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 ...

From the middle of 1990s, geotourism was introduced through first geotrails, their evolution, and geopark worldwide in Gerolstein/Vulkaneifel, Germany. The latter is one founding members European Geoparks Network, which established 2000 at International Tourism Bourse (ITB) Berlin. main goal to link geological heritage with tourism a rural area that trying create new perspectives inspire young ...

The inventory and assessment of a geosite in territory provides sound basis for the protection use its geological heritage. This article aims to evaluate most relevant geosites province Chimborazo (Ecuador), applying Spanish Inventory Sites Geological Interest (IELIG, Spanish) method, proposing alternatives geotourism development studied area. methodological process was based on: (i) preliminar...

Geotourism is a sustainable type of tourism that focuses on the geological and geomorphological heritages an area, associated cultural biodiversity features. Though popularity geotourism rapidly growing, research demand side, particularly segmenting tourists to geosites understanding their profiles, limited. This obviously makes designing effective policies aim at developing sustainably very di...

The study on empowerment strategies for tourism sustainability was carried out in 16 geosites located seven regencies. These include Karo, Dairi, Simalungun, Samosir, Toba North Tapanuli, and Humbang Hasundutan, Caldera Region (TCA), Sumatra Province. will enhance local national development policy directives, boost geared towards community interests, achieve GGN directives according to the conc...