scholarly journals The Geological Heritage of Salobreña (South Spain): example of a touristic area

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
M. Martín Martín ◽  
Sanz de Galdeano ◽  
S. Moliner Aznar
Keyword(s):  
Earth Science ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Tropical Crops ◽  
Beach Tourism ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
The Town

Salobreña consist of a touristic area with a typical Andalusian white town built on a hill and crowned with a Castle from the medieval era of Moors occupation. The urban area is bordered by fields of tropical crops and fruit trees that, together with its location by the sea, confer on Salobreña a beautiful postcard. These features, as a whole, are an attraction for visitors. Although the authorities are very interested in developing the beach tourism and displaying and protecting the historical center of the town, the interest in geological heritage is negligible. So, this paper tries to expose and evaluate the sites of geologic interest recognizable in the area, so that not only tourists and visitors, but also students, are offered more attractions for their visits. 30 sites are proposed as suitable to be considered as geological heritage, organized in three accessible walking itineraries named respectively: Urban, Panoramic and Littoral georoutes. The selected sites display a great variety of geological typologies as structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, geomaterials, petrology, mineralogy, geomorphology and hydrogeology-hydraulics. Avoiding subjectivity, the sites and georoutes have been classified and ranked with a numerical methodology based on recent literature. The Scientific Value (SV), Potential Educational Value (PEV), Potential Touristic Value (PTV) have been quantified by using several criteria in each case. This allows visitors and teachers to select the most suitable route according to their goals. The Degradation Risk (DR) has also been evaluated, giving key geo-conservation actions. This plan can be presented to political and technical managers from Salobreña Town. Finally, some actions are proposed for better conservation of the sites but also to contribute to education and promote cultural tourism. These actions would also favor educational activities for students of all levels in earth science subjects, but also increase economic activity and sustainable development in the area by incorporating cultural visitors.

scholarly journals The Perspective of the Oncology Health Care Professionals on Educational Conferences

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jamal Zekri ◽  
Ahmed S Alshehri ◽  
lbraheem S. Alomary ◽  
Turki M. Alfayea ◽  
Yasir Bahadur
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Current Frequency ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Cancer Management ◽  
Medical Oncologists ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
Scientific Value

BACKGROUND: Continuous education is vital to update the knowledge of the health care professionals (HCPs) engaged in cancer management. We aim to explore the perspective of the oncology HCPs on oncology conferences. METHODS: A questionnaire was handed to the delegates and faculty of an oncology educational scientific conference in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The questionnaire explored the perspective on the ideal number, duration and the educational value of such conferences. RESULTS: Medical oncologists represented 70.5% of the 78 responders. All responders attended oncology conferences in the preceding year with 24.4% have attended >9 conferences. The educational value of these conferences was rated 7.98/10. Two thirds are satisfied with the frequency of conducted event or desire more. Short (half to one day) meetings are preferred by 66.67% and the mean number of optimum educational events is 5.7 per year. Educational events were highly valued (score ≥ 8/10) as venues to meet colleagues. CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that the current frequency and scientific value of oncology conferences and educational events are satisfactory to the majority of the relevant HCPs in the KSA. More CME events of up to one day in duration seem to be desired.

THE IMPORTANCE OF MONITORING TRENDS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF TOURIST DEMAND: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NOVIGRAD, ISTRIA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreja Rudančić ◽  
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Sandra Šokčević ◽  
Anamarija Jagičić ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Tourist Demand ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
The Town

Knowledge of the tourist supply, as well as all its elements and stakeholders, is crucial for managing the tourist supply, and therefore for maintaining the attractiveness and competitiveness of the tourist destination. The town of Novigrad is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Istria, which is constantly recording the growth in tourism turnover, which is made possible by constant investments in tourist supply, preservation of tradition, gastronomic offer and hospitality of the local population. In the purpose of the scientific value of the paper, the authors have conducted empirical research using a questionnaire, in which they explore the elements of the tourism supply and the level of satisfaction of tourists with the tourist offer of Novigrad. The results of the study are presented in tables and graphs followed by interpretation of the results in the form of accompanying text with the main findings and characteristics of the research. The synthesis of the results, findings and conclusions of this research will be used to formulate certain critical recommendations and valuable guidelines for improving the tourist offer in the tourist destination Novigrad.

