Abstract Book With great thanks to our sponsors TABLE OF CONTENTS Conference themes & scientific committee 26 Aspiring Geoparks Oral R. Burns, J. Moreira, D. Robinson, T. Kicklighter 29 APPALACHIAN GEOPARK PROPOSAL: HERITAGE AND HOPEFUL FUTURE IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, USA A. Amrikazemi, M. Abbasi 30 ARAS ASPIRING GEOPARK: CONTROLLING AND FINE-TUNING RAPID DEVELOPMENT G. Fernandes, E. Castro, G. Firmino 31 THE ASPIRING GEOPARK ESTRELA, PORTUGAL: A LAND OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND CULTURE T. Hermansson, A. Brozinski 32 THE ASPIRING GEOPARK LAUHANVUORI REGION: FROM WOLF CAVE TO HUMMOCKS AND PUDDLES E. Vye, W. Rose 33 ASPIRING GEOPARKS IN THE UNITED STATES – MICHIGAN’S KEWEENAW PENINSULA Y. Woo, C. Song, C. Lee, C. Lim, M. Huh 34 ASPIRING GLOBAL GEOPARK WITH THE GIANT COLUMNS: MUDEUNGSAN AREA NATIONAL GEOPARK (KOREA) A. Bergengren, A. Bang Rande 35 ASPIRING TROLLFJELL GEOPARK – PROMOTING SUSTAIBALE TOURISM BASED ON EXPECTIONAL GEOLOGICAL FEATURES A. Robinson 36 AUSTRALIAN GEOTOURISM – PATHWAYS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT REVEALED J. Ongoto, P.R. Palomo, S.F. Toteu 37 BARINGO ASPIRING GEOPARK IN KENYA: AN EXAMPLE OF A LOCAL COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE BETWEEN LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE KENYAN NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO 2 H. Herry, Z.Z.A.S. Zain, H. Samodra 38 BUSINESS SECTOR ROLE IN THE GEOPARK DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDY OF PT BIO FARMA (PERSERO) IN THE DEVELOPMENT CILETUH GEOPARK T. The Vinh, N. Bich Ngoc, T. Hong Thinh, T. Tan Van 39 CAO BANG – AN ASPIRING GEOPARK IN A TROPICAL MATURE KARST LANDSCAPE M. Yamamoto, K. Iwai, G. Martini 40 CHANGING CONCEPT AND STRATEGY OF NATIONAL GEOPARK – THE EXAMPLE OF SAKARIJIMA-KINKOWAN NATIONAL GEOPARK (JAPAN) S. Maeda, T. Ishikawa, S. Nagai 41 CHARACTERISTICS OF KIRISHIMA ASPIRING GEOPARK, SW JAPAN M. Poros, M. Switaj, W. Wesolowski 42 CHECINY-KIELCE GEOPARK – A PROMISING ASPIRING GEOPARK IN POLAND P. Singhwachiraworakul, P. Jintasakul, T. Wongwanich, N. Thungprue 43 THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN SATUN ASPIRING GEOPARK L. Thi, T.N. Bao, T.T.T.N. Hanh, L.T. Phuc, T.T.T. Lam, T.T.N. Diep, N.T.Q. Yen 44 CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF KRONGNO VOLCANO GEOPARK IN DAKNONG PROVINCE, THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF VIETNAM M. Kim, Y.G. Jeon, Y.B Seong, K. Park 45 THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTOURISM EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE ASPIRING CHEONGSONG GEOPARK, SOUTH KOREA R. Popa, A. Andrășanu, P. Haukeland, M. Clemetsen, C. Hyitsand 46 ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN THE ASPIRING BUZAU LAND GEOPARK, ROMANIA