Geomorphological Trails in Austria
Resl Florian, University of Vienna (AT)
Structure, content and quality of nature trails in Austria are marked by heterogeneity, which results (i) in the fact that no general overview of Austrian geotrails is available, and (ii) in a remarkable lack of corresponding research in Austria. By focusing on “geomorphology” within the description of various nature trails, one can conclude that there are no geotrails in Austria dealing with geomorphological topics. Therefore, this diploma thesis investigates what the term geological nature trails (respectively geotrail) in Austria stands for and what kind of information is transported. Additionally the literature on Geosites and Geomorphosites is analyzed and related to Austrian nature trails. In the following the geomorphological content in general as well as for elected nature trails in detail is examined. Finally the thesis addresses the practical problems that occur when an attempt is made to list and classify these trails.