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Gonzalez-Tejada, C., Du, Y., Read, M., & Girault, Y. (2017). From nature conservation to geotourism development: Examining ambivalent attitudes towards UNESCO directives with the global geopark network. International Journal of Geoheritage, 5, 1-20.
Gonzalez-Tejada, Catalina, et al. "From nature conservation to geotourism development: Examining ambivalent attitudes towards UNESCO directives with the global geopark network." International Journal of Geoheritage 5 (2017): 1-20.
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From nature conservation to geotourism development: Examining ambivalent attitudes towards UNESCO directives with the global geopark network.

Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community AND Program Evaluation

Du, Gonzalez-Tejada

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We will begin by showing how Geoparks have not been created ex nihilo, but are rather the result of a trend towards the increased granting of heritage status to nature and natural features (the creation of National Parks in the US, the Man & Biosphere programme, the World Heritage Trust, etc.) combined with a desire to boost economic development in rural regions, primarily driven by the promotion of tourism. Their development has required Geoparks to conform to international standards, principally the creation of the European …

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