Abstract
Western Pomerania is a region that is known among tourists mainly because of the sandy beaches of the Baltic Sea. Most of the more than 2 million tourists, who visit the region each year, come in summer and head straight for the beach resorts. This leads to a signifi cant space-time concentration of tourism activity, which is not a favourable development in terms of the preservation of natural assets or for socio-economic reasons. The region is perceived as not attractive for cognitive tourism, including geotourism. The eruption of oil and gas in Karlino in 1980 belongs to one of the most interesting events in the recent history of the region. This event has inspired the Karlino municipal authorities to appoint a modern educational museum to commemorate the event and to creatively present the formation processes of energy fuels throughout the geological history of the Earth. The creation of this facility would be an excellent opportunity to popularize geological knowledge among numerous tourists visiting the nearby beach resorts and would also contribute to the socio-economic activation of the residents of the Karlino municipality.
Highlights
Geotourism, which has gathered increasing interest among tourists, is referred to as a form of cognitive tourism, which, with appropriate management, aims to provide tourists with both intelligible information about geological objects and processes, as well as with aesthetic experiences (Słomka, Kicińska-Świderska, 2004; Osadczuk, Osadczuk, 2008; Migoń, 2012 Głąbiński 2014)
That which constitutes a major problem is coming up with a good way to share the achievements of modern knowledge in the field of geoscience with the widest part of society, while making it comprehensible
The geological places or geosites located within the Quaternary formations change rapidly or are destroyed by natural or anthropogenic processes
Summary
Geotourism, which has gathered increasing interest among tourists, is referred to as a form of cognitive tourism, which, with appropriate management , aims to provide tourists with both intelligible information about geological objects and processes, as well as with aesthetic experiences (Słomka, Kicińska-Świderska, 2004; Osadczuk, Osadczuk, 2008; Migoń, 2012 Głąbiński 2014). The fact that Western Pomerania is one of the most frequently visited tourist regions in Poland constitutes yet another argument for the above-mentioned actions. What should be noted is the fact that a better use of the environmental values can significantly alter the perception of the region of Western Pomerania as an attractive tourist destination in summer – due to its beautiful beaches, and throughout the year – in terms of its cognitive aspects.
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