Heritage Value and Stakeholders’ Perception of Four Geomorphological Landscapes in Southern Iceland

Abstract This paper has two main objectives: (1) to assess the heritage value of four geomorphological landscapes in Southern Iceland from a perspective and (2) see what extent values assigned by different local stakeholders overlap with this assessment. The concept “geomorphological landscape”, that we define as landscape whose component is interest, scale analysis can be understood groups people reflects subjective perceptions landscape. evaluation shown their geoscientific, aesthetic cultural are particularly high. Indeed, thanks rarity, representativeness, integrity paleogeographic all sites have geoscientific ranging 0.81 0.94 (the maximum possible score 1). They also constitute spectacular beautiful acquired relevant because major impacts volcanic eruptions glaciers advances had on population. Not surprisingly, awareness managers protected areas interviews show other types stakeholders, such tourism services providers, promoters representatives authorities, aware, some extent, high value. societal institutional recognition these closely linked use territorial resources for tourism.