J. Palacio Prieto, E. Rosado Gonzalez, X. Ramírez Miguel, O. Orozco, 47 S. Heydrich, M. Ortiz Pérez, V. Alcocer, J. Eng, M. Lomelín, G. De Castro EROSION, CULTURE AND GEOHERITAGE; THE MIXTECA ALTA ASPIRING GEOPARK A. Gil-Ríos, J. Poch, S. Lovera, A. Contreras, D. Martinez, M. Cruz-Pérez, 48 E. Salgado, J. Mora, D. Zamudio, L. Morelos, C. Canet “ESCUADRON MINERO”: A CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR LOCAL POPULATION J. Buechner, U. Pflicke 49 EUROREGIONALPARK- ONE COMPLEX LANDSCAPE IN THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES S. Bae 50 FOSTERING GEOTOURISM IN ULLEUNGDO-DOKDO NATIONAL GEOPARK OF KOREA 3 E. Khalaf 51 THE GEOHERITAGE OF GABAL QATRANI, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT: PAGES OF EARTH HISTORY IN AN OUTSTANDING LANDSCAPE K. Poladov 52 GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF TURKMENISTAN: POTENTIALS FOR ECOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL TOURISM J. Kähtävä-Marttinen, A. Hämäläinen, S. Poutamo, H. Ollikainen 53 GEOPARK IS A SHARED GOAL AT LAKE SAIMAA, FINLAND A. Yuliawati, M. Hadian, A. Rahayu, C. Endyana 54 GEOTOURISM RESOURCES IN ASPIRING MERANGIN JAMBI GEOPARK, INDONESIA: A RESOURCE BASED VIEW APPROACH A. Kadirhodjaev, G. Pinovski 55 GEOTOURISM RESOURCES IN UZBEKISTAN H. Kim, K. Lee, Y.D. Jang, H. Woo, Y. Kim 56 GYEONGBUK DONGHAEAN AS AN ASPIRING GEOPARK, KOREA: VALUES AND REASONS TO BE A GEOPARK A. Amrikazemi, H. Mohsenpour, S. Seyedyounesi 57 HOW A GEOPARK REVIVES? QESHM ISLAND ASPIRING GEOPARK – A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE G. Worton 58 INTRODUCING THE BLACK COUNTRY GLOBAL GEOPARK PROJECT J. Han, F. Wu, M. Tian 59 INTRODUCTION TO THE MOUNT YIMENG ASPIRING UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK G. Yang, C. Zhang, M. Yuan, B. Huang, B. Shen 60 KEKETUOHAI ASPIRING GEOPARK – A BRIGHT PEARL IN NORTHWEST CHINA I. Parsons 61 LOCHABER GEOPARK: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Y. Finzi, H. Ginat, Y. Shtern, S. Ashckenazi-Polivoda, K. Sapir, Y. Avni, S. Avni, N. Lavie 62 THE MAKHTESHIM COUNTRY GEOPARKPROJECT: GEO-TOURISM AND GEO- EDUCATION INITATIVES M. Hadian, O. Oktrariadi, A. Yuliawati 63 MAPPING GEODIVERSITY: DEVELOPMENT OF ASPIRING MERANGIN GEOPARK 4 D. Budiman 64 MUTUAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE GEOPARK MANAGEMENT: GEOFEATURES AND GEOSITES MANAGEMENT IN THE CILETUH NATIONAL GEOPARK S. Brauner, S. Reyer, N. Schröter, K. Fohlert 65 THE NATIONAL GEOPARK “INSELBERG – DREI GLEICHEN” IN THURINGIA, CENTRAL GERMANY – A NEW CANDIDATE FOR JOINING THE UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK NETWORK K. Fiedler, W. Heidenfelder, A. Krüger 66 PHORPYRLAND GEOPARK (GERMANY) – A NEW UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK CANDIDATE N. Duc Hoang, T. Tan Van 67 