The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps
Because of their specific physical characteristics (altitude, slope, orientation, climate), mountain environments have an important natural diversity. In particular, their geodiversity is generally much larger than in the lowlands, and because mountain geosites are often very aesthetic, mountain are...
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| description | Because of their specific physical characteristics (altitude, slope, orientation, climate), mountain environments have an important natural diversity. In particular, their geodiversity is generally much larger than in the lowlands, and because mountain geosites are often very aesthetic, mountain areas present a great potential for geoheritage, geoconservation and geotourism studies. This paper reviews six reasons why this potential is high and concludes that mountain areas are particularly interesting to develop educational programs on three current environmental issues: climate change; natural hazards; and human impacts on particularly sensitive geomorphological environments. Then, the paper reviews the principal research in the field of geoheritage currently carried out on these three topics and presents two case studies in the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5513121ae9a41d3b032ffa8c7c087192022-12-22T04:39:05ZengZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCActa Geographica Slovenica1581-66131581-83142016-02-01562291–303291–30310.3986/AGS.16843467The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss AlpsEmmanuel ReynardPaola CoratzaBecause of their specific physical characteristics (altitude, slope, orientation, climate), mountain environments have an important natural diversity. In particular, their geodiversity is generally much larger than in the lowlands, and because mountain geosites are often very aesthetic, mountain areas present a great potential for geoheritage, geoconservation and geotourism studies. This paper reviews six reasons why this potential is high and concludes that mountain areas are particularly interesting to develop educational programs on three current environmental issues: climate change; natural hazards; and human impacts on particularly sensitive geomorphological environments. Then, the paper reviews the principal research in the field of geoheritage currently carried out on these three topics and presents two case studies in the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/4295physical geographygeomorphologygeoheritage studies |
| spellingShingle | Emmanuel Reynard Paola Coratza The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps Acta Geographica Slovenica physical geography geomorphology geoheritage studies |
| title | The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps |
| title_full | The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps |
| title_fullStr | The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps |
| title_full_unstemmed | The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps |
| title_short | The importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education: examples from the Italian Dolomites and the Swiss Alps |
| title_sort | importance of mountain geomorphosites for environmental education examples from the italian dolomites and the swiss alps |
| topic | physical geography geomorphology geoheritage studies |
| url | https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/4295 |
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