Comparing Methods of Evaluation of Geosites: The Fossiliferous Outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic) as a Case Study for Sustainable Island Tourism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Azores Archipelago: Geographic and Geotectonic Setting
2.1. Santa Maria Island: Geological and Palaeontological Studies
2.2. Geoheritage Studies in Santa Maria Island
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Scientific Value
5.2. Educational and Touristic Potential Uses
5.3. Degradation Risk
5.4. Conservation and Management of Palaeontological Geosites
6. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fossiliferous Outcrops | Total/Value/Potential Use | ||||
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Q [19] | Scientific Value | Potential Educational Use | Potential Touristic Use | Degradation Risk | |
Ponta do Castelo | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Prainha | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Malbusca | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Pedra-que-Pica | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Figueiral | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Pedreira do Campo | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Lagoinhas | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Cré | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Airport Area | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Ponta do Cedro | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Ichnofossils’ cave | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Ponta do Norte | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Ponta da Baía de Nª Senhora | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
Vinha Velha | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Ponta dos Frades | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Ponta Negra | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
Pedrinha da Cré | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 |
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Raposo, V.B.; Melo, C.S.; Silva, L.; Ventura, A.; Câmara, R.; Pombo, J.; Johnson, M.E.; Ávila, S.P. Comparing Methods of Evaluation of Geosites: The Fossiliferous Outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic) as a Case Study for Sustainable Island Tourism. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3596. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103596
Raposo VB, Melo CS, Silva L, Ventura A, Câmara R, Pombo J, Johnson ME, Ávila SP. Comparing Methods of Evaluation of Geosites: The Fossiliferous Outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic) as a Case Study for Sustainable Island Tourism. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3596. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103596
Chicago/Turabian StyleRaposo, Vera B., Carlos S. Melo, Luís Silva, Anunciação Ventura, Rita Câmara, Joana Pombo, Markes E. Johnson, and Sérgio P. Ávila. 2018. "Comparing Methods of Evaluation of Geosites: The Fossiliferous Outcrops of Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic) as a Case Study for Sustainable Island Tourism" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3596. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103596