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Open GeosciencesVolume 15, Issue 1, 1 January 2023, Article number 20220546

Loess and geotourism potential of the Braničevo District (NE Serbia): From overexploitation to paleoclimate interpretation(Article)(Open Access)

  • Antić, A.,
  • Radaković, M.G.,
  • Marjanović, M.,
  • Marković, S.B.,
  • Perić, Z.M.,
  • Spalević, V.,
  • Momčilović, O.,
  • Kostadinović, M.,
  • Marković, R.,
  • Tomić, N.
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  • aDepartment of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
  • bSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Knez Mihailova 35, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
  • cLund Luminescence Laboratory, Department of Geology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, Lund, SE-223 62, Sweden
  • dBiotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, 81000, Montenegro
  • eFaculty of Applied Management, Economics and Finance, Jevrejska 24/1, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
  • fFaculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/ III, Belgrade, RS-11000, Serbia
  • gDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, Niš, 18000, Serbia

Abstract

The use of loess as a resource for paleoclimatic research is quite well established. In Serbia, a significant number of loess sequences have been preserved in old brickyards. The results of the previously conducted research indicate extremely valuable data that enable a better understanding of the mid- to late Pleistocene climatic evolution in this part of Europe, as well as human dispersal from Africa to Europe via the so-called Danubian migration corridor. The aim of this study is to evaluate the geotourism potentials of the loess profiles in Pożarevac (northeastern Serbia). The goal is to determine their geotourism potential for paleoclimate interpretation. The Modified Geoheritage Assessment Model method has identified exceptional geotourism potentials that can be implemented in the tourism market. Paleoclimatic data can serve as indicators for the development of scientific visitor centers for the promotion and popularization of paleoclimate science and museums, which will affirm sustainable socio-economic development through multidisciplinary interpretation. By combining geological, paleoclimatic, archaeological, biological, and other values that reveal natural and anthropogenic events from the distant past, it is possible to create a very competitive geotourism destination, whose sustainability can be passed on to future generations. © 2023 the author(s), published by De Gruyter.

Author keywords

Braničevo District (Serbia)loesspaleoclimatic interpretationsustainable geotourism

Indexed keywords

Engineering controlled terms:Economic and social effectsEconomics
Engineering uncontrolled termsAssessment modelsBraničevo district (serbium)Climatic evolutionGeotourismLate PleistoceneLoessOverexploitationPaleoclimatesPaleoclimatic interpretationSustainable geotourism
Engineering main heading:Sediments
GEOBASE Subject Index:climate variationdata interpretationgeotourismloesspaleoclimatesustainability
Regional Index:BranicevoSerbia

Funding details

Funding sponsor Funding number Acronym
Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina142-451-2655/2021-01/2
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    This research was partially funded by the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 142-451-2655/2021-01/2).

  • ISSN: 23915447
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1515/geo-2022-0546
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

  Marjanović, M.; Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad, Serbia;
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