02268nas a2200385   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002000043653001500063653001300078653001000091653001300101653001100114653001900125653001900144653002500163653001500188653002600203653002100229653001500250653001700265653002300282653002500305653002400330653001900354100001700373700002000390700002100410245007200431856015100503300001400654490000700668520118700675022002001862                                       d10aGeo-mining Park10ageotourism10aheritage10aItaly10aSardinia10aUNESCO10aUrban planning10aadministration10adevelopment strategy10ageotourism10aheritage conservation10aheritage tourism10aNetworking10aPreservation10astrategic approach10aterritorial planning10atourism development10aUrban planning1 aNada Beretic1 aZoran Dukanovic1 aArnaldo Cecchini00aGeotourism as a Development Tool of the Geo-mining Park in Sardinia  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85066635478&doi=10.1007%2fs12371-019-00379-w&partnerID=40&md5=da2467550ddeb9243a0e933033759a89  a1689-17040 v113 aTheory and practice about geoparks and the geotourism concept consider not only the geological heritage, but also its relationship to all other aspects of the natural, cultural and intangible heritage as a cornerstone of sustainability and well-being. In doing so, geotourism could be a powerful tool for the preservation and development of the heritage. The Geo-mining Park in Sardinia marks centuries of geological, mining and historical and environmental heritage. The recognition of the Sardinian Geopark by UNESCO in 1997 as innovative, and as a heritage of great importance, created administrative and legislative opportunities. However, the territory lacks a territorial development strategy and administration structure for managing the heritage. With the indirect pressure from the tourism industry the region faces, over the next few decades, a deep social-economic crisis and neglect of the landscapes and settlements. This paper aims to examine geotourism as sustainable strategic approach and territorial planning tool that based on multi-source networking and, that benefits both, development of the local community and preservation of the Geo-mining Park in Sardinia.  a18672477 (ISSN)