Geotour conference
Dal 18/10/2016 ore 09.00 al 20/10/2016 ore 18.00
Aula Magna of the Department of History, Archaeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts (SAGAS) (University of Florence) in San Gallo str. n. 10
(located in the city centre, 10 minutes on foot from Santa Maria Novella train station).
Welcome to the international conference on 'Geotour' that will be held in Florence (Italy) from the 18th until 20th of October.
The Geotour conference will be devoted to all the issues of tourism research, with special emphasis on geotourism and mining tourism research, sustainable development and environmental protection. The aim of the conference is to share and expand the theoretical knowledge and practical experiences within all fields of science and research related to conference topics integrated into following conference sections and offer possibility of partnership for future European project calls.
Geotourism and mining tourism are relatively new tourism forms with special interest in geo-(morph)-logical and mining heritage. They significantly grew throughout the world in last years, closely connected to a raising awareness of own environmental and cultural heritage may be of interest to travellers. Definitions and characterizations of this tourism form, its impacts, ideology and many other features however, still require broad discussion. Stakeholders in the sector of tourism, sustainability, education are invited to participate to the Geotour2016 conference, an opportunity for sharing best practices and for building new partnerships.
Field trips to some of the most significant geotourism sites in Tuscany are also organised in the second day of the conference. These intend to visit some of the most interesting sites in Tuscany, in which geology, environment, tradition and culture jointly express their highest values.
Conference topics:
- Geoheritage, mining heritage, natural heritage
- Geotourism and tourism in geoparks
- Common goods and resources maintenance
- Destination management and public choices
- Ecotourism, rural tourism, sustainable tourism
- Information technologies in tourism
- Natural resources, environmental protection and tourism
- Tourism geography
- Tourism products, development and management
- Important dates & fees
Please mind the important dates and deadlines in order to successfully register and participate in the conference. Please find the instructions for writing and formatting abstracts at the official website.
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30th of June
Please send your abstracts until this date to geotour2016ed@gmail.com
Early standard registration deadline: 15th of August 2016
Contact Us:
The official email of the conference is: geotour2016ed@gmail.com
The official web site of the conference is: https://geotour2016.com
Organizzato da:
Cnr Ibimet
Technical University of Kosice, Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Slovakia
Referente organizzativo:
Francesca Ugolini
Cnr Ibimet
geotour2016ed@gmail.com
Modalità di accesso: a pagamento
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