Heavy metals in edible red soil of the rainbow island in the Persian gulf: Concentration and health risk assessment

S Mosallaei, S Abbasi, E Jalalian, H Amiri, M Hoseini - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Red soil of Hormuz Island has become a tourist attraction and it has various
industrial applications. Despite the uncertainty of the health effects, geophagy is one of the …

Geotourism—a global overview

R Dowling - Geotourism in the Middle East, 2023 - Springer
Geotourism is an approach to tourism which starts with geology as a basis for understanding
the environment. It comprises the ABC elements of the environment, that is, the A biotic (non …

Geotourism and destination brand selection: does social media matter?

A Salamzadeh, M Tajpour, E Hosseini… - … and management of …, 2022 - Springer
Geotourism is a profitable business that relies on different elements. The purpose of this
study was to investigate the impact of geotourism on destination brand selection with social …

Landscapes of the Yazd-Ardakan Plain (Iran) and the assessment of geotourism—Contribution to the promotion and practice of geotourism and ecotourism

I Dincă, SR Keshavarz, SA Almodaresi - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The attractions and capabilities of geomorphosites are among the unique assets of each
country, and their identification, classification, and planning have great importance for the …

[PDF][PDF] Linking geodiversity and cultural diversity in geoheritage management: Practice from karst of Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat, Indonesia

E Haryono, H Reinhart, AA Hakim… - Geo Journal of …, 2022 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
We aim to construct a relationship between geodiversity and cultural diversity in Karst of
Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat and contextualize the relation into a geoheritage management …

Long term investigation on shoreline changes of an Island, inside a Gulf (Hormuz Island)

M Rahbani, D Ghaderi - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Shorelines, as the boundary between the body of water and the land, are influenced by
different natural and anthropogenic factors. As a consequence, they are highly dynamic and …

Identifying the most effective geosite evaluation models in Iran using Delphi and analytic hierarchy process methods

M Ghasemi, E Ghanavati, J Kazemi - Quaestiones Geographicae, 2021 - sciendo.com
Despite the large amount of information, including books, articles and pristine images of
geotourism, there exists no comprehensive study on the collection and classification of them …

[PDF][PDF] Promotion of geotourism and geoheritage at the oases of oued noun

S Mirari, A Benmlih - Geo Journal of Tourism and …, 2020 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The objective of this study is to restore the value of Oued Noun Oases that has been less
estimated for several centuries, without destroying the collective memory. Our duty is to look …

Geopolitical and geostrategic importance of the Iranian islands in the Persian gulf

E Yazdani, M Yanzhe - Rev. Eur. Stud., 2022 - HeinOnline
Abstract Iran is a Middle Eastern country which located in the north of the Persian Gulf Due
to the vastness of its territory in the Persian Gulf, Iran has the most beaches in this sea and …

The study of geotourism and ecotourism attractions of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Iran

M Ranjbaran, M Zamanzadeh - Geopersia, 2023 - geopersia.ut.ac.ir
Qeshm Island is the largest island in the Persian Gulf, similar to a dolphin in shape. The
island is located at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz in Hormuzgan Province, Iran. The …