Over the past 14 years, several geosites have been identified as geotourism all over Iran,
and it seems the time has come to define and implement systematic mechanisms in order to …

Geodiversity and geoheritage play an increasingly important role in the tourism industry,
although visitors' interest in natural phenomena is much older than these two, relatively …

Relationships between geodiversity and culture are very close and frequent, and they are
reflected in numerous and different areas, situations or levels. The purpose of this chapter is …

South Wales was once synonymous with coal, now among the most globally controversial
natural resources due to its association with anthropogenic climate change. In the early …

Slates are low-grade metamorphic argillaceous rocks which have developed an intense
tectonic fabric, referred to as slaty cleavage. Due to their unique properties they have long …

Wales was an epicenter of industrial activity during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Following deindustrialization in the 1960s and 1970s, Wales emerged as a destination for …

Cultural values may considerably enhance the significance of a geo (morpho) site,
especially from the perspective of geotourism and geopark operations. Typically considered …

Museums form a core institutional foundation to the formation of national identities. They
reflect, obfuscate, perform, and shape national narrative and discourse, particularly when …

National Museum Wales operates seven museums across Wales. Currently, the only
museum in the northern half of the country is the National Slate Museum. However, this …

Human activities play a key role in landscape evolution. Mining is one of the most important
of these since it changes large parts of the Earth's surface. In abandoned mines and …