from only the phonolitic and...
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Monitoring of the Visitors Impact at “Ponta da Ferraria e Pico das Camarinhas” Geosite (São Miguel Island, Azores UNESCO Global Geopark, Portugal)

Lima, Ana; Nunes, João; Brilha, José

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0203-2

“Ponta da Ferraria e Pico das Camarinhas” is a protected geosite in São Miguel Island in the Azores archipelago, Portugal. Due to its importance for the geoconservation strategy of the Azores UNESCO Global Geopark, monitoring actions of visitor impact were implemented in order to assure that the...
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Predicting Behavioural Intention of International Tourists Towards Geotours

Soliman, Mohammad; Abou-Shouk, Mohamed

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0200-5

Geotourism could be one of the powerful tools for protecting the environment. It provides a long-term competitive edge through geomanagement. As a niche area of the global tourism industry, geotourism is growing rapidly due to the high appreciation of landscape and geological phenomena. Fostering...
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Experiencing Bavarias Geological Heritage—the Project “Hundred Masterpieces”

Lagally, Ulrich; Loth, Georg

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0209-9

From its beginning, protection of the geological heritage of Bavaria followed a rather accidental, not necessarily a science-based pattern. As a consequence, reliable data were needed, and therefore, in 1985, the former Bavarian Geological Survey (now Department Geological Survey of the Bavarian...
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Sobrarbe Geopark: an Example of Highly Diverse Bedrock Rivers

Ortega-Becerril, J.; Jorge-Coronado, A.; Garzón, G.; Wohl, E.

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0207-y

The Sobrarbe Geopark (Huesca, Spain) has one of the best examples in the world of diverse forms of bedrock rivers. Lithological variability as well as a complex tectonic history exerts an important control on examples of most of the bedrock river typologies described in scientific literature....
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Inventory and Assessment of Fluvial Potholes to Promote Geoheritage Sustainability (Miño River, NW Spain)

Álvarez-Vázquez, Miguel; De Uña-Álvarez, Elena

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0213-0

The Miño is the most important river in the NW Iberian Peninsula. When it flows through Ourense town (Spain), the attractiveness of the thermal springs hides the importance of the fluvial potholes developed over bedrock. These forms reflect the strength of erosion processes, linked to fluvial...
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The Importance of Geosites and Heritage Stones in Cities—a Review

De Wever, Patrick; Baudin, François; Pereira, Dolores; Cornée, Annie; Egoroff, Grégoire; Page, Kevin

2016 Geoheritage

doi:10.1007/s12371-016-0210-3

Geology, as a scientific discipline, is often viewed as most applicable in high mountains or in deserts or coastal areas—or more generally in ‘natural areas’ where rock exposures are most conspicuous—and, therefore, not to be experienced by most visitors and tourists. In contrast, most...

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