The Potential of Permanent Gullies in Europe as Geomorphosites

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dc.contributor.authorZglobicki, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorPoesen, Jean
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorDel Monte, Maurizio
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Ruiz, José M.
dc.contributor.authorIonita, Ion
dc.contributor.authorNiacsu, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorMachová, Zora
dc.contributor.authorMartín Duque, José Francisco
dc.contributor.authorNadal Romero, Estela
dc.contributor.authorPica, Alessia
dc.contributor.authorRey, Freddy
dc.contributor.authorSolé Benet, Albert
dc.contributor.authorStankoviansky, Miloš
dc.contributor.authorStolz, Christian
dc.contributor.authorTorri, Dino
dc.contributor.authorSoms, Juris
dc.contributor.authorVergari, Francesca
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-17T13:24:16Z
dc.date.available2023-06-17T13:24:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractGeotourism is a useful way to educate societies in the field of geomorphology and related natural hazards. Geosites, including geomorphosites, represent the basis for the development of this type of tourism. This study describes 12 representative gully regions within nine European countries. The characteristics of 42 permanent gullies, gully systems, and badland landscapes are presented. Based on scientific values of the sites, educational lessons to be learned were identified that are mainly related to (i) gullies as a geological window, (ii) present-day geomorphological processes and (iii) stages of historical gully erosion reflecting past human–environment interactions. To evaluate possible education activities, a geotouristic assessment of the studied gullies and badlands was made, based on scientific, educational, functional and touristic indicators. This assessment demonstrates a large difference between the selected gully and badland sites, particularly with regard to functional and tourist values. The geotouristic potential of gullies (badlands) is the highest in Italy and Spain and the lowest in Romania and Latvia. In some countries, permanent gullies are not regarded as geotouristic attractions at all, while in others, they constitute a significant element of their tourism development strategy. In our opinion, all activities must be part of a broader strategy for the development of geotourism in gully and badland regions, for example, gullies may be included as geosites within existing or planned geoparks.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Geodinámica, Estratigrafía y Paleontología
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Geológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipComunidad de Madrid
dc.description.sponsorshipSlovak Research and Development Agency
dc.description.statuspub
dc.eprint.idhttps://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/55675
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12371-017-0252-1
dc.identifier.issn1867-2477, ESSN: 1867-2485
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12371-017-0252-1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13382
dc.issue.number2
dc.journal.titleGeoheritage
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final239
dc.page.initial217
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.projectIDREMEDINAL-3 (S2013/MAE-2719)
dc.relation.projectIDAPVV-0625-11
dc.rights.accessRightsrestricted access
dc.subject.cdu502.64:551.435.162
dc.subject.keywordGullies
dc.subject.keywordBadlands
dc.subject.keywordGeoheritage
dc.subject.keywordGeotourism
dc.subject.ucmGeodinámica
dc.subject.unesco2507 Geofísica
dc.titleThe Potential of Permanent Gullies in Europe as Geomorphosites
dc.typejournal article
dc.volume.number11
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