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DESIGNING GEOEDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR GEOTOURISM NEEDS - A CASE STUDY OF THE OUTER FLYSCH CARPATHIANS
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A geoeducational tools are innovative solutions used to popularize knowledge in the field of Earth Sciences and the promotion of geotourism. These methods enhance the appreciation of geodiversity, raising awareness about cognitive and aesthetic values. By adopting this approach, there is a commitment to geoheritage protection for future generations. The efficacy of geoeducational instruments relates on a knowledge of geological processes and their outcomes, coupled with adept geointerpretation. During the geointerpretative phase it is important to maintain correctness and reliable explanation of the most significant elements, while ensuring a comprehensible transfer of knowledge. The primary beneficiaries are geotourists and tourists interested in the genesis of inanimate natural objects. The purpose of the presented geoeducational tools is a simplified visualization of the key stages of the basin-tectonic history of the Carpathian Flysch Belt, starting from the processes of sediments deposition (Outer Carpathian flysch), to the formation processes of regional tectonic units (Outer Carpathian nappes) during the Alpine orogenesis. The designed tools are based on the concept of process geology, in which: (a) based on the factual description of the outcome (rock or geological structure), (b) the geological process is interpreted, and as a result, (c) a general model of environmental conditions consistent with the observations and interpretation is constructed - -from detail to general-. The presented models aim to visualize geological processes and exhibit their results in a clear and comprehensible way. In the process of modeling it is crucial to maintain a level of realism that allows for the creation of the most naturalistic depiction of the environment and the circumstances under which the analyzed process and its results could occur. The implementation of the projects allowed to determine the main attributes of the geoeducational tools: repeatability of the experiments, their clarity, expressiveness, spectacularity, and realism. Thanks to them, the recipient is able to learn and understand processes related to the deposition of clastic sediments that predominantly build the Flysch Carpathians and then formation of their nappes (accretionary prisms) as a result of orogenic fold-and-thrust movements. The finished products (films) may arouse the interest of museums and be applied to exhibitions.
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