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Ms. María Jaya-Montalvo
Bira Bienes Raíces S.A. (BIRA S.A.), Av. Alfonso de Mercadillo, P.O. Box 071350 Zaruma, Ecuador; [email protected]

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Published: 21 July 2021 in Water
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Universities have the mission to serve society by being pragmatic, diverse, and multidisciplinary. Similar to society in general, these centers have a common challenge: finding a way to articulate projects that favor the demands and needs of vulnerable rural sectors. In this case, the community-university partnership is based on the interaction of the Manglaralto population, represented by the Junta Administradora del Agua Potable Regional de Manglaralto and the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), both from Ecuador. Specifically, it is based on a collaborative relationship since 2005, through the Centro de Investigación y Proyectos Aplicados a Ciencias de la Tierra (CIPAT) of the ESPOL. This work aims to evaluate the community-university partnership through the results obtained in community work projects. In addition, it describes the resolution of problems reached on the sustainability of water resources in the parish of Manglaralto (Ecuador). The methodology was based on (i) the description of the existing community-university interaction framework, (ii) the analysis of the community projects that CIPAT developed in the period 2017–2020, and finally, (iii) the evaluation of the impact of the actions carried out on the sustainability of the coastal aquifer. The community-university partnership has generated relevant information (e.g., water reserves, extraction processes, aquifer recharge, and care of the resource) for the community and has allowed for the strengthening and transmitting of knowledge in different specialties (education, culture, and environment). In the 2017–2020 period, four community projects were carried out with students, researchers, and the inhabitants of the rural area of Manglaralto. These projects allowed wells for water extraction and engineering structures such as dikes and green filters that help the use and recharge the aquifer. In addition, the initiatives carried out made it possible to inform the population of the importance of the sustainable exploitation of water resources. In general, this work made it possible to identify a natural laboratory of human interaction in which the results obtained are based on the collaboration and contribution of all the participating actors.

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Paúl Carrión-Mero; Fernando Morante-Carballo; Gricelda Herrera-Franco; María Jaya-Montalvo; Denise Rodríguez; Carolina Loor-Flores de Valgas; Edgar Berrezueta. Community-University Partnership in Water Education and Linkage Process. Study Case: Manglaralto, Santa Elena, Ecuador. Water 2021, 13, 1998 .

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Paúl Carrión-Mero, Fernando Morante-Carballo, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, María Jaya-Montalvo, Denise Rodríguez, Carolina Loor-Flores de Valgas, Edgar Berrezueta. Community-University Partnership in Water Education and Linkage Process. Study Case: Manglaralto, Santa Elena, Ecuador. Water. 2021; 13 (15):1998.

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Paúl Carrión-Mero; Fernando Morante-Carballo; Gricelda Herrera-Franco; María Jaya-Montalvo; Denise Rodríguez; Carolina Loor-Flores de Valgas; Edgar Berrezueta. 2021. "Community-University Partnership in Water Education and Linkage Process. Study Case: Manglaralto, Santa Elena, Ecuador." Water 13, no. 15: 1998.

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Published: 21 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The inventory and assessment of a geosite in a territory provides a sound basis for the protection and use of its geological heritage. This article aims to evaluate the most relevant geosites in the province of Chimborazo (Ecuador), applying the Spanish Inventory of Sites of Geological Interest (IELIG, in Spanish) method, and proposing alternatives for geotourism development in the studied area. The methodological process was based on: (i) the inventory and preliminary selection of geosites; (ii) a semi-quantitative geosite assessment and proposal of travel itineraries for geotourism; and (iii) the application of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) matrix to establish geotourism development strategies within a framework of sustainability. The global assessment of scientific, tourist, and academic interests demonstrates that 25% of the 20 evaluated geosites have very high interest and 75% have high interest. The top three geosites with the highest degrees of interest are the Chimborazo Volcano, known as ‘Earth’s Closest Point to the Sun’, the Pallatanga geological fault, and the geosite named Comunidad Cacha. The SWOT analysis reveals that travel itineraries that combine cultural heritage elements and geosites could offer a real alternative for the region’s sustainable development through geotourism.

