scholarly journals Geo-Heritage Specific Visibility as an Important Parameter in Geo-Tourism Resource Evaluation

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mikhailenko ◽  
Dmitry Ruban
Keyword(s):  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Geochemical Processes ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
Resource Evaluation ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Chemical Type ◽  
Tourism Resource ◽  
The Western Caucasus ◽  
Don River ◽  
Tourism Resources

Geological heritage (geo-heritage) is a resource for geoscience, geo-education, and geo-tourism. Geo-tourist attractions differ in their physical visibility, interpretation (clarity), and aesthetic attractiveness. These three characteristics determine perception of visitors and, thus, the importance of attractions. An integrative parameter, namely specific visibility, is proposed for qualitative geo-tourism resource evaluation. This parameter is examined for all geo-heritage types, and some relevant examples from southwest Russia are considered. The geo-heritage types differ in their specific visibility. For instance, when landforms like the Granite Gorge in the Western Caucasus (geomorphological type) are well-visible, geochemical processes like the heavy metal cycling in the Don River delta and the Pelenkino mud lake (geo-chemical type) are not as visible. Such a difference should be taken into account when geo-tourism resources of any area or a geopark are evaluated. The lower the specific visibility, the higher the costs for professional interpretation and demand for advanced infrastructure solutions.

scholarly journals Tourism Resource Evaluation and Countermeasures Based on Network Communication and TOPSIS Algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Weiguang Xie ◽  
Yunchi Ma
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Network Communication ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Resource Evaluation ◽  
Value Evaluation ◽  
Tourism Resource ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Tourism Resources

Tourism resources are the basis of tourism activities. Affected by traditional values and the reusable characteristics of tourism resources, tourism resources have been regarded as worthless for a long time. In recent years, people have begun to establish correct values of tourism resources. However, due to the particularity of tourism resources, the issue of their value evaluation has been controversial. Value evaluation is value recognition or evaluative recognition. In order to develop a cost-effective method to obtain tourism resource evaluation and countermeasures, this paper has done a research on tourism resource evaluation and countermeasures based on network communication and the TOPSIS algorithm. For this reason, we selected a tourist attraction to conduct survey experiments. During the experiment, network communication was used to realize the exchange and sharing of their information between different people through specific media. At the same time, the TOPSIS method is used in the selection of the plan, based on the calculation results of the combined weighted TOPSIS, and the SPSS is used for the principal component factor. The suggestion and the exact conditions of the local tourism resources are combined to establish a model of the tourism resource evaluation system in this place. The experimental results show that the relative importance of viewing value is prominent in the evaluation of tourism resource value. Its weight reaches 0.509, and its popularity weight is 0.257. The evaluation and countermeasures of tourism resources based on network communication and TOPSIS algorithm are effective.

scholarly journals The film industry in Latvia as a potential resource for tourism development

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Daina Vinklere ◽  
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Ilze Kasa ◽  
Ingrida Ludzina ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
General Public ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The World ◽  
Tourism Resource ◽  
Potential Resource ◽  
Tourism Resources

During a time of increasing competition in the tourism sector and growing demand for new tourism products, all stakeholders must more actively utilise non-traditional tourism resources. The film industry certainly counts as one of them. Although film-induced tourism has become quite popular round the world and maintains significant influence, these developments and research into this area have not gained enough attention in Latvia. The objective of this research is to examine the film industry as a tourism resource based on an analysis of the available public information on film production locations, related promotions for tourists in Latvia and the interest and experience of the general public in these types of tourist attractions. The results of the research prove the potential of the film industry, the existence of certain pieces of groundwork and at the same time the moderate interest of potential clients in engaging these resources and adding to Latvia’s tourist turnover.

scholarly journals The Khadzhokh Canyon System—An Important Geosite of the Western Caucasus

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Anna V. Mikhailenko ◽  
Dmitry A. Ruban ◽  
Vladimir A. Ermolaev
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Geological Heritage ◽  
Drainage Network ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
True Diversity ◽  
The Western Caucasus ◽  
Valley Incision

True diversity of geological heritage sites (geosites) is yet to be fully understood. New field studies of the Khadzhokh Canyon and its vicinities in the Western Caucasus (Mountainous Adygeya tourist destination, southwestern Russia) have allowed characterizing its geoheritage. Multiple unique features are assigned to geomorphological, stratigraphical, paleontological, palaeogeographical, sedimentary, tectonic, hydro(geo)logical, and coupled economical and geoexplorationgeoheritage types. This geoheritage is highlycomplex, and its rank is national. The unique features include (but not limited to) three canyons, Triassic stratigraphical sections, Late Jurassic coral reef, megaclast accumulations, chevron folds, and waterfalls. The geoheritage is distributed along the Khadzhokh Canyon and its branches. The configuration of thisgeositemakes it possible to propose a new category, namely dendritic geosites distinguished by continuous occurrence of geoheritage via branching stripes. Such geosites can be either natural (determined by dendritic drainage network and deep valley incision) or anthropogenic (determined by dendritic road network with lengthy road cuttings). In the former case, geosites are also geomorphosites and host viewpoint geosites.