Geodiversity, Geoheritage, Geoconservation: a semantic challenge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alizia Mantovani ◽  
Vincenzo Lombardo ◽  
Marco Giardino
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Geological Feature ◽  
Geological Features ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Level ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
Machine Readable

<p>The concept of geoheritage took more and more relevance since the International Conference of Protection of Geological Heritage in 1991 (Martini, 1994). </p><p>During these 30 years, many authors have been proposing their definitions of geoheritage. The analysis of these definitions highlights how the geoheritage concept is deeply connected with geodiversity and geoconservation. All the definitions tend to select geoheritage among the geodiversity elements that are worthy of inclusion into the geoconservation programs because of their value for humanity. The “relevance for humanity”, however, seems to diverge in the several definitions, in what are the values and the qualities that a geological feature should possess to be considered part of geological heritage. For example, the list of values proposed by Shaples (2002), including tourism and sense of place, differs from the list proposed by Brilha (2016), including values as economic and functional, and they both differ from the geosystem services approach by Gray (2013), where relevant values are also provisioning and regulation. Lately, Brilha (2018) stated that only the scientific value is a condition to include a geologic feature in the geologic heritage category. However, the definition of what this “scientific value” represents is not clear, as for the other values of the different lists provided by the various authors.</p><p>The result of this variety of definitions and qualities raises a high level of ambiguity, with the result that some geological features may be considered geoheritage by one author and not by another author.</p><p>The aim of this presentation is to analyze the definitions of geodiversity geoheritage and geoconservation and address the differences and similarities with a semantic approach. This is the first step of a wider research: we will address the state of the art to pursue a semantic characterization of definitions and their encoding into an ontological, machine-readable approach, with the aim to reduce the level of ambiguity of the above cited concepts. This research can lead to improve the knowledge about geodiversity and geoheritage and increase the transparency in the decision process for what concerns programs of geoconservation and institution of geosites or geoparks.</p><p>References</p><p>Brilha, J., 2016. Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites and Geodiversity Sites: a Review. Geoheritage 8, 119–134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-014-0139-3</p><p>Gray, M., 2013. Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature, 2nd ed. Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, UK.</p><p><br>Martini, G. (Ed.), 1994. Actes du Premier Symposium international sur la protection du patrimoine géologique: Digne-les-Bains, 11-16 juin 1991. Sociètè Gèologique de France, Paris.</p><p>Sharples, Chris. (2002). Concepts and principles of geoconservation.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Comparing Methods of Evaluation of Geosites: The Fossiliferous Outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic) as a Case Study for Sustainable Island Tourism

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Raposo ◽  
Carlos Melo ◽  
Luís Silva ◽  
Anunciação Ventura ◽  
Rita Câmara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Joint Venture ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Palaeontological Heritage ◽  
Methods Of Evaluation ◽  
Sustainable Planning ◽  
Geoconservation Strategies ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
Santa Maria

The increasing interest in geotourism has prompted the need for quantitative assessments of geosites as a fundamental step in the application of geoconservation strategies, in order to assure sustainable planning, management and use of natural resources. The improvement of methodologies used to evaluate geosites dictates the revision of previous assessments on a regular basis. Santa Maria Island in the Azores Archipelago is renowned for its palaeontological heritage. Herein, we present the results of a re-evaluation of 17 fossiliferous geosites, based on an updated methodology in which four main independent criteria are considered: (1) scientific value; (2) educational value; (3) touristic value; and (4) degradation risk. These new results were compared with a previous evaluation of the same geosites, based on the Q-value. Our results show that an evaluation of the fossiliferous geosites based on independent criteria is more suitable, especially for political and economic stakeholders. The study of these geosites also permitted the development of high-quality promotional products for the Regional Government of the Azores, as in the case of the “House of the Fossils” museum, the “Fossils Route” and the newly formed “Santa Maria PalaeoPark,” making this island a good example of a successful joint venture between science, political decision-makers, geoconservation management strategies, sustainable tourism and education.

