Geotourism product development and stakeholder perceptions: a case study of a proposed geotrail in Perth, Western Australia

An Exploratory Investigation of Visitor Motivations to the Barberton - Makhonjwa Geotrail, South Africa

“…In addition, Sadry (2009) also alludes to sites of interest that are a result of human intervention, such as mines, road cutting sites and stone houses, and adventure-based geosites. To date, academic contributions on geotourism have tended to centre on the development of geotourism products (Zouros, 2010;Farsani et al, 2011;Allan, 2016), and specifically geotrails (Wrede & Műgge-Bartolović, 2012;Norrish et al, 2014). Similarly, studies pertaining to the impacts of tourism on geosites are also abundant (Hose, 2007;Burne & Chapple, 2008;King, 2010;Farsani et al, 2011).…”

A case study of Geopark activation through Geobranding and Geotrails at the Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark, Republic of Korea

“…The full economic and participative potential of a UGGp is often achieved through effective collaborations with community enterprises and organizations using the Jeju Island UGGp brand (Dowling, 2011;Dowling and Newsome, 2018;Rosado-González, Palacio-Prieto and Sá, 2020). Nevertheless, the effect of such projects through local UGGps on local participation, awareness, and economic growth remains understudied (Norrish et al, 2014). Although the term 'geobrand' tends to relate to the territorial or place branding of a region, it has developed in various UGGp contexts to identify the utilization of geological characteristics in local products or activities that carry the UGGp logo (cf.…”

Geotourism: definition, characteristics and international perspectives

“…Examples of specific geotrails include Perth, Western Australia (Norrish et al, 2014); Cilento Vallo did Diano Geopark, southern Italy (Santangelo et al, 2015) and The Ichnite Route of Soria, Spain (Castanera et al, 2017). Allied to the above is the importance of guiding.…”