Geotourism: a systematic literature review

R Ólafsdóttir, E Tverijonaite - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Geotourism is one of the newest concepts within tourism studies today. The popularity of
geotourism has likewise grown rapidly over the past few decades. This rapidly growing …

Linking Geoheritage or Geosite Assessment Results with Geotourism Potential and Development: A Literature Review

Ľ Štrba, A Vravcová, M Podoláková, L Varcholová… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Geotourism is sustainable tourism form which is primarily based on the existence of
geoheritage. Many research studies have been devoted to assessing geoheritage in last two …

Geoheritage and geotourism contribution to tourism development in protected areas of Slovakia—theoretical considerations

Ľ Štrba, J Kolačkovská, D Kudelas, B Kršák, C Sidor - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Slovakia is renowned for its remarkable and rare natural beauty, abundant in natural
resources with several noteworthy geological features. However, the protection of nature …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential for geotourism development in the Danube region of Serbia

N Tomić, SB Marković, A Antić, D Tešić - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The very turbulent geological past of the Danube region in Serbia, coupled with the
influence of the Danube River, has created a rich and complex geodiversity. However, the …

Karst heritage as a tourist attraction: a case study in the White Desert National Park, Western Desert, Egypt

EEDAH Khalaf - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
Geotourism is a form of maintainable tourism that emphasizes the geoheritage
characteristics of a district. Karst landforms are one of the most imperative appealing aspects …

Developing the cultural route evaluation model (CREM) and its application on the Trail of Roman Emperors, Serbia

S Božić, N Tomić - Tourism management perspectives, 2016 - Elsevier
The principal aim of this paper is to establish a Cultural Route Evaluation Model (CREM) to
better assess the importance of cultural routes for tourism development taking into account …

Empirical investigation of the motivation and perception of tourists visiting the Apuseni nature park (Romania) and the relationship of tourism and natural resources

T Telbisz, Z Imecs, A Máthé, L Mari - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
As part of an international project, national parks and nature parks established in karst
regions are examined, with a primary focus on how local residents, visitors and influential …

Speleotourism in Slovenia: balancing between mass tourism and geoheritage protection

J Tičar, N Tomić, M Breg Valjavec, M Zorn… - Open …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Slovenia is considered as the cradle of karst geotourism as cave tourism started there as
early as the Middle Ages. To date more than 12,000 caves were discovered from which 22 …

Geological heritage, geotourism and local development in Aggtelek National Park (NE Hungary)

T Telbisz, P Gruber, L Mari, M Kőszegi, Z Bottlik… - Geoheritage, 2020 - Springer
We examine how geoconservation and geotourism can help the local development of an
economically underdeveloped karst area. First, we briefly present the geoheritage of …

Comparative analysis of two assessment methods for the geoeducational values of geosites: A case study from the volcanic island of Nisyros, SE Aegean Sea, Greece

G Zafeiropoulos, H Drinia - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, the geoeducational value of five geosites, located in the aspiring geopark of the
volcanic island of Nisyros, SE Aegean Sea, was assessed by means of two methods: the GP …