Geomorphosites Assessment Methods: Comparative Analysis and Typology

Mucivuna, Vanessa Costa; Reynard, Emmanuel; Garcia, Maria da Glória Motta

doi:10.1007/s12371-019-00394-x

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“…On the other hand, Vujičić et al [22] assessed scientific and educational values together (using four indicators: rarity, representativeness, knowledge of geoscientific issues and level of interpretation). Other researchers included educational value as one sub-indicator of scientific value [64,65]. In our study, scientific and educational values were considered as one value of geosites, similar to Vujičić et al [22], and will hereafter be called scientific value.…”

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The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

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Verstraeten

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Scenic beauty is one of the most-commonly used indicators in the inventory and assessment of geosites for geoconservation, geoheritage management and geotourism development. It is an important driver of tourists to visit natural areas and it also provides support for the protection of natural heritage. Previous studies on scenic beauty mainly focused on landscape preference and physical characteristics of geosites that affect scenic beauty appreciation. The relationships between the scenic beauty of geosites, their scientific value and the geoscience knowledge of tourists has not been empirically investigated in detail. Hence, this study investigates this relationship using 34 geosites from southeastern Spain. For this purpose, 29 respondents with a geoscience background and who all visited the 34 geosites, 43 respondents with a geoscience background but who did not visit the geosites, and 104 respondents with no geoscience background and who did not visit the geosites, participated in a survey. The first group rated the scenic beauty and the scientific value of the geosites based on a direct field visit during which the scientific background of these geosites was given. On the other hand, the latter two groups rated scenic beauty using representative photos of the geosites. A five-point Likert scale was used to rate the scenic beauty and the scientific value of the geosites. We found a significant relationship between the scenic beauty of geosites and their scientific value, and this relationship becomes more significant if the geoscientific knowledge of the respondents increases. One-way ANOVA results indicated that a geoscience background contributed to higher perceived scenic beauty, especially for those geosites that in general were considered as more scenic by all the respondent groups. It was also found that geosites with viewpoints received in general higher scenic beauty and scientific value ratings.

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The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

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“…These authors have placed the emphasis on the importance quantitative evaluation of geomorphosites in order to increase the objectivity of the selection. Parametric methods are more objective, using numerically quantified criteria and making it possible to obtain clear and replicable results (Coratza and Giusti 2005;Pereira and Pereira 2010;Mucivuna et al 2019). Unfortunately, the qualitative method of Responsible Editor: Stefan Grab This paper was selected from the 2nd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG), Tunisia 2019 geomorphosite selection still remains the most used method even if it implies a high degree of subjectivity, and the selection criteria are not always well explained.…”

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A new approach to enhance the appeal of the Italian territory through art: three study cases from Marche Region

Valentini

Nesci

2021

Arab J Geosci

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Born from a desire to promote the landscape by integrating its origins and physical aesthetics with its naturalistic, cultural, and artistic heritage, we develop narratives about three locations in central Italy, telling them in the language of popular science, supported by the language of art. The different disciplines of science, poetry, and ancient music are applied to the same sites, producing emotional experiences where the encounter and interplay between different representations, and combinations of representations, become an expression of a place. The research introduces three geosites from the Marche Region, central Italy: I Sassi Simone e Simoncello, La Grotta della Beata Vergine di Frasassi, and the Infernaccio Gorge, in order to propose our multidisciplinary approach to the international public. These have been chosen for their value and charm, for their different processes of genesis and evolution, and for the cultural context and feelings they evoke. In a new approach to science communication, our study uses art in the form of music and poetry to encourage people to learn about landscapes. The paper explains the genesis and evolution of the three places, suggests trekking itineraries, includes a poem written specifically for each site, and describes a piece of ancient music and video and cultural offerings relating to each location. Our goal is to educate by fashioning a new perception of landscapes, starting with their physical beauty, and then building on scientific research in co-operation with arts, to improve what we know about their problems and weaknesses, but also about their culture and other strengths.

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“…An important element in the assessment frame is to select the elements and criteria for evaluation. Many research have introduced the criteria in each study; however, the criteria and parameters used in the methods are often unclear and ambiguous (Mucivuna et al 2019).…”

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An Evaluation System for the Conservation of Geomorphological Assets: Landforms in South Korea

Kang

Lee

2021

Geoheritage

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Landforms are spaces for human life, habitats for animals and plants, and areas that provide various ecological services. However, human development has undermined landform where it should be kept as an important human asset. In South Korea, to reduce this damage, a system was created to evaluate the conservation value of landforms, and either designate them as conservation areas or obtain permission for their development in advance. However, the general public, who demands the development of landforms continuously, have frequently questioned the subjectivity of the evaluation criteria used for the conservation of landforms. National Institute of Ecology (NIE) in South Korea was carried out a project which was to increase the reliability of these criteria by modifying the conservation evaluation system into a quantitative system. This paper aims to introduce the geomorphological survey as a part of the Investigation of National Environment (INE), and an improved evaluation system via the Delphi, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), on-site verification, etc. As a result of this quantitative evaluation using detailed scoring indicators, specific criteria, and weights for evaluation, there is a low correlation between the indicators, and this confirmed that each indicator was evaluated correctly. In addition, as the quantitative evaluation results and the experts’ opinions generally coincided with the final evaluation grades and values, this indirectly confirmed that the experts who participated in the 4th INE agreed with the evaluation results. This research demonstrates a method that can be used to improve the objective assessment of landforms by experts’ opinion surveys. Future research could use the assessment system developed in this research and apply it to other surveys or countries.

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Geomorphosites Assessment Methods: Comparative Analysis and Typology

Cited by 92 publications

References 63 publications

The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

The Scenic Beauty of Geosites and Its Relation to Their Scientific Value and Geoscience Knowledge of Tourists: A Case Study from Southeastern Spain

A new approach to enhance the appeal of the Italian territory through art: three study cases from Marche Region

An Evaluation System for the Conservation of Geomorphological Assets: Landforms in South Korea

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