The accepted Sustainable Development Goals aim at reorienting the tourism industry to
sustainable tourism and enhancing post-industrial tourism. In this case, it is necessary to …

Underground sites have become an attractive tourist destination for an increasing number of
visitors. This flow of visitors has made sustainability a major issue, that is, the way in which …

Mining is one of the oldest economic activities of mankind. Within this activity, artisanal and
small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is one of the most studied sectors due to its high level of …

Improving the development level of tourism service facilities in historic areas of old cities and
realizing the sustainable tourism are important strategies for urban historical protection …

Since the middle of the 20th century, the crisis of industrial mining activities in Western
Europe has caused the cessation of mining, triggering a structural crisis. The necessity to …

Since ancient times, people have used salt for cooking and preserving food, its healing
benefits, and as a means of payment. Therefore, the first settlements were located near …

The paper explores the industrial tourism development potential of a former mining area in
Petrila, Jiu Valley, Romania, drastically affected by deindustrialization, in order to build a …

Mining legacies are manifest in multiple ways. One of these relates to heritage values of
former mining places which may contribute to regional identity and potentially tourism …

Land is increasingly becoming a precious and limited resource. In the face of the constant
growth of the world's population (according to a recent United Nations report,“World …

Industrial heritage serves as a poignant testament to the historical narrative of industrial
civilization. The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) is a pan-European network …