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This Special Issue reprint entitled “Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources: Education, Recreation, Sustainability”, aims to highlight, review and evaluate the usefulness of geo-cultural features in didactics in terms of geoparks and other geotouristic attractions. Innovative methods of geo-education in geoparks are presented, as well as the development of research combining the geosciences with the social science and humanities. The essential role of geoheritage in the popularization of knowledge is emphasized.

Research & information: general --- Geography --- geosite --- geotourism --- Mountainous Adygeya --- scenery --- tourism --- geoheritage --- geoconservation --- geoeducation --- sustainable development --- Greece --- geomorphological heritage --- geomorphological synthesis --- geocultural sites --- geoheritage assessment --- Aegean --- immersive virtual reality --- geology --- photogrammetry --- education --- Iceland --- Santorini --- Etna --- geosites --- georoutes --- Ionian islands --- geosite assessment --- Chelmos-Vouraikos UGGp --- geological and mining heritage --- underground-overground patrimonial integration --- La Carolina --- Spain --- digital tools --- story maps --- virtual reality --- RURITAGE --- geopark --- Psiloritis --- geosite quantitative assessment --- Nisyros Island --- urban geoheritage --- building stone --- cultural landscapes --- mining --- quarrying --- UNESCO World Heritage --- natural disasters --- inner areas --- natural resources --- Matese National Park --- Southern Apennines --- mineralogical heritage --- geo-conservation --- mineralogical museum --- iron mines --- skarn-related mineralization --- geotrails --- salinas --- saltscapes --- local development --- geodiversity --- geoethics --- semiotics content analysis --- n/a

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geconservation --- geoheritage --- geotourism --- geoparks --- geodiversity --- geoeducation --- Geology --- Conservation of natural resources --- Geodiversity --- Diversity, Geological --- Geological diversity --- Geodiversity. --- Conservation of natural resources. --- Conservation of resources --- Natural resources --- Resources conservation, Natural --- Environmental protection --- Natural resources conservation areas --- Conservation

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This volume collects papers dealing with the integrated study of emerged and submerged areas, by means of different approaches and techniques. It shows the reasons why the integration of terrestrial and marine datasets would be desirable in geoenvironmental studies, and demonstrates how such an integration is unquestionably beneficial in modern research, ranging from Late Quaternary landscape evolution to geohazards, geomorphological mapping, geoarchaeology, geoheritage and geodiversity, and marine benthic habitat mapping.

Research & information: general --- coastal landscape evolution --- Roman harbours --- archaeological sea level marker --- cultural heritage documentation --- unmanned surface vessel --- remote sensing of acoustic and optical data --- 3D photogrammetric point cloud --- water resources --- geodiversity assessment --- geosystem services --- geoheritage --- hydro-geodiversity --- Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark --- underwater geoheritage --- geosites --- geomorphological survey --- geotourism --- Portofino Park --- Italy --- rocky coast --- extreme waves --- active erosion --- geohazard --- Croatia --- morphostratigraphy --- sea-level changes --- marine terraces --- river incisions --- Adriatic Sea --- coastal geomorphology --- submarine geomorphology --- cliffs --- Cilento --- southern Italy --- geomorphometry --- seafloor mapping --- spatial analysis --- algal reefs --- bioconstruction volume --- multibeam bathymetry --- sound velocity --- Quaternary sediment --- submerged alluvial plain --- coastal morphodynamics --- climate change --- vulnerability index --- Gozo --- Malta --- terrestrial geomorphology --- white ribbon --- paleo-geography --- coastal management --- eastern Adriatic coast --- estuary --- sea-level rise --- tufa --- multi-beam --- sub-bottom profiler --- holocene --- Last Glacial Maximum --- Sardinia --- Sumatra --- barrier island --- earthquake --- tsunami --- land subsidence --- liquefaction --- morphology resilience --- GIS --- sea level oscillation --- Tyrrhenian margin --- n/a

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This volume collects papers dealing with the integrated study of emerged and submerged areas, by means of different approaches and techniques. It shows the reasons why the integration of terrestrial and marine datasets would be desirable in geoenvironmental studies, and demonstrates how such an integration is unquestionably beneficial in modern research, ranging from Late Quaternary landscape evolution to geohazards, geomorphological mapping, geoarchaeology, geoheritage and geodiversity, and marine benthic habitat mapping.

Research & information: general --- coastal landscape evolution --- Roman harbours --- archaeological sea level marker --- cultural heritage documentation --- unmanned surface vessel --- remote sensing of acoustic and optical data --- 3D photogrammetric point cloud --- water resources --- geodiversity assessment --- geosystem services --- geoheritage --- hydro-geodiversity --- Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark --- underwater geoheritage --- geosites --- geomorphological survey --- geotourism --- Portofino Park --- Italy --- rocky coast --- extreme waves --- active erosion --- geohazard --- Croatia --- morphostratigraphy --- sea-level changes --- marine terraces --- river incisions --- Adriatic Sea --- coastal geomorphology --- submarine geomorphology --- cliffs --- Cilento --- southern Italy --- geomorphometry --- seafloor mapping --- spatial analysis --- algal reefs --- bioconstruction volume --- multibeam bathymetry --- sound velocity --- Quaternary sediment --- submerged alluvial plain --- coastal morphodynamics --- climate change --- vulnerability index --- Gozo --- Malta --- terrestrial geomorphology --- white ribbon --- paleo-geography --- coastal management --- eastern Adriatic coast --- estuary --- sea-level rise --- tufa --- multi-beam --- sub-bottom profiler --- holocene --- Last Glacial Maximum --- Sardinia --- Sumatra --- barrier island --- earthquake --- tsunami --- land subsidence --- liquefaction --- morphology resilience --- GIS --- sea level oscillation --- Tyrrhenian margin --- coastal landscape evolution --- Roman harbours --- archaeological sea level marker --- cultural heritage documentation --- unmanned surface vessel --- remote sensing of acoustic and optical data --- 3D photogrammetric point cloud --- water resources --- geodiversity assessment --- geosystem services --- geoheritage --- hydro-geodiversity --- Sesia Val Grande UNESCO Global Geopark --- underwater geoheritage --- geosites --- geomorphological survey --- geotourism --- Portofino Park --- Italy --- rocky coast --- extreme waves --- active erosion --- geohazard --- Croatia --- morphostratigraphy --- sea-level changes --- marine terraces --- river incisions --- Adriatic Sea --- coastal geomorphology --- submarine geomorphology --- cliffs --- Cilento --- southern Italy --- geomorphometry --- seafloor mapping --- spatial analysis --- algal reefs --- bioconstruction volume --- multibeam bathymetry --- sound velocity --- Quaternary sediment --- submerged alluvial plain --- coastal morphodynamics --- climate change --- vulnerability index --- Gozo --- Malta --- terrestrial geomorphology --- white ribbon --- paleo-geography --- coastal management --- eastern Adriatic coast --- estuary --- sea-level rise --- tufa --- multi-beam --- sub-bottom profiler --- holocene --- Last Glacial Maximum --- Sardinia --- Sumatra --- barrier island --- earthquake --- tsunami --- land subsidence --- liquefaction --- morphology resilience --- GIS --- sea level oscillation --- Tyrrhenian margin

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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 --- 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