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Attractiveness Assessment Model for Evaluating an Area for a Potential Geopark—Case Study: Hațeg UNESCO Global Geopark (Romania)

Land (Basel), 2024-01, Vol.13 (2), p.148 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Attractiveness Assessment Model for Evaluating an Area for a Potential Geopark—Case Study: Hațeg UNESCO Global Geopark (Romania)
  • Author: Nyulas, Judith ; Dezsi, Ștefan ; Haidu, Ionel ; Magyari-Sáska, Zsolt ; Niță, Adrian
  • Subjects: Analysis ; Attraction ; attractiveness ; attractiveness evaluation model ; Benchmarks ; Case studies ; Criteria ; Cultural heritage ; Etalons ; Evaluation ; geopark assessment ; Geospatial data ; Methods ; Natural resources ; Romania ; SMART criteria ; SWOT analysis ; Tourism ; Tourist attractions ; UNESCO Global Geopark ; Urban areas
  • Is Part Of: Land (Basel), 2024-01, Vol.13 (2), p.148
  • Description: Many studies have developed methods for assessing attractiveness, but the question is which one should be used to evaluate geopark designated areas? Therefore, the aim of this study is to find suitable criteria for assessing the attractiveness of a natural area such as a geopark in order to find the best quantifiable method as a methodological guide to evaluate attractiveness. The principle of the methodology takes into account three facts: the use of available attractiveness methods elaborated over time, the UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) geopark requirements, and a certified geopark (Haţeg UNESCO Global Geopark was chosen as etalon—benchmark), then matching these together. To this end, the following specific objectives have been set: (i) an inventory of factors used to estimate attractiveness; (ii) through analysis, identifying the appropriate evaluation criteria for the field (a set for criteria’s SMART parameter, which can be clearly expressed, quantitatively measurable, and achievable); and (iii) developing a methodological guideline for geopark attractiveness assessment. The methodology is based on an analytical thinking approach, builds on the experience of existing methods, and stands out by the attributes matched to the UGGp’s evaluation criteria using the certified geopark as a benchmark. The result itself presents a method for assessing the attractiveness of geoparks. The outcome offers the attractiveness suitability for new geopark-designated areas as well as for existing geoparks aspiring to UNESCO certification.
  • Publisher: Basel: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2073-445X
    EISSN: 2073-445X
    DOI: 10.3390/land13020148
  • Source: Coronavirus Research Database
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