Assessing geotourism resources on a local level: A case study from Southern Moravia (Czech Republic)

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8030150" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8030150</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/resources8030150" target="_blank" >10.3390/resources8030150</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Assessing geotourism resources on a local level: A case study from Southern Moravia (Czech Republic)

Original language description

In the last decades, the geotourism has shown a considerable growth all over the world and it is appreciated and accepted as a useful tool for promoting natural and cultural heritage and for fostering local and regional economic development, especially within rural areas. Geotourism focus especially on the geological and geomorphological aspects of the landscape; however, according to the current holistic approach, it also builds on the close relations between geodiversity and other assets of the territory, such as biodiversity, archaeological and cultural values, gastronomy or architecture. Currently, geotourism activities are promoted mainly within geoparks, but other regions also possess an important geotourism potential. A complex assessment of the geotourism resources of a particular area is crucial for geotourism-development. The paper presents two case studies from Southern Moravia (Czech Republic) where the assessment of geotourism&apos;s potential was made by using the geomorphosite concept and extended SWOT analysis. Results show that these areas (situated outside the geoparks or large-scale protected areas and not far from a big city) have considerable potential for geotourism development, and geodiversity can be considered an important resource for local and regional development. Based on this, conclusions about the possibilities of geotourism development outside the geoparks are outlined.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Resources

ISSN

2079-9276

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

150

UT code for WoS article

000487935800038

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85072520037