Global disappearance of tropical mountain glaciers: observations, causes, and challenges

BK Veettil, U Kamp - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the current status of tropical glaciers in the South American Andes, East
Africa, and Australasia by shedding light on past, present, and future glacier coverage in the …

Scientific research on geomorphosites. A review of the activities of the IAG working group on geomorphosites over the last twelve years

E Reynard, P Coratza - Geografia fisica e dinamica Quaternaria, 2013 - gfdq.glaciologia.it
During the last two decades a renewed interest emerged in the scientific community for
geoheritage, geoconservation and geotourism research. This was the reason for the …

Geoconservation as an emerging geoscience

MH Henriques, RP dos Reis, J Brilha, T Mota - Geoheritage, 2011 - Springer
The main purpose of geoconservation is the conservation of geosites as basic units of the
geological heritage through the implementation of specific inventory, evaluation …

[PDF][PDF] A modified geosite assessment model (M-GAM) and its application on the Lazar Canyon area (Serbia)

N Tomić, S Božić - International journal of environmental research, 2014 - ijer.ut.ac.ir
The aim of this paper is to present a modified version of GAM (M-GAM) which should
showthat the results gained by using this version are more accurate and realistic. The …

Geodiversity of high-latitude landscapes in northern Finland

J Hjort, M Luoto - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
Geodiversity is a rather new, emerging topic in earth science. There is now increased
awareness of our need to understand patterns of geodiversity in different landscapes facing …

[PDF][PDF] Scientific research and tourist promotion of geomorphological heritage

E Reynard - Geografia fisica e dinamica quaternaria, 2008 - serval.unil.ch
REYNARD E., Scientific research and tourist promotion of geomorphological heritage.(IT
ISSN 0391-9838, 2008). Geotourism has developed rapidly in several European countries …

Assessing geotourism resources on a local level: A case study from Southern Moravia (Czech Republic)

L Kubalíková - Resources, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, the geotourism has shown a considerable growth all over the world and
it is appreciated and accepted as a useful tool for promoting natural and cultural heritage …

Karst heritage as a tourist attraction: a case study in the White Desert National Park, Western Desert, Egypt

EEDAH Khalaf - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
Geotourism is a form of maintainable tourism that emphasizes the geoheritage
characteristics of a district. Karst landforms are one of the most imperative appealing aspects …

[HTML][HTML] Geomorphosite evaluation for geotourism development using geosite assessment model (GAM): A study from a Proterozoic terrain in eastern India

L Tamang, UK Mandal, M Karmakar, M Banerjee… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geotourism is a type of nature-based tourism of the landscape and landforms, which
emphasizes the sustainable use of geosites, including geomorphosites. Geological and …

Assessment and selection of geomorphosites and trails in the Miage Glacier Area (Western Italian Alps)

I Bollati, C Smiraglia, M Pelfini - Environmental Management, 2013 - Springer
Glacial environments are considered geomorphosites because they exhibit all of the
features that characterise sites of geomorphological interest. The Miage Glacier, in …