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<p>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.</p>
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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.

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

Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego Instytut Geografii i Nauk o Środowisku

Prace i Studia Geograficzne

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The Pruszków Abiotic Nature Trail, a collection of 12 Scandinavian erratic boulders, has been a municipal geotourism site since 2022. It has an educational,...

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

Published Online: Jun 20, 2024

Page range: 55 - 70

Received: Jan 27, 2024

Accepted: Apr 25, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48128/pisg/2024-69.2-04

Keywords
lapidarium, geoeducation, urban geotourism, Pruszków, central Poland

© 2024 Maria Górska-Zabielska., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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

Published Online: Jun 20, 2024

Page range: 55 - 70

Received: Jan 27, 2024

Accepted: Apr 25, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.48128/pisg/2024-69.2-04

Keywordslapidarium, geoeducation, urban geotourism, Pruszków, central Poland

© 2024 Maria Górska-Zabielska., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
lapidarium, geoeducation, urban geotourism, Pruszków, central Poland