Methodology for the evaluation of the territorial potentialities in the constitution of geoparks

  • Naya Licet Rodríguez-Travieso Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Aramis Alfonso-Llanes Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Maykel García-Sierra Agencia de Viajes Gaviotatur, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba
Keywords: tourism, regional development, ecotourism, geoparks, (UNESCO Thesaurus).

Abstract

In the geotourism sector it is vital to designate geoparks where conditions are conducive to the development of geotourism, which depends largely on the potential of the territory. This research presents a procedure for the evaluation of the potentialities of a territory in the context of geoparks and the guidelines for its application. In the proposal, through a methodological approach structured in several stages, the context of the territory is analyzed, geosites of interest are identified, the existing conditions for its declaration as a geopark are evaluated, and finally, actions aimed at correcting or improving the identified inadequacies are presented. By means of the specialists' criteria, it was possible to verify the flexibility, transcendence, rationality, reliability, integrating character, transparency, parsimony, perspective, coherence and relevance of the proposed procedure.

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Author Biographies

Naya Licet Rodríguez-Travieso, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Aramis Alfonso-Llanes, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Maykel García-Sierra, Agencia de Viajes Gaviotatur, Varadero, Matanzas, Cuba

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Published
2024-01-01
Section
De Investigación