Large-Scale Accessibility as a New Perspective for Geoheritage Assessment

The exploitation of geoheritage resources depends on their accessibility. latter is usually established for geosites, whereas reaching the areas where geosites concentrate also deserves attention. Here, a novel, multi-criteria, score-based approach assessing large-scale accessibility geoheritage-rich proposed. study takes into account various information about external and internal public transportation, road infrastructure, local services (including accommodation opportunities), general settings. This applied to Russian South, there are three areas, namely Lower Don, Abrau, Mountainous Adygeya. Using new criteria, these differ by accessibility, which excellent in Don moderate Abrau It that co-occurrence popular tourist destinations does not guarantee findings present seem be important development optimal policy, as well planning research educational activities, such currently realized geochemical investigations regular field campaigns South.