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Title: DESIGNING GEOEDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR GEOTOURISM NEEDS – A CASE STUDY OF THE OUTER FLYSCH CARPATHIANS
DESIGNING GEOEDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR GEOTOURISM NEEDS – A CASE STUDY OF THE OUTER FLYSCH CARPATHIANS

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Zbigniew Jan Ziarek
10.5593/sgem2024/1.1/s01.06
10.5593/sgem2024/1.1
1314-2704
978-619-7603-67-5
English
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•    Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE 
•    Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
1.Geology
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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The author extends his gratitude to Supervisors – Ms. Ewa Welc and Mr. Piotr Strzebonski for their invaluable comments, suggestions, and substantive support in the fields of geotourism and sedimentology. Special thanks go to Mr. Marek Wendorff for engaging discussions, advice, and assistance with English translations. The author also expresses appreciation to the Supervisors of the Student Scientific Association “Azymut” – Mr. Jerzy Zasadni, Mr. Andrzej Swiader, and Mr. Piotr Strzelecki – for their care and assistance in obtaining the necessary financial resources for the creation and operation of the students sedimentological laboratory. Furthermore, the author acknowledges the following individuals for their personal support of the project idea and development: Mr. Wojciech Mastej, Mr. Tomasz Bartus, Mr. Piotr Siwek, Mr. Stanislaw Godyn, Mr. Konstanty Kulik, as well as Ms. Monika Pilarz and Mrs. Renata Stadnik. Special thanks are extended to Mr. Piotr Strzebonski for invaluable ideas and substantive assistance during laboratory work, and to colleagues – Radoslaw Szczech, Jakub Andrzejak, Mikolaj Pawlak, Jan Szydlowski, Marcel Mroczka, Karol Herok, Adam Garbarczyk, Michal Majewski, Nicolas Solek, and Dominik Polak – for their logistical support. The work was conducted with the support and under the scientific supervision of Ms. Ewa Welc and Mr. Piotr Strzebonski as part of the activities of the Student Scientific Associations of the Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection of the AGH University of Krakow – the “Geotourism” and the “Azymut”.
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Proceedings of 24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024
24th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2024, 1 - 7 July, 2024
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International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Russian Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci and Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts and Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci and Arts; Acad Sci Moldova; Montenegrin Acad Sci and Arts; Georgian Acad Sci; Acad Fine Arts and Design Bratislava; Russian Acad Arts; Turkish Acad Sci.
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