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Geological Parks, Eco-Tourism and Sustainable Development 3rd International Conference on Management Science and Management Innovation (MSMI 2016) Geological Parks, Eco-tourism and Sustainable Development Jian-Xinog Qin Institute of Regional Geography &Tourism Development, Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu, China E-mail: [email protected] Abstract—Based on the comparative analysis of the definition From the definition we can see, both in function and of geological parks, ecological tourism and sustainable purpose is consistent, and emphasize the following three development, this paper discusses the dialectical relationship binding: combination of local economic development and between the geological parks, ecological tourism and the protection of natural and cultural ecological system; sustainable development. The geological park is an important appreciate the nature and know the combination of nature; part of the ecological tourism resources, and the geological protection ecological environment and widespread public park is an important place and an ideal place for the awareness of protection combined. development of eco-tourism. Geological park and ecological tourism development has a similar goal system, development II. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE characteristics, development principles and contents. GEOLOGICAL PARK AND ECOLOGICAL TOURISM Geological park is an important part of the theory of sustainable development, is the embodiment of sustainable A. Geological relic resource is an important part of the tourism. The tourism development of geopark is a concrete ecological tourism resources manifestation of ecological tourism, sustainable tourism From the characteristics of resources, geological heritage development principle. Therefore, both in function and purpose is consistent, Geopark geological popular science resources and eco-tourism resources have similar inherent tourism based on greatly improve and enrich the grade and characteristics, but also have its own unique characteristics, content of ecological tourism, ecological tourism is strategic mainly in the: choice of sustainable development of geological park. (1) Nature of the geological heritage. Geological relics are in the long geological processes of the evolution of the Keywords–Geological Park; Eco-tourism; Sustainable earth, due to inner earth and exogenic process and the development formation, development and the legacy of the precious, non renewable natural geological heritage, in particular to a I. GEOLOGICAL PARKS AND ECOLOGICAL variety of geological relic resources, showing obvious TOURISM geological natural heritage properties. UNESCO definition of geological park contains the (2) Ecological beauty and ornamental. Geological following features: regional scope clear set of rare and heritage resources is the nature after billions of years of a precious ornamental, and has special scientific significance long evolution, life and local environment running, in as one of several geological relics or geological aggregate, addition to the sensory feast for the eyes, it is rich in science, both geological and archaeological, ecological, historical aesthetics, philosophy and culture connotation attract and cultural value; emphasizing the development of tourists. geological heritage national geological park the protection (3) Vulnerability and protection. Vulnerability refers to and the local economy, combining the development and the limited capacity of geological heritage resources system production of information education of the Geopark, for the development of the external disturbance. From the geological relics protection and geological research perspective of tourism development, it is not known that the combination; strengthen the protection of the ecological vulnerability of the geological heritage resources will cause environment, pay attention to the value of the global public damage to the geological heritage resources system. For the awareness, improving human knowledge and ability of the sustainable utilization of geological relic resources, it is earth's crust and its rational utilization, trying to maintain the necessary to follow the natural law of geological relics. In balance between human and earth. the development, we should adhere to the principle of Definition of ecotourism at home and abroad a lot, but protective development. nevertheless included almost all the following three (4) Non portability. Geological heritage resources are the functions: appreciation, enjoy the high quality of the tourism gifts of nature, which are formed under the specific natural experience, including the beautiful natural environment and geological conditions, the characteristics of the formation, unique humanistic culture; protection of natural and cultural the ecological environment and tourism functions are unique ecological system, strengthen the protection of the can not be copied and can not be transplanted. ecological environment, attach importance to public (5) Development and utilization of sustainability and awareness of ecological value; to promote the sustainable vulnerability. According to the nature and characteristics of development of regional economy. tourism development and utilization, it is sustainable utilization of geological heritage resources. However, due to its ecological vulnerability and environmental sensitivity, © 2016. The authors - Published by Atlantis Press 59 geological heritage resources can not be used to destroy the Geopark tourism development has a similar goal system ecological balance of the system due to improper use. The and ecological tourism. Mainly promote local economic sustainable development can only be realized only under the development in three aspects, provide high quality tourism condition of moderate exploitation and protection of experience and the protection of geological heritage geological heritage resources. Realization of geopark tourism sustainable development, (6) Comprehensive and systematic. Comprehensive correctly handle the dialectical relationship between the refers to the geological relic resources by the related factors development and protection of geological heritage resources, of geology, geomorphology, climate, environment, terrain should firmly grasp the "people" the important controlling consisting of a complex; system is interconnected, factors and "leading role", and actively promote community interdependent and mutually restricted relationship exists visitors - Enterprise - state cooperation in the protection, between each part of the system of geological heritage development and scientific management ideas. Fully reflects resources and internal. In this system there is a inherent the government (Management), research and planners geological ecological structure and energy flow, information (technical support), tourists (tourist body layer), business flow and material circulation, to disrupt and destroy any (Management), community residents (in layer) related to the external conditions will lead to the change of the system. interests of the layer between coordination and the division (7) Diversity and universality. Geological heritage of labor relations. resources, with its diversity and universality, are inferior to other tourist resources. Mainly displays in: first, the D. As an important form of eco tourism, the development of geological heritage resources in the space of a wide range of the geological park has the similar content as the time on the broad and extensive content. ecological tourism development planning. The development of Geopark planning is complicated B. The geological park is an important place for the system engineering. Is not only related to the interests of the development of ecological tourism and an ideal place various interest groups, also relates to the local economy, for the development of the ecological tourism resources, social and environmental factors. Therefore, it is Geopark is to protect as the premise, the use of the necessary to government agencies, social organizations and multiple functions of geological relic resources for tourists the public to participate in a wide range of cooperation, need to provide various forms of tourism services, and scientific to travel, destination travel community and who assist in and cultural activities of regional economy management, it separation. Aggregation of geology, geomorphology, sets the typical, representative, rarity, natural, systematic, structural geology, tourism science, ecology, biology, complete and scientific research value in one. The guiding geography, environmental science, landscape architecture, ideology of the development and planning of the geological economics, humanities etc. multidisciplinary expert park is: Taking the landscape resources as the main body, participation, complementary advantages, effectively making full use of various natural and cultural tourism develop overall consideration of the development planning resources, under the premise of the protection of the of society as a whole and long-term interests. reasonable planning, moderate development. The aim is to According to the working guidelines for the overall realize the unity of the three of the social benefit, planning of Geological Park (trial, 1999), geological park environmental benefit and economic benefit through the planning includes the basic content of the following aspects: development, construction, operation and management of (1) Geological Park local natural and social conditions and tourism. social economic situation and the historical
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