Research Trends in Geotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database
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Herrera Franco, Gricelda; Montalván Burbano, Néstor; Carrión Mero, Paúl; Apolo Masache, Boris; Jaya Montalvo, MaríaFecha
2020-09-23Resumen
Geodiversity has elements of exceptional scientific value that are considered to represent geoheritage, or geological heritage. One way to conserve and promote the knowledge of these elements is through the initiatives of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geoparks, which, over a decade ago, began to notably highlight a new sustainable tourism alternative called geotourism, or geological tourism, that promotes the protection of the unique geological resources of territory and, at the same time, provides social, economic, and environmental benefits. This study aims to investigate the scientific information related to geotourism in the Scopus database through a bibliometric analysis, using the VOSviewer software, for the evaluation of the structure, conceptual evolution, and trends of geotourism following related publications. The research comprises four study phases: (i) search criteria of the research field; (ii) search and selection of do...
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geotourism
geoheritage
bibliometric analysis
cocitation
co-occurrence
VOSviewer
Scopus