Geosite Assessment Using Three Different Methods; a Comparative Study of the Krupaja and the Žagubica Springs – Hydrological Heritage of Serbia
| Autor: | Sanja Božić, Miroslav D. Vujičić, Ðurđa Miljković, Branko Ristanović, Tin Lukić, Slobodan B. Marković, Ljupče Miljković, Mlađen Jovanović, Đorđije A. Vasiljević, Dajana Bjelajac |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Analytical-hierarchy process
analytical-hierarchy process 0507 social and economic geography descriptive statistics Analytic hierarchy process M-GAM Environmental Science (miscellaneous) the Krupaja spring 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences geotourism m-gam the krupaja spring the žagubica spring Geotourism 0105 earth and related environmental sciences QE1-996.5 Descriptive statistics business.industry 05 social sciences Environmental resource management hydrological heritage Geology Hydrological heritage Geography General Earth and Planetary Sciences business the Zagubica spring 050703 geography |
| Zdroj: | Open Geosciences Open Geosciences, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 192-208 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2391-5447 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/geo-2018-0015 |
| Popis: | Hydrological heritage is a relatively new concept in the field of geosite assessment. The principal aim of this study is to apply M-GAM (Modified geosite assessment model) for comparative analysis of the Krupaja spring and the Žagubica (Mlava) spring, located in Homolje area, in Eastern Serbia. According to the classification of geosites of Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, these sites are on the list of protected sites (“hydro(geo)logical” heritage sites) of extraordinary national importance; however, they still have not gained necessary recognition in Serbia. Thus, their assessment according to different target groups should provide a clearer picture of their current condition. As M-GAM considers that not all indicators for evaluation of geosites are of the same importance, this paper applies two methods for comparing and determining the importance of indicators and subindicators in the model (Analytical-hierarchy process (AHP) and descriptive statistics conducted by SPSS). Also, it is assumed that different target groups will give different importance to some indicators in the model, which would result in various evaluation scores for the same geosites. The paper also provides a comparative analysis of the assessment carried out by two different target groups – potential geotourists and geoexperts. The results obtained by AHP and descriptive statistics are quite similar, which confirms the reliability of respondents’ answers and the results gained. The analyzed sites are differently positioned in the evaluation matrix, and implications are further discussed in the paper. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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