Geogymkhana-Alicante (Spain): Geoheritage Through Education

Cuevas-González, Jaime; Díez-Canseco, Davinia; Alfaro, P.; Andreu, José Miguel; Baeza-Carratalá, José Francisco; Benavente, David; Blanco-Quintero, Idael Francisco; Cañaveras, Juan Carlos; Corbí, Hugo; Delgado, José; Giannetti, Alice; Martı́n-Rojas, Iván; Medina, Iván; Peral, Juan; Pla, Concepción; Rosa-Cintas, S.

doi:10.1007/s12371-020-00439-6

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“…Each track followed a three-point valorization model, and the final result represented the level of conservation interest (Planaguma and Marti 2020). This method is very similar to the most common geosite assessment methods (GAMs) used elsewhere in other regions, predominantly from a geotouristism point of view (Vujicic et al 2011;Moufti et al 2013b;Bratic et al 2020;Cuevas-Gonzalez et al 2020;Szepesi et al 2020;Ibanez et al 2021;Pal and Albert 2021). In summary it can be concluded that these methods are very specifically designed for a specific purpose, namely geotouristism and less commonly geoconservation purposes.…”

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Volcanic Geoheritage in the Light of Volcano Geology

Németh

2022

Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

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Volcanic geoheritage relates to the geological features of a region that are associated with the formation of a volcanic terrain in diverse geoenvironmental conditions. These features include the volcanic processes, volcanic landforms and/or the eruptive products of volcanism that form the geological architecture of that region. Volcanic geoheritage is expressed through the landscape and how it forms and evolves through volcanic processes on various spatio-temporal scales. In this sense it is directly linked to the processes of how magma released, transported to the surface and fragmented, the styles of eruption and accumulation of the eruptive products. Volcanic geoheritage is directly linked to the natural processes that generated them. Geocultural aspects are treated separately through volcanic geosite identification and their valorization stages. Identification of volcanic geosites, based on various valorization techniques, have been applied successfully in the past decades to many geological heritage elements. Volcanism directly impacts societal, cultural, and traditional development of communities, hence the “living with volcanoes” concept and indigenous aspects and knowledge about volcanism can and should play important roles in these valorization methods through co-development, transdisciplinary approaches by including interconnected scientists in discussions with local communities. Elements of volcanism and volcanic geoheritage benefit of the geoculture of society so volcanic geoheritage sites are ideal locations for community geoeducation where resilience toward volcanic hazard could be explored and applied more effectively than it is done today. Geoparks within volcanic terrains or volcanism-influenced regions should be the flagship conservation, education and tourism sites for this message. Volcanism can be an integral part of processes operating in sedimentary basins. Here volcanic eruptive products and volcanic processes contribute to the sediment fill and geological features that characterize the geoheritage of that region.

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Volcanic Geoheritage in the Light of Volcano Geology

Németh

2022

Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

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“…Indeed, San Juan beach has been the subject of geological outreach activities to promote the Geoheritage of the area, which has also very didactic geological and sedimentary outcrops [66]. In the didactic activities undertaken [67], the sedimentological analyses of the sand (colour, sorting and presence of bioclasts) has been used to understand and reflect on the differences between the natural and the nourishment sediments of the beach, and how important it is to attempt to archive equivalent sands to the original in beach nourishment works. The study case of "Cala Fustera" (No.…”

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The Origin of Sand and Its Colour on the South-Eastern Coast of Spain: Implications for Erosion Management

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Martı́nez-Martı́nez

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Sand colour can give important information about mineral composition and, consequently, sediment source areas and input systems. Beach appearance, which is mostly linked to sand colour, has a relevant economic function in tourist areas. In this paper, the colour of 66 sand samples, collected along both natural and nourished beaches in the western Mediterranean coast of Spain, were assessed in CIEL*a*b* 1976 colour space. The obtained results showed relevant differences between natural and artificially nourished beaches. The colour of many nourished beaches generally differs from the native one because the origin of the injected sand is different. The native sand colour coordinates’ range is: L* (40.16–63.71); a* (−1.47–6.40); b* (7.48–18.06). On the contrary, for nourished beaches’ the colour range is: L* (47.66–70.75); a*(0.72‒5.16); b* (5.82–18.82). Impacts of beach nourishment on the native sand colour were studied at San Juan beach, the most popular one along the study area. Nourishment works were performed after severe erosion, usually linked to anthropic activities/structures and storm events, but also to increase beach width and hence benefit tourism.

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