scholarly journals Food and Drink As Tourism Product

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-108
Author(s):  
Susan Horner ◽  
N.G Vinod
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Secondary Importance ◽  
Adventure Tourism ◽  
Special Events ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Culturally Based ◽  
Beach Tourism ◽  
Tourism Resources ◽  
Food And Drink

India is trying to grow the levels of inbound tourism and it has focussed on a number of tourism products to target the growing number of tourists, including cultural tourism, beach tourism, adventure tourism, ecotourism, and spa and well-being tourism.All of these tourism products emphasize the opportunity that exists for the future development of culturally based tourism as part of the ongoing 'Incredible India' campaign.The growth of cultural tourism relies on a subtle combination of a number of tourism resources to target the post-modern consumer who desires wider holiday experiences (Swarbrooke and Horner,1999).Food and drink can contribute to the development of cultural tourism as it provides an important resource when it is used in combination with another factor such as traditional crafts, heritage, attractions, festivals and special events, and religious sites(Swarbrooke,1999).The opportunities to exploit food and drink as a tourism product are numerous, although it has traditionally been viewed as being of secondary importance compared to another tourism resources

scholarly journals Environmental friendly irrigation of vegetables with high salt content water

2014 ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
József Zsembeli ◽  
Lilla Szűcs
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Salt Content ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
High Salt ◽  
Secondary Salinization ◽  
Environmental Friendly ◽  
High Salt Content ◽  
The Town ◽  
Well Waters ◽  
Dissolved Salts

Horticultural activities have been characteristic in the hobby gardens located in the northern and western areas around the town of Karcag for more than 300 years. During the droughty summer periods, characteristic to the region, the water demand of vegetables and fruit trees are covered by irrigation, for that the water is gained from drilled wells. These well waters contain high amount of dissolved salts contributing to the secondary salinization of the soil. Taking these facts into consideration an irrigation experiment was set at the lysimeter station of Karcag Research Institute. Our goal was to mitigate the risk of secondary salinization generated by irrigation with waters of high salt content and to survey the application possibilities of soil preserving irrigation.

scholarly journals From landslide characterization to nature reserve management: The Scialimata Grande landslide Geosite (Central Appennine, Italy)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Tronti ◽  
Irene Maria Bollati ◽  
Manuela Pelfini ◽  
Filippo Belisario ◽  
Paola Fredi
Keyword(s):  
Landslide Susceptibility ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Drainage Density ◽  
Susceptibility Map ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Water Pipeline ◽  
Scientific Value

<p>The Italian territory is characterized by frequent hydrogeological instability phenomena, among which landslides, responsible for a high number of damages, are able to leave impressive marks on the landscape and to rework the physical features of a territory. Nevertheless, landslide bodies may represent key sites for thematic itineraries, educational projects, and valorization especially in protected areas. Their management can consequently become an important issue in natural reserves’ management.</p><p>Our study focuses on the territory of the "Monte Rufeno Nature Reserve" (Central Apennines, Italy), where iconic landslides are present. Here, the "Scialimata Grande di Torre Alfina" landslide, is listed in the regional Geosite database. After creating a landslide susceptibility map for the reserve territory - based on drainage density and relief energy - the analysis was focused on the Scialimata complex landslide, to define properly its scientific and educational value. The geomorphological characterization of the landslide - carried out both on the field (geomorphological survey and GPS monitoring through wooden pins) that through remote sensing techniques (UAV drone, photointerpretation) - helped the assessment of the landslide dynamism. Moreover, dendrogeomorphological and ecological characterizations were performed to understand the relations between the geomorphic dynamics and the vegetation response (i.e., ecological support role of the Geosite). The area affected by Scialimata landslide falls into the highest landslide susceptibility class. At the local scale, its recent dynamics - as resulted from the GPS field monitoring in the 2015-2018 time interval - shows a maximum downvalley displacement of 23 meters. The landslide dynamics could be driven by a rain pattern with alternated dry and extremely wet periods; moreover, leakages from the water pipeline in proximity of the landslide crowning area, may have decreased the clays cohesion. The possible influence of the landslide, on the Paglia River dynamics, downvalley, was also hypothesized. Disturbances on plants ascribable to the landsliding, as tilted trunks and exposed roots, show distribution and characters explainable not only by the complex rotational dynamism of the landslide, but also by the hypothesized piping effect in the crowning zone. The landslide is highly representative of the geomorphic dynamics affecting the natural Reserve (i.e., scientific value) and it could be classified as an active Geosite, featured by a high ecological support role (not only towards vegetation) that increases the scientific value of the site too. Since the site was also featured by a touristic trail, that underwent disruption due to landslide movement, these results could enable adequate management strategies considering educational value and safety issues.</p>

