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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

crop species --- flooding --- multidisciplinary approach --- waterlogging --- climate change

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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

Science: general issues --- Botany & plant sciences --- crop species --- flooding --- multidisciplinary approach --- waterlogging --- climate change

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This Special Issue outlines the role of geoheritage and geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “geoheritage” refers to a particular type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events, and processes. These sites are also known as “geosites” and, as well as archaeological, architectonic, and historical sites, can be considered as part of the cultural estate of a country. “Geotourism” is an emerging type of sustainable tourism, which concentrates on geosites, focusing on visitor knowledge, environmental education, and amusement. Geotourism may be very useful for geological sciences divulgation and may provide additional opportunities for the development of rural areas, generally not included among the main touristic attractions. The collected papers focused on these main topics with different methods and approaches and can be grouped as follows: i) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in protected areas; ii) papers dealing with geosite promotion and valorization in non-protected areas; iii) papers dealing with geosite promotion by exhibition, remote sensing analysis, and apps; iv) papers investigating geotourism and geoheritage from tourists’ perspectives.

Research & information: general --- Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning --- geotourism resources --- cultural tourism --- archeology --- touristic itinerary --- valorization --- inner-mountain areas --- Apennines --- central Italy --- isolated relief --- geological heritage --- southern Apulia --- Italy --- geotourism --- geoheritage --- urban geology --- geodiversity --- SWOT analysis --- rural regions --- geomorphosites --- geosites --- quantitative assessment --- Malta --- georesources --- Internet --- Iceland --- geosite --- faults --- fractures --- dykes --- Earth Science communication --- geopark --- regional development --- mining site --- Zaruma --- El Sexmo --- tourist mine --- geology-based tourism --- cultural heritage --- web-GIS --- smartphone --- Alto Molise --- protected areas --- weekend tourism --- tourists’ opinion --- national parks --- environmental education --- Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark --- Middle Bussento Karst System --- Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark --- fieldtrips --- virtual tours --- multidisciplinary approach --- Italian NW Alps --- geoparks --- geological knowledge --- geoarcheology --- geomorphosite --- geoitinerary --- geological science divulgation