POTENTIAL OF SETTING UP A GEOPARK IN GIA LAI PROVINCE, VIETNAM M. Hart-Robertson, C. Garzon, P. Chansom 68 SHORT-TERM TANGIBLES AND HERITAGE INTERPRETATION IN THE ASPIRING GEOPARK VOLCAN TUNGURAHUA Y. Yanuar, M. Rosana, Z. Anna 69 SUSTAINABLE GEOPARK DEVELOPMENT: CASE OF CILETUH GEOPARK WEST JAVA A. Takeuchi, T. Kurobe 70 TATEYAMA KUROBE GEOPARK CONTRIBUTING TO THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL DISASTER MITIGATION E. Dellarole, R. Tittone, G. Montalto, N. Giancola 71 TOWARDS A REGIONAL UNESCO DISTRICT – THE PIEMONTE STRATEGY L. Phuc, N. Minh, L. Dien, L. Tuat, B. Mich 72 TYPICAL GEOHERITAGES IN KRONGNO VOLCANO ASPIRING GEOPARK IN DAKNONG PROVINCE OF VIETNAM J. Moreira, J. da Silva Júnior 73 UNDERWATER TRAILS AT FERNANDO DE NORONHA ASPIRING GEOPARK PROJECT (BRAZIL): MARINE GEOSITES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION RELATED WITH THE GEODIVERSITY G. Põldemaa 74 VISUAL AND VIRTUAL IDENTITY OF SAARTE GEOPARK PROJECT, ESTONIA S. Nakamura, T. Hibino, T. Aoki, N. Yamada 75 WEAVING A GEOMORPHOLOGICAL GEOSTORY LINKING THE PEOPLE OF COASTS AND MOUNTAINS – A PROPOSAL FROM HAKUSAN TEDORIGAWA NATIONAL GEOPARK, JAPAN 5 Poster Z. Liu 77 ASPIRING ARXAN NATIONAL GEOPARK C. Besombes, M. Bailache 78 THE BEAUJOLAIS’ ASPIRING UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK E. Zobeiri, M. Qaseminejad, A. Saurat 79 THE EVOLUTION OF QESHM ISLAND GEOPARK EXPANSION J. Duarte, L. Cunha, B. Goth, A. Duarte 80 GEOHERITAGE OF SAO NICOLAU ISLAND: GEOTOURIST VALORIZATION (DRACAENA GEOPARK) Z.M. Hassan 81 GEOPARKS AND GEOLOGICAL HERITAGES STARTING IN IRAQ J. Sevink, V. Pieters, H. Laverman, K. Loeff 82 ‘GOD CREATED THE WORLD BUT THE DUTCH CREATED THE NETHERLANDS’: HOW ABOUT GEOPARK GOOI AND VECHT? P. Hashemi, A. Salehi, M. Bayat 83 HORMOZ ISLAND, THE GEOLOGICAL PARADISE OF IRAN, AND ITS POTENTIAL TO BE A GEOPARK S. Lee, C. Moon 84 THE INCHEON GEOPARK PROJECT X. Zhang, S. Guo 85 INTRODUCTION TO DUNHUANG GEOPARK OF CHINA K. Salman, J.A. Sánchez, F. García, J. Basconcillos, A. Rodríguez, N. Gallego 86 LAS LORAS GEOPARK PROJECT E. Montserrat, J. Palacio Prieto, X. Ramirez Miguel, O. Oropeza Orozco, S. Heydrich, 87 M. Pérez, V. Alcocer, J. Eng, N. Castañeda, M. del Lomelín, G. de Castro MIXTECA ALTA ASPIRING GEOPARK, OAXACA, MEXICO K. Iwai, H. Shiba, N. Furutono, M. Yamamoto 88 “SAKURAJIMA – KINKOWAN GEOPARK” WHERE PEOPLE COEXISTS WITH ACTIVE VOLCANOS 6 Conservation, science and research Oral T. Ramsay, T. Blenkinsop, A. Abu Sharib 90 ANOMALOUS FAULTS AND FOLDS IN FFOREST FAWR UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK K. Page 90 THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE JOURNAL GEOHERITAGE TO DEVELOPING THE GGN W.Huang, G. Yu 91 THE CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR FOSSILS IN TIANZHUSHAN GEOPARK Z. Zhang, Y. Zheng, M. Wang 