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Paúl Carrión-Mero; César Borja-Bernal; Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Fernando Morante-Carballo; María Jaya-Montalvo; Alfonso Maldonado-Zamora; Nataly Paz-Salas; Edgar Berrezueta. Geosites and Geotourism in the Local Development of Communities of the Andes Mountains. A Case Study. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4624 .

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Paúl Carrión-Mero, César Borja-Bernal, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Fernando Morante-Carballo, María Jaya-Montalvo, Alfonso Maldonado-Zamora, Nataly Paz-Salas, Edgar Berrezueta. Geosites and Geotourism in the Local Development of Communities of the Andes Mountains. A Case Study. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4624.

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Paúl Carrión-Mero; César Borja-Bernal; Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Fernando Morante-Carballo; María Jaya-Montalvo; Alfonso Maldonado-Zamora; Nataly Paz-Salas; Edgar Berrezueta. 2021. "Geosites and Geotourism in the Local Development of Communities of the Andes Mountains. A Case Study." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4624.

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Published: 22 January 2021 in Sustainability
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Since the Digne Convention in 1991, the literature related to Geoparks has gained a growing interest on the academy’s part, especially in achieving the preservation of geological interest sites through sustainable tourism. This article aims to provide an analysis of the academic research on Geoparks, based on publications in the Scopus database in the period 2002–2020. Bibliometric analysis methods and bibliographic display maps were examined using VOSviewer software. The bibliometric analysis process comprises three phases: (i) Search Criteria and Source Identification, (ii) software and data extraction, and (iii) data analysis and interpretation. The results show geoparks in full growth as a scientific discipline, thanks to the contribution of various authors, institutions, journals, and related topics that confirm the importance of this field of study. Additionally, bibliometric maps lead to an understanding of the intellectual structure of the subject, in which keyword co-occurrence analysis shows six main themes, ranging from ‘UNESCO Global Geoparks’ to ‘Geo-tourism-Sustainable Tourism’. this, combined with maps of co-citation, broadly exhibits this structure and development, showing areas of current interest and potential development, thus offering the latest knowledge on Geopark research worldwide. There is a growing concentration of research on geomorphological heritage and geo-tourism, focusing on methodologies to evaluate the specialities of this type of heritage and define the concept of geo-tourism; there is a great interest especially in the evaluation and identification of geo-site/geo-morphosites which try to eliminate subjectivity in methods and focus on sustainable development of the localities.

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Néstor Montalván-Burbano; Paúl Carrión-Mero; María Jaya-Montalvo; Miguel Gurumendi-Noriega. Worldwide Research on Geoparks through Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1175 .

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Néstor Montalván-Burbano, Paúl Carrión-Mero, María Jaya-Montalvo, Miguel Gurumendi-Noriega. Worldwide Research on Geoparks through Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1175.

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Néstor Montalván-Burbano; Paúl Carrión-Mero; María Jaya-Montalvo; Miguel Gurumendi-Noriega. 2021. "Worldwide Research on Geoparks through Bibliometric Analysis." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1175.

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Published: 08 October 2020 in Sustainability
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Resilience has several meanings, among them the ability to overcome difficulty and return to the state of providing service, even if the initial conditions change. Assessing resilience in an ecosystem, or any system, requires a concise methodology with standard variables and parameters. The current challenge presented by coastal areas is focused on overcoming problems related to the water supply through correct management. This paper aims to evaluate the communal coastal aquifer system with a matrix for assessing water resilience based on indicators in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a socio-hydrological framework and the four axes of development (political, social, environmental, and cultural), to promote the development of new strategies for water sustainability. The method is based on (i) political, economic, social, environmental, and even cultural aspects involved in sustainable water management and (ii) the groundwater resilience assessment method (GRAM) design. The GRAM is used for a quasi-quantitative assessment of the resilience in a communal coastal aquifer system. This method was applied to the Manglaralto community; the results show a highly resilient groundwater system (62.33/100 points). Representatives of the community have achieved appropriate use, management, and conservation of the water resource by applying water harvesting and other technical criteria. Hence, they have avoided aquifer overexploitation and provided water to the community.