scholarly journals Geotourism Valorisation of Selected Quarries of Kłodzko Region and Cieszyn Foothills

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Kasprowska-Nowak ◽  
Aneta Marek
Keyword(s):  
Legal Protection ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
Point Score ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
Scientific Value

Abstract The article presents a geotourism valorisation of selected quarries located in different mountainous regions in southern Poland, diverse in geological and tectonic terms. The regions of Kłodzko (with quarries Kletno I, Krzyżnik, Sinica, Czarne Urwisko, Szczytna Zamek) and of Cieszyn Foothills (quarries Na Jasieniowej, Na Mołczynie, Grota na Rudowie, Nad Kalembianką, Ondraszkowa Dziura) were proposed as a case study. The survey describes the most exposed disused quarries of marble, gneiss, sandstone, teschenites and Cieszyn limestone of high natural and cultural significance. As a result of the geotourist valorisation, the analysed geological objects were given point score under various criteria (educational value, scientific value, visual value, location/accessibility value, cultural value, geo-infrastructural value and the value of legal protection). It was found that the discussed quarries reveal high natural and educational value, and they are very significant in education and promotion of geologically attractive areas.

scholarly journals TOURISM EQUATION: CULTURAL TOURISM MARKETING STRATEGY BADUY TRIBE IN LEBAK DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-105
Author(s):  
Eka Prasetiawan ◽  
Dudi Permana ◽  
Arrisetyanto Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Beach Tourism ◽  
Method Approach

Baduy Tribe Village is one of the famous tourist destinations in the Lebak Regency. As a major tourist destination, the number of tourists visiting the Baduy Tribe Village is still far from expectations. That is because the tourism marketing strategy is still not optimal by the Regional Government of Lebak Regency. This research uses a qualitative method approach by utilizing the literature review and previous experience. One alternative strategy is through the creation of a Tourism Equation that utilizes tourist attractions visited by many tourists, such as Sawarna Beach tourism or other tourist attractions in other areas. The storefront of tourism can trigger public interest to further visit the Baduy Tribe Village. The results of this paper are expected to be used as an alternative that can be tried by the Regional Government of the Regency of Lebak to improve tourism development in the Regency of Lebak.

scholarly journals USING INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING TO EXPLORE RESPECT OF CULTURAL BASE DESIGN: A CASE STUDY IN AMPHAWA TOURISM COMMUNITY, THAILAND

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-169
Author(s):  
Natapon ANUSORNTHARANGKUL ◽  
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Yanin RUGWONGWAN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Town Development ◽  
Cultural Base ◽  
Tourism Community ◽  
The Town ◽  
Base Design

Amphawa is a Thai valuable cultural heritage. This cultural tourism has been amplified thanks to the UNESCO award. Despite the recognition, there exists a conflict as seen obviously in the town development by cross-cultural designers. This research focuses on establishment of a proper learning model. Qualitative research was undertaken using a tool namely Ethnographic Delphi Futures Research. The results found that the method of Inquiry-Based Learning significantly made learners gain insights because of the direct interactions with the community stakeholders who truly take part in reaching the consensus which improved consistency of the design works to preserve the cultural identity.

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