Geoheritage of the Sila National Park and surrounding areas (Northern Calabria, Italy)

This paper introduces a geological map of the Sila mountain block (Northern Calabria, Italy), realized as a tool to promote knowledge of this geological landscape uniqueness and to develop effective geoheritage management and enhancement strategies, also from a geotouristic and geoeducational perspective. The Sila block is defined as a plateau whose morphology is deeply connected to its lithological characteristics and tectonic evolution that combined with exogenous processes over time has conditioned the landscape. The 1:60,000 scale map provides an overall scheme of the main geological units and tectonic elements constituting the study area, as a synthesis of thematic cartography existing in the literature coupled to targeted investigations and field surveys. It also displays the main geosites and geosite systems, identified with the purpose of communicating geoheritage processes/products, which favour an understanding of the surrounding environment, and for tourist purposes.

本研究介绍了意大利卡拉布里亚北部西拉山地地块（Sila mountain block）的地质图，该图旨在作为提升公众对该独特地质景观认知的工具，并从地质旅游与地质教育视角出发，制定有效的地质遗产（geoheritage）管理与活化策略。西拉山地地块被定义为一处高原，其地貌形态与其岩性特征、构造演化深度相关；长期以来，这些因素与外生作用共同塑造了该区域的景观格局。本1:6万比例尺地质图系统展示了研究区内的核心地质单元与构造要素，其编制整合了已有文献中的专题制图成果，并辅以针对性调查与野外实测工作。该图同时标注了主要地质遗迹点（geosites）与地质遗迹点系统，这些遗迹点的遴选旨在阐释地质遗产作用过程与产物，助力公众理解周边区域的地质环境，同时可服务于旅游开发需求。