Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst System
In this paper we want to stress the role of geotourism as a means to promote environmental education and, on occasion, as a way to increase the touristic interest of an area. Geoparks are certainly the territory where geotourism can be best exploited. We propose a geoitinerary to discover the amazin...
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doaj-9a948f06e9354be5acb5128b0ab811c82020-11-25T03:09:13ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762020-04-019525210.3390/resources9050052Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst SystemEttore Valente0Antonio Santo1Domenico Guida2Nicoletta Santangelo3Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Science, DISTAR, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, DICEA, University of Naples Federico II, piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, ItalyDepartment of Civil Engineering and Consorzio inter-Universitario per la previsione e prevenzione dei Grandi Rischi (CUGRI), University of Salerno, Campus of Fisciano, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132–84084 Fisciano, ItalyDepartment of Earth, Environmental and Resource Science, DISTAR, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, ItalyIn this paper we want to stress the role of geotourism as a means to promote environmental education and, on occasion, as a way to increase the touristic interest of an area. Geoparks are certainly the territory where geotourism can be best exploited. We propose a geoitinerary to discover the amazing, but poorly known, Middle Bussento Karst System, with the blind valley of the Bussento River, in the southeast of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark. This is the only example, in Southern Italy, of a stream sinking underground and it is the second longest subsurface river path in Italy, making this a core area of the Geopark. We combined field surveys and literature data to create a geoitinerary that can be useful in helping to promote this site. This geoitinerary is applicable to both simple generic visitors and geo-tourists and has an educational purpose, especially in explaining the significance and the fragility of karst areas in terms of environmental protection. Moreover, it may represent a sort of stimulus for the growth of touristic activity in this inner area of the Geopark.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/9/5/52geotourismgeomorphositesenvironmental educationCilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni GeoparkMiddle Bussento Karst System |
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Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst System |
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Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst System |
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Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst System |
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Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst System |
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Geotourism in the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni UNESCO Global Geopark (Southern Italy): The Middle Bussento Karst System |
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geotourism in the cilento, vallo di diano and alburni unesco global geopark (southern italy): the middle bussento karst system |
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In this paper we want to stress the role of geotourism as a means to promote environmental education and, on occasion, as a way to increase the touristic interest of an area. Geoparks are certainly the territory where geotourism can be best exploited. We propose a geoitinerary to discover the amazing, but poorly known, Middle Bussento Karst System, with the blind valley of the Bussento River, in the southeast of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geopark. This is the only example, in Southern Italy, of a stream sinking underground and it is the second longest subsurface river path in Italy, making this a core area of the Geopark. We combined field surveys and literature data to create a geoitinerary that can be useful in helping to promote this site. This geoitinerary is applicable to both simple generic visitors and geo-tourists and has an educational purpose, especially in explaining the significance and the fragility of karst areas in terms of environmental protection. Moreover, it may represent a sort of stimulus for the growth of touristic activity in this inner area of the Geopark. |
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geotourism geomorphosites environmental education Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni Geopark Middle Bussento Karst System |
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