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Geotourism through Multimedia Exhibition: Improving the Access to Urban Geoheritage

Version 1 : Received: 18 July 2019 / Approved: 19 July 2019 / Online: 19 July 2019 (10:17:59 CEST)

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Melelli, L. “Perugia Upside-Down”: A Multimedia Exhibition in Umbria (Central Italy) for Improving Geoheritage and Geotourism in Urban Areas. Resources 2019, 8, 148. Melelli, L. “Perugia Upside-Down”: A Multimedia Exhibition in Umbria (Central Italy) for Improving Geoheritage and Geotourism in Urban Areas. Resources 2019, 8, 148.

Abstract

Multimedia materials represent a promising approach for the Geoheritage promotion. Despite Geology is normally associated with natural environments, new tendencies are projected towards a better knowledge of the “geological reason” for the location and the development of urban settlements. The urban environment is, in fact, a perfect “laboratory” for opening the scientific topics to a broad audience. In this paper the experience of a geological exhibition organized in the town of Perugia city (Umbria, central Italy) is illustrated, highlighting the SECRET (SEe and CREaTe) for an effective dissemination activity. Panels, interactive tools, laboratories and trekking tours outside the museum represent the main activities, which counted more than eight thousand visitors in a few months. Moreover, the exhibition was the starting point for ongoing projects on geotourism in the city with important consequences in terms of visibility and financial return.

Keywords

Geotourism, Geoheritage, Urban Geology

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geophysics and Geology

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