92 THE DIFFERENCE AND SYNENERGY BETWEEM CHINA’S UPDATE K. Page 93 DOCUMENTING OUR GEOHERITAGE OR WHY COLLECTING FOSSILS IS A GOOD THING E. Lima, M. Machado, J.C. Nunes, M.P. Costa 94 FUNCTION ANALYSIS AS A MANAGMENT STRATEGY TO ASSESS THE GEOSITES OF THE AZORES UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK M. Fatima, I. Syafri, E.T. Yuningsih, A. Hardiyono 95 GEODIVERSITY RESEARCH AND GEO-EDUCATION AT CILETUH GEOPARK WEST JAVA B. Korbély 96 GEOLOGICAL NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS, ALSO AS TOOLS FOR RAISING AWARENESS IN BAKONY-BALATON GEOPARK, HUNGARY J. Nenonen, T. Tervo 97 GEOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND STUDIES OF THE GEOPARK-PROJECTS IN FINLAND T. Ishikawa, S. Nagai 98 GEOPARK ACTIVITIES UTILISES THE EXPERIENCE OF A VOLCANIC ERUPTION; KIRISHIMA ASPIRING GEOPARK, SW JAPAN S. Ikebe, A. Ishimatsu, M. Yamauchi, N. Kodama 99 GEOPARK CHALLENGE TOWARDS ASO NAKADAKE VOLCANIC ACTIVITY M. Bayat, N. Bayat, S.S. Mousavi 100 THE GEOTOURISM POTENTIAL OF KARST PHENOMENA IN ZAGROS MOUNTAIN R. Miller, J. Fullerton, G. Bremner 101 INTERPRETING FOSSIL RESEARCH IN STONEHAMMER UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK 7 S. Mousavi, M. Asadifard, N. Ghasemi, M. Bayat 103 INTRODUCING OF GEOTOURISM OF HISTORICAL MINING SITES IN FARS - IRAN M. Hart, C. Smart 104 MARINE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH IN THE ENGLISH RIVIERA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK M. Koyama, Y. Suzuki, S. Sasamoto, K. Kato 105 MYSTERIOUS CONNECTIONS AMONG A FOSSIL LAKE, LANDSLIDE, VOLCANOES AND A LOCAL FOLKTALE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GEOSTORY OF THE IZU PENINSULA GEOPARK, JAPAN A. Gil Toja, A. Sanz Matencio, E. Mayoral Alfaro 106 NEW NATURAL MONUMENT: LOWER CAMBRIAN JELLYFISH IMPRESSIONS (SIERRA NORTE DE SEVILLA GEOPARK) I. Valiakos, K. Bentana, O. Tsalkitzi, V. Rozakis, M. Agiasoti, N. Zouros 107 THE NISIOPI PETRIFIED FOREST MARINE PARK, LESVOS GLOBAL GEOPARK, GREECE J. Mao, S. Yang, Z. Li, J. Lu 108 THE OPTIMUM LABORATORY FOR STUDIES OF THE “PLATE LANDING”: YANDANGSHAN GLOBAL GEOPARK A.Belmonte Ribas, A. Ruiz Conde 109 PROMOTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: GOOD PRACTISES IN SOBRARBE UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK G. Walkden 110 REDISCOVERING THE ANCIENT CORAL SEAS OF THE ENGLISH RIVIERA UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK Y. Nakamura, K. Furusawa, T. Shirai, K. Wada 111 RIVER INVESTIGATION SYSTEM OPERATED BY CIRIZENS IN MUROTO GEOPARK Poster S. Takahashi, M. Okumura, N. Tsuruta, M. Torii, M. Ohno, M. Okuno 113 DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW DATABASE FRAMEWORK FOR WEB AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS OF GEOPARK GUIDANCE Y. Xie, Y. Zhang, G. Peng, H.Q.