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Proposal of a Quantitative Assessment Method for Viewpoint Geosites

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  • Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz

    (Department of Geography, Seridó Higher Education Centre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó 59300-000, Brazil)

  • Isa Gabriela Delgado de Araújo

    (Graduate Program and Research in Geography, Centre for Humanities, Literature and Arts, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó 59300-000, Brazil)

Abstract

The evaluation of viewpoint geosites is a recent topic in geosciences, as most works deal with a more general analysis of places and areas, but this one deals with something more specific. Therefore, the general objective of this paper is to propose a method for evaluating viewpoints, based on the assumption that it is necessary to use scientific and aesthetic values as core values in quantitative evaluation. The method used was built based on criteria from other authors, relating the issue of viewpoints to geodiversity, considering scientific and aesthetic values as central, but in addition to other values. With the application of this method at some viewpoints in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, it was possible to verify that from 12 sites, 9 were considered geomorphosites and only 3 geodiversity sites. Consequently, this method shows a significant response in highlighting the potential of a site, its geological composition, geomorphology, and landscape visualisation.

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  • Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz & Isa Gabriela Delgado de Araújo, 2022. "Proposal of a Quantitative Assessment Method for Viewpoint Geosites," Resources, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jresou:v:11:y:2022:i:12:p:115-:d:995672
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    1. Anna V. Mikhailenko & Dmitry A. Ruban, 2019. "Environment of Viewpoint Geosites: Evidence from the Western Caucasus," Land, MDPI, vol. 8(6), pages 1-10, June.
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