Geomorphological Heritage as Didactic and Geotouristic Resources: Case Studies from Castilla Y León, Spain (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783032062048)

Rosa María Ruiz-Pedrosa is a Professor at the University of Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain. She holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Valladolid, and her research focuses on the study, inventory, and evaluation of Natural Heritage, specifically Geomorphological Heritage and Geomorphosites. Her research interests focus on Natural Protected Areas of Castilla y León, with the aim of applying geotourism and geodidactics iniciatives to Geomorphosites, allowing for local development in territories particularly affected by depopulation. She has conducted research and training stays at universities such as Lausanne (Switzerland), Modena (Italy), Lapland (Finland), and Utrecht (Netherlands), and participates in various research projects on Geomorphological Heritage and its geotouristic and geodidactic development. The results of her research have been published in various high-impact recognized journals, providing new methodologies in the inventory and evaluation of Geoheritage. Currently, she is exploring new ways to disseminate the importance of Geomorphological Heritage among the population, especially in formal education and local population of Natural Protected Areas, refining evaluation methods and seeking new strategies for citizen science.