Abiotic Nature Trail as a geotourism attraction and the key to sustainable development of a city Cover Image

Ścieżka przyrodnicza – atrakcją geoturystyczną i kluczem do zrównoważonego rozwoju miasta
Abiotic Nature Trail as a geotourism attraction and the key to sustainable development of a city

Author(s): Maria Górska-Zabielska
Subject(s): Rural and urban sociology, Tourism
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: lapidarium; geoeducation; urban geotourism; Pruszków; central Poland;

Summary/Abstract: The Pruszków Abiotic Nature Trail, a collection of 12 Scandinavian erratic boulders, has been a municipal geotourism site since 2022. It has an educational, pro-environmental and educational function, demonstrating that the local geological heritage should be protected to ensure the balance of the city’s geo-ecosystem. The Geotrail uses abiotic natural elements for tourism and recreational functions. Architecturally designed and equipped with information panels and paratourist facilities, it decorates a small square in the middle of the urban fabric. Through the skilful transfer of know-how, it becomes an effective generator of sustainable socio-economic development in a town which, in the case of Pruszków, functions mainly as a bedroom community for the capital.

  • Issue Year: 69/2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 55 - 70
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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