Geoheritage Resource of a Small Town: Evidence from Southwestern Russia

Ruban, Dmitry A.; Mikhailenko, Anna V.; Zorina, Svetlana O.; Yashalova, Natalia N.

doi:10.1007/s12371-021-00607-2

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“…It became much shallower in the Late Jurassic when carbonate platform environments dominated [77,78]. The palaeosea experienced desiccation in the second half of the Late Jurassic when sabkha deposits of the Mezmayskaya Formation accumulated [79]. The origin of the folding of the Early-Middle Jurassic deposits is yet to be fully understood.…”

Section: Skala Monocline (Greater Caucasus)mentioning

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Educational Potential of Geoheritage: Textbook Localities from the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus

Habibi,

Ruban,

Ermolaev

2023

Heritage

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Geoheritage requires proper conservation and has significant importance for geoscience education at universities. Furthermore, its related potential needs to be evaluated. This study focuses on two textbook localities (these are parts of larger geosites) from the Cenozoic orogenic belts, namely the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus. The novel, tentatively proposed approach aims at general geological characteristics of the localities, identification of the principal teaching topics and teaching opportunities, and semi-quantitative evaluation of the educational potential on the basis of several objective criteria. The Abmorghan anticline (Zagros, Iran) is suitable for learning about the regional Paleogene stratigraphy, carbonate platform evolution, and karst. The locality of the Skala monocline (Greater Caucasus, Russia) allows the deposition in past tropical conditions and monocline structures to be explained. Both localities can be used for training student skills and challenging their geological thinking. The semi-quantitative evaluation shows that the geoeducational potential of the Abmorghan anticline is advanced and that of the Skala monocline is moderate. The established potential can be exploited by universities, although this requires focusing attention on the other geoheritage sites and special marketing efforts.

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Section: Skala Monocline (Greater Caucasus)mentioning

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Educational Potential of Geoheritage: Textbook Localities from the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus

Habibi,

Ruban,

Ermolaev

2023

Heritage

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“…Nonetheless, there is a rather developed road infrastructure (Figure 1). Notably, Mountainous Adygeya is one of the most important tourist destinations of the Russian South [33], attracting up to 0.5 million of visitors annually [34] (this is approximated, and the true tourist flows may be stronger-detailed statistics are absent).…”

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Bridges as Geoheritage Viewpoints in the Western Caucasus

2021

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Distant observation of unique geological and geomorphological features facilitates comprehension and tourism of these important resources. Bridges offer an opportunity for such observation, and the idea of bridge-based geoheritage viewpoints is proposed. In the geologically-rich area of the Western Caucasus (southwestern Russia), eleven bridges were assessed semiquantitatively with the newly proposed approach. The results indicated their different but moderate utility as geoheritage viewpoints. The utility of two bridges is high. Bridges differ not only by the quality of the views they offer but also by their accessibility. Mandatory permissions and entrance fees reduce this property in several cases. Although the study area is somewhat specific due to the relatively large number of bridges and their utility, similar situations can be found in other geographical localities. Bridge-based geoheritage viewpoints are important to geotourism development, and, particularly, they contribute to establishing optimal and comfortable routes.

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Evaluation and obstacle analysis of sustainable development in small towns based on multi-source big data: A case study of 782 top small towns in China

Chen,

Jin

et al. 2024

Journal of Environmental Management

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Geoheritage Resource of a Small Town: Evidence from Southwestern Russia

Cited by 6 publications

References 84 publications

Educational Potential of Geoheritage: Textbook Localities from the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus

Educational Potential of Geoheritage: Textbook Localities from the Zagros and the Greater Caucasus

Bridges as Geoheritage Viewpoints in the Western Caucasus

Evaluation and obstacle analysis of sustainable development in small towns based on multi-source big data: A case study of 782 top small towns in China

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