Loess towards (geo) tourism – proposed application on loess in Vojvodina region (north Serbia)

Abstract

Loess-palaeosol sequences preserve the most important continental record of climatic and environmental changes during the Quaternary. As a significant element of global geodiversity and geoheritage, loess-palaeosol sequences could be used as resources for a contemporary trend in sustainable tourism – geotourism. This form of tourism appreciates and promotes non-living nature (geodiversity) through its conservation and interpretation. This further leads to enhancing public awareness of these sites. In this study, we report on a proposal for establishing geotourism at the most important loess sites in the Vojvodina region.

Keywords

• loess
• palaeosol
• geotourism
• geoheritage
• interpretation
• vojvodina
• serbia