Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources

Economic Effects of Geotourism in Geopark TERRA.vita, Northern Germany

Guest editors’ note: In order to gain the necessary political and public support, geoparks have to demonstrate how they contribute to the socioeconomic development of their particular region. In addition to the other important tasks of nature protection, conservation of geologic heritage, and promotion of tourism, education, and research, geoparks have to evaluate the regional economic effects ...

Analyzing Vulnerability of Geotouristic Atractions in Tourism Destinations

Extended Abstract 1- Introduction Today, geotourism phenomena and geological heritage are at risk of being destroyed by the changing lifestyles and industrialization of most countries. These changes are based on high rates of resource consumption, such as energy, materials, soil, as well as increased production of tailings and waste (Gray, 2004). In recent years, as the number of tourist’s in...

Tourism And Natural Resources

Mineral resources and geo-engineering

Metals used in everyday life are produced from ores occurring in the Earth’s crust. Geological processes are known to concentrate minerals to form ores of economic value. Mineral processing engineers concentrate these ores by mechanical and physico-chemical methods while the extractive metallurgist extracts the metals by chemical means.

Geoheritage at the Equator: Selected Geosites of São Tomé Island (Cameron Line, Central Africa)

This work presents, for the first time, an overview of the rich geodiversity outcropping in the São Tomé island, one of the two islands that make up the archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe, the second smallest state of Africa in area. Located at the equator, in the alignment known as the “Cameroon Volcanic Line”, this archipelago represents a privileged area for the comparative study between o...