Geodiversity: A New Quantitative Index for Natural Protected Areas Enhancement
Journal Title: GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites - Year 2014, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
In spite of the excellent results achieved by international scientific community, the topic of quantitative evaluation of geodiversity is still an open issue. The estimating models including the assessment of abiotic characteristics need to be improved by means of quantitative analysis of geological and geomorphological components. In this work an evaluation based on an Index of Geodiversity (Geodiversity Index, GI), easily inferable by GIS analysis, is proposed. The test area corresponds to the Subasio Mountain Regional Park (Umbria – central Italy), an excellent site for the abiotic components evaluation.
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MELELLI Laura
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