Abstract
ABSTRACTIn the last 20 years the conservation and enhancement of cultural and landscape heritage sites have been increasingly promoted by specific national and international laws. Thematic maps from scientific studies facilitate the public promotion and understanding of landscape and cultural heritage. This work introduces a novel geological landscape and stone heritage map of the Genoa Walls Urban Park (1:10.000 scale). The park is located in the immediate surroundings of Genoa city centre and it includes a complex system of historical fortifications. Today the park is frequented by hikers, mountain bikers and tourists.The map shows three different elements of the park: lithological and geomorphological elements, cultural and landscape heritage sites and the trail network. This map offers new insights into the way in which the park authority can promote the sustainable fruition of a highly valuable area, characterised by landscape and historical interest next to one of the largest historical centres of Europe, part of which is inscribed in the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites.
Highlights
In the last two centuries, and in the postwar period, many Mediterranean cities have dramatically growth, often without specific urban planning (Chaline, 2001)
This paper introduces the geoheritage map of a typical Mediterranean area in the Ligurian Apennines (Figure 1, Main Map) in a region which is very vulnerable to climate change (Acquaotta, Faccini, Fratianni, Paliaga, & Sacchini, 2018; Acquaotta et al, 2018; Sacchini, Ferraris, Faccini, & Firpo, 2012)
The map highlights the lithological and geomorphological features of the Urban Protected Area together with trails, geotourism, cultural heritage sites and historical elements of the landscape. This map aims to increase the knowledge on the geological landscape and stone heritage of the area, and to provide new insights into the sustainable management of the protected area by the park authority; with some implementations and simplifications, other geo-thematic maps can be produced from this map, geohiking, geotourism, geologic hazard and geomorphological risk maps
Summary
In the last two centuries, and in the postwar period, many Mediterranean cities have dramatically growth, often without specific urban planning (Chaline, 2001). Geotourism products for the enhancement of urban geological heritage remain extremely limited (Del Monte et al, 2016; Pica, Vergari, Fredi, & Del Monte, 2016) In this perspective geoheritage maps can be considered as useful tools for the recognition, conservation and fruition of the geodiversity elements of natural and urban landscapes, in protected areas (Brandolini, Canepa, Faccini, Robbiano, & Terranova, 2007; Castaldini, Valdati, Ilies, & Chiriac, 2005; Regolini-Bissig, 2010; Regolini-Bissig & Reynard, 2010; Serrano & Gonzalez Trueba, 2011). This map aims to increase the knowledge on the geological landscape and stone heritage of the area, and to provide new insights into the sustainable management of the protected area by the park authority; with some implementations and simplifications, other geo-thematic maps can be produced from this map, geohiking, geotourism, geologic hazard and geomorphological risk maps
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