Casa Da Pedra Case-Study (Araripe Geopark, NE Brazil)
Resources Policy 67 (2020) 101684 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Resources Policy journal homepage: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/resourpol Promoting sustainability in a low density territory through geoheritage: Casa da Pedra case-study (Araripe Geopark, NE Brazil) M.H. Henriques a,b,*, A.R.S.F. Castro c, Y.R. Felix� d, I.S. Carvalho b,e a University of Coimbra, Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal b Geosciences Center, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal c Museu da Geodiversidade, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos 274, CCMN - Igeo, 21.941-916 Cidade Universitaria,� Ilha do Fundao,~ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d Secretaria Municipal de Educaçao,~ Escola Generosa Am�elia da Cruz, Rua Onze de Janeiro, s/n, 63.190.000, Santana do Cariri, Estado do Ceara,� Brazil e Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCMN-Igeo, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos 274, 21.941-916 Cidade Universitaria,� Ilha do Fundao,~ Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: After being exploited from the Earth’s crust, raw materials and geodiversity elements of economic value are Geoheritage traditionally used for the benefitof society. However, geodiversity elements may provide other types of benefits ’ Community s involvement to society, namely scientific, cultural, educational, and tourist services, as they currently happen in geoparks. Sustainable development Geoparks can be seen as a culturally differentiated way of transferring scientificinsights into social practice and Casa da Pedra vice versa, as well as an effective path of achieving global sustainability. This work aims at contributing and UNESCO Araripe global geopark NE Brazil analyzing the role played by geoparks to improve the living conditions of local populations.
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