Enhancing the Geological Heritage of the Apuan Alps Geopark (Italy)

Amorfini, Alessia; Bartelletti, A.; Ottria, Giuseppe

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10708-0_14

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“…The experiences gained during several years of activity in the field of structural geology and in the dissemination in the specific area of the Apuan Alps (e.g. [35,37,[42][43][44][45][46][47]) allowed us to conceptualize and design three new interpretative panels for two geosites already included in the Apuan Alps UGGp geosites inventory (i.e., the Apuan Alps tectonic window and the Mt. Forato Arch) and for a new geosite (i.e., the folds of Bosa) that we have recently chosen and interpreted (Figure 1).…”

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Popularizing Structural Geology: Exemplary Structural Geosites from the Apuan Alps UNESCO Global Geopark (Northern Apennines, Italy)

Frassi¹,

Amorfini²,

Bartelletti³

et al. 2022

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Popularizing endogenic geological processes that act deep on the Earth during geologic time producing orogenic belts requires a great effort. Consequently, geosites dealing with structural geology are surveyed with a lower frequency. Geological structures, however, may strongly control and model the territory and/or trigger the exogenous processes responsible for a specific landform/landscape. We describe here three geosites in the Apuan Alps UNESCO Global Geopark (Tuscany, Italy) to highlight their geoheritage values. We used the classical methods applied in structural geology to conceive and design three new interpretative panels of structural geosites using simple language and graphic schemes that facilitate the understanding of geological structures. The three selected structures were produced by different deformation regimes and at different structural depths. The first geosite is the boundary between the metamorphic and non-metamorphic rocks and represents the boundary of the Apuan Alps tectonic window. The second geosite is the spectacular Mt. Forato natural arch and the third represents a beautiful example of folds. Each panel is characterized by QR codes that allow the reader to access a short geological glossary, the Apuan Alps Geopark website, and a short evaluation survey on the quality of the interpretative panel.

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Popularizing Structural Geology: Exemplary Structural Geosites from the Apuan Alps UNESCO Global Geopark (Northern Apennines, Italy)

Frassi¹,

Amorfini²,

Bartelletti³

et al. 2022

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“…Amorfini et al (2015) use the Apuan Alps Geopark to describe how a site can have a tourism development through environmental education and partnerships with universities and agencies for research and environmental protection. The Geopark owes most of its fame to the beauty of its large caves [50]. The awareness of managing and enhancing these caves has encouraged the Park Authority to integrate its actions regarding research, conservation and the enhancement of sites as tourist attractions.…”

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Where Does Sustainability Stand in Underground Tourism? A Literature Review

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Underground sites have become an attractive tourist destination for an increasing number of visitors. This flow of visitors has made sustainability a major issue, that is, the way in which tourism development ensures economic benefits for host communities and respects local identity without compromising the environmental resources. Many studies have explored sustainable tourism in the Underground Built Heritage (UBH), but privilege the analysis of a single perspective, that is, economic sustainability, e.g., potentialities of cultural routes, or environmental sustainability, such as the impact of visitors on the cave climate. However, some attention has been paid to the social implications of tourism in the UBH, that is, the impacts of tourism development on improving the quality of life of the local community and the enhancement of their sense of community while respecting cultural authenticity. Our aim is to reconcile these perspectives and obtain, through a semi-systematic review, a clear picture of the sustainability of tourism in UBH sites. The aggregation of existing knowledge around the three pillars of sustainability has highlighted the importance of community involvement and collaboration among UBH stakeholders to ensure a balance between the protection and valorisation of UBH, which can also be achieved through networking strategies.

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“…The UNESCO Global Program is one of the most important and recent projects in this respect, as it aims to "promote a global network of geoparks safeguarding and developing selected areas having significant geological features" [39]. In fact, many recent geoheritage studies focus on areas to present as aspiring geoparks or to increase knowledge on the geoheritage of existing ones [40][41][42][43][44].…”

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Geosites Inventory in Liguria Region (Northern Italy): A Tool for Regional Geoconservation and Environmental Management

Ferrando

Faccini

Poggi³

et al. 2021

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The Liguria Region in Northern Italy is characterized by a wide geological and geomorphological variety, encompassing an important and valuable geoheritage. The Ligurian regional law (L.R. 39/2009) protects and enhances geodiversity and geosites, establishing the Regional Inventory of Geosites; however, an approved official inventory is still lacking. In this work, a first reasoned inventory of 120 geosites is proposed for the Liguria Region on the basis of field surveys and literature review. A quantitative assessment of the value and the degradation risk of geosites has been carried out: the value assessment takes into account scientific, additional and potential-for-use values; the degradation risk assessment considers geosites’ fragility and vulnerability. The results, providing knowledge on the Ligurian geoheritage, can serve as the basis for the Regional Inventory of Geosites and can be useful tools for the implementation of any regional geoconservation strategy or environmental management plan.

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Enhancing the Geological Heritage of the Apuan Alps Geopark (Italy)

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

Popularizing Structural Geology: Exemplary Structural Geosites from the Apuan Alps UNESCO Global Geopark (Northern Apennines, Italy)

Popularizing Structural Geology: Exemplary Structural Geosites from the Apuan Alps UNESCO Global Geopark (Northern Apennines, Italy)

Where Does Sustainability Stand in Underground Tourism? A Literature Review

Geosites Inventory in Liguria Region (Northern Italy): A Tool for Regional Geoconservation and Environmental Management

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