Creative Tourism in Songkhla Lake Basin

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-126
Author(s):  
Dr.Prachyakorn Chaiyakot ◽  
Wachara Chaiyakhet ◽  
Dr.Woraluck Lalitsasivimol ◽  
Dr.Siriluck Thongpoon
Keyword(s):  
Local People ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
Tourism Resources ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Tourism Community ◽  
Songkhla Lake

Songkhla Lake Basin has a long history of at least 6,000 years and has a wide variety of tourism resources including nature, history, beliefs, culture and various traditions of the local people. It covers 3 provinces, the whole area of Phatthalung, 12 districts of Songkhla and 2 districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. It has an area of approximately 8,727 square kilometers. There are many tourist attractions because the basin has a long history through different eras, natural, historic, ancient sites, and the culture of the local people. In 2018, both Thai and foreign tourists visited Songkhla and Phatthalung, which is the main area of Songkhla Lake Basin. The total number of tourists that came was 7,628,813 and 1,641,841 and an income of 68,252.64 and 3,470.96 million baht was generated from each province, respectively (Ministry of Tourism and Sports, 2020). Although Songkhla Lake Basin has various tourist attractions, the promotion of tourism with the involvement of government agencies in the past mainly focused on promoting tourism along with the tourist attractions rather than encouraging tourists to experience and learn the culture of the people living in the area; the culture that reflects the uniqueness of the people in the south. This study, therefore, aims to find creative tourism activities in SLB in order to increase the value of tourism resources, create tourism activities that are aligned with the resources available in the community and increase the number of tourists in the area. Data for this study were collected using a secondary source of data collection method. It was done through a literature review of related documents, texts, magazines, and research which focus on Songkhla Lake Basin as a guideline for designing tourism activities. The field survey was done through twelve community-based tourism sites in SLB to find creative tourism activities. Data on each activity were collected in detail by interviewing the tourism community leaders and the local people. Content analysis was used to describe the individual open-ended questions by focusing on the important issues and the information obtained was presented as a narrative. Keywords: Songkhla Lake Basin, Creative Tourism, Local Wisdom

On the History of the Anglo-Russian Confrontation in the Western Caucasus

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Zalina V. Sosranova ◽  
Zalina M. Basieva
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
European Continent ◽  
North West ◽  
The Western Caucasus ◽  
Xix Century

The article examines the scale and methods of the anti-Russian military-political activity of British emissaries in the Western Caucasus in the first half of the 19th century. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time in the work the intelligence activity of British “traveling” agents in the Western Caucasus is subjected to a special study, as an independent, gaining strength way of fighting in international contradictions for the Caucasus. The relevance of the topic of the proposed article seems to us indisputable due to the incompleteness of international rivalry and the eternal Eastern question. Russian Empire in the late 20s — early 30s XIX century. took possession of all legal rights to the North-West Caucasus and outlets to the Black Sea. With its confident military successes and new territorial accessions, Russia threw a serious challenge to the European powers, and especially England, the dominant power on the European continent at that time. One of the most important tasks of England is to nullify all the achievements of Russia in Turkey and prevent its consolidation in the territory of the Western Caucasus. England, adhering to the favorite method of “raking in the heat with someone else’s hands”, and in Circassia is testing its effectiveness. Since the 30s. XIX century. Numerous British agents flooded the Caucasus, turning the Circassians against Russia. The Black Sea coast of the Caucasus has become a place of uninterrupted supply of weapons to the mountaineers. As a result of the work, the author comes to the conclusion that the sources considered in the work can represent a scientific basis for confirming the involvement of Britain in anti-Russian agitation in the Western Caucasus. The uninterrupted supply of weapons to the highlanders organized by British agents helped to maintain military tension and a fighting spirit in Circassia.

scholarly journals Estimation of long-term Ph changes in lakes of the Caucasus using a bioindication method based on diatomaceous analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. V. Razumovskii ◽  
V. L. Razumovskii
Keyword(s):  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
Small Lakes ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
The Western Caucasus ◽  
Central Caucasus ◽  
Hydrological Parameter

To analyze processes that may lead to long-term changes in pH, lake sediments from five small lakes in the Western and Central Caucasus were studied according to diatomaceous complexes from sediment cores. A proprietary principle of hydrological parameter unification was used to reconstruct numerical pH values. In isotopic dating experiments, a series of numerical pH values for 2000–130 years were generated for the lakes. These data indicate an absence of noticeable changes in pH in the lakes of the Western Caucasus and alkalization processes in the lakes of the Central Caucasus.

scholarly journals Water Bodies Restoration: Examples of the Western Caucasus Basin District Small Rivers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Water Bodies ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
The Western Caucasus ◽  
The Republic

The paper has been prepared on the basis of the review of water bodies management and restoration methods used in Western Caucasus Basin District. According to the monitoring data, status of many water bodies is unsatisfactory due to their pollution and clogging. Clearing of small rivers in terms of silting and overgrowing in combination with other water/protective measures is the main kind of restoration activities. Restoration works at the Nazranka River in the Republic of Ingushetia and the Elistinka River in the Republic of Kalmikia are given as the relevant examples.

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