From the Orchard to the Full Bottle: One of the Geostories of the Nature & Geopark Styrian Eisenwurzen

Gulas Oliver (), Vorwagner Eva Maria () and Pásková Martina ()
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Gulas Oliver: Nature and Geopark Styrian Eisenwurzen, St. Gallen, Austria
Vorwagner Eva Maria: Nature and Geopark Styrian Eisenwurzen, St. Gallen, Austria
Pásková Martina: Department of Recreology and Tourism, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Czech Journal of Tourism, 2019, vol. 8, issue 2, 143-155

Abstract: A geopark mission does not consists just of presenting and interpreting the geological phenomena and processes, but it also includes conservation and sustainable use of the natural resources as well as understanding and supporting the local people and their culture. For sure, the geology of the area determinates the local flora and fauna as well as the local life style. On different examples, this case study presents how the Nature and Geopark Styrian Eisenwurzen is involving local people to protect the local geoheritage and natural resources as well as to raise its visibility and touristic attraction. It shows that the traditional local production can contribute both to the landscape conservation and geoheritage interpretation, and that the application of participatory management and ABC interpretive concept can affect all that in a synergic way.

Keywords: geopark; geotourism; geoheritage; protected area; nature park; orchard; Eisenwurzen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/cjot-2019-0009

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