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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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This Special Issue contains articles include, but not limited to, empirical, analytical, or design-oriented approaches to the following topics: Monitoring of carrying capacity and mechanisms for managing tourist flows in rural areas; Systems and tools to measure the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of rural tourism; Integration between public tourism policies and private strategies in the promotion and implementation of sustainable practices; Policies for promoting public participation in the planning and development of sustainable rural tourism; The impacts of tourism on traditional agricultural activities; Identity enhancement of the territory and its productions; "Good practices" in the implementation of rural tourism sustainability.

rural revitalization --- rural tourism --- heritage preservation --- cinema --- filmic discourses --- rural areas --- landscapes --- gendered interpretation --- territorial identity --- Camino de Santiago --- sustainability --- landscape --- brand equity --- organic agriculture --- peripheral areas --- local development --- heritagisation --- sustainable rural tourism --- stakeholders --- disaffected citizens --- sustainable development --- Triple Bottom Line --- rural development --- agriculture --- sustainability matrix --- cultural ecosystem services --- ecosystem --- Nemunas Delta --- Curonian Lagoon --- permaculture --- downshifting --- development --- local resources --- marginal areas --- National Strategy for Inner Areas (SNAI --- Strategia Nazionale per le Aree Interne) --- sustainable local development --- experiential tourism --- Romania --- case study --- territorial valorization --- rural hospitality services --- Transylvania --- sport --- tourism --- “borgo” --- tourism development --- rural area --- sustainable tourism --- periurban --- multifunctional agriculture --- periurban parks --- n/a --- "borgo"

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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 --- 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

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The concept of resilience has arisen as a “new way of thinking”, becoming a response to both the causes and effects of ongoing global challenges. As it strongly stresses cities’ transformative potential, resilience’s final purpose is to prevent and manage unforeseen events and improve communities’ environmental and social quality. Although the resilience theory has been investigated in depth, several methodological challenges remain, mainly related to the concept’s practical sphere. As a matter of fact, resilience is commonly criticised for being too ambiguous and empty of meaning. At the same time, turning resilience into practice is not easy to do. This will arguably be one of the most impactful global issues for future research on resilience. The Special Issue “Bridging the Gap: The Measure of Urban Resilience” falls under this heading, and it seeks to synthesise state-of-the-art knowledge of theories and practices on measuring resilience. The Special Issue collected 11 papers that address the following questions: “What are the theoretical perspectives of measuring urban resilience? What are the existing methods for measuring urban resilience? What are the main features that a technique for measuring urban resilience needs to have? What is the role of measuring urban resilience in operationalising cities’ ability to adapt, recover and benefit from shocks?”

Economics, finance, business & management --- urban resilience --- spatial planning --- vulnerability --- measuring --- mapping --- decision-making --- multi-risk --- flood --- fire --- indicators --- regional resilience --- adaptive capacity --- sectoral industry composition --- urban vs. inner areas --- green infrastructure --- resilience --- sustainability --- social-ecological indicators --- indicator --- monitoring --- climate change --- climate adaptation --- dynamic models --- decision making --- scenario planning --- energetic resilience --- solar radiation --- geographic information system --- land use planning --- urban regulation --- urban energy resilience --- buildings energy balance --- urban hourly model --- residential buildings --- urban variables --- place-based analysis --- community resilience --- systematic overview --- resilience modelling --- knowledge representation --- resilience assessment --- information visualisation --- walkability --- walkability measure --- quantitative --- qualitative and mixed models and methods --- urban planning --- public space --- shift-share analysis --- employment dynamics --- sector composition --- metro-regions --- urban resilience --- spatial planning --- vulnerability --- measuring --- mapping --- decision-making --- multi-risk --- flood --- fire --- indicators --- regional resilience --- adaptive capacity --- sectoral industry composition --- urban vs. inner areas --- green infrastructure --- resilience --- sustainability --- social-ecological indicators --- indicator --- monitoring --- climate change --- climate adaptation --- dynamic models --- decision making --- scenario planning --- energetic resilience --- solar radiation --- geographic information system --- land use planning --- urban regulation --- urban energy resilience --- buildings energy balance --- urban hourly model --- residential buildings --- urban variables --- place-based analysis --- community resilience --- systematic overview --- resilience modelling --- knowledge representation --- resilience assessment --- information visualisation --- walkability --- walkability measure --- quantitative --- qualitative and mixed models and methods --- urban planning --- public space --- shift-share analysis --- employment dynamics --- sector composition --- metro-regions