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Paúl Carrión-Mero; Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar; Fernando Morante-Carballo; María Jaya-Montalvo; M.C. Morillo-Balsera. Groundwater Resilience Assessment in a Communal Coastal Aquifer System. The Case of Manglaralto in Santa Elena, Ecuador. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8290 .

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Paúl Carrión-Mero, Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar, Fernando Morante-Carballo, María Jaya-Montalvo, M.C. Morillo-Balsera. Groundwater Resilience Assessment in a Communal Coastal Aquifer System. The Case of Manglaralto in Santa Elena, Ecuador. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (19):8290.

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Paúl Carrión-Mero; Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar; Fernando Morante-Carballo; María Jaya-Montalvo; M.C. Morillo-Balsera. 2020. "Groundwater Resilience Assessment in a Communal Coastal Aquifer System. The Case of Manglaralto in Santa Elena, Ecuador." Sustainability 12, no. 19: 8290.

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Published: 23 September 2020 in Geosciences
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Geodiversity has elements of exceptional scientific value that are considered to represent geoheritage, or geological heritage. One way to conserve and promote the knowledge of these elements is through the initiatives of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Geoparks, which, over a decade ago, began to notably highlight a new sustainable tourism alternative called geotourism, or geological tourism, that promotes the protection of the unique geological resources of territory and, at the same time, provides social, economic, and environmental benefits. This study aims to investigate the scientific information related to geotourism in the Scopus database through a bibliometric analysis, using the VOSviewer software, for the evaluation of the structure, conceptual evolution, and trends of geotourism following related publications. The research comprises four study phases: (i) search criteria of the research field; (ii) search and selection of documents; (iii) software and data extraction; and (iv) analysis of results and trends. The results present geotourism as a scientific discipline that is in a phase of exponential research growth and exhibits its scientific productivity from 1984 to 2019, where three main periods are differentiated: introduction, theoretical development, and diversification of information. The most active research area is geomorphological heritage, which is very far from the emerging line of research of engineering geology in geotourism. However, growing exploration during the last six years has generated the development of various geoscientific branches promoted by geotourism that, currently, present their research area trends such as geosites, geoheritages, and geoparks.

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Néstor Montalván-Burbano; Paúl Carrión-Mero; Boris Apolo-Masache; María Jaya-Montalvo. Research Trends in Geotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database. Geosciences 2020, 10, 379 .

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Néstor Montalván-Burbano, Paúl Carrión-Mero, Boris Apolo-Masache, María Jaya-Montalvo. Research Trends in Geotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database. Geosciences. 2020; 10 (10):379.

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Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Néstor Montalván-Burbano; Paúl Carrión-Mero; Boris Apolo-Masache; María Jaya-Montalvo. 2020. "Research Trends in Geotourism: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database." Geosciences 10, no. 10: 379.

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Published: 10 March 2020 in Resources
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Zaruma is host to the ‘‘El Sexmo’’ tourist mine, the galleries of which extend below the city, and its exploitation dates back to precolonial times. The mining boom created important development in the area, but informal mining also emerged causing environmental issues and safety problems. This study presents a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Mine in the context of its potential as a tourism geosite and mining site. The methodological stages included: (i) The process and systematization of the general mine information and its surroundings; (ii) the assessment of the geological and mining interest of the mine, through GAM and Brilha method; and (iii) description and proposal of action strategies through Delphi analysis and a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) matrix. Based on the results of the quantitative evaluation, the high values in the educational, scientific, and tourist aspects of the two applied methodologies, show the mine as a potential geosite and mining site with added cultural value. In addition, the quantitative assessment in correspondence with the qualitative analysis, allowed to propose improvement strategies to take advantage of the geological resources and mining identity of the area, as an alternative that strengthens the infrastructure of the mine and consolidates the geotouristic development of the area.

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Paúl Carrión-Mero; Oscar Loor-Oporto; Héctor Andrade-Ríos; Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Fernando Morante-Carballo; María Jaya-Montalvo; Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar; Karen Torres-Peña; Edgar Berrezueta. Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Gold Mine (Zaruma, Ecuador) as A Geosite and Mining Site. Resources 2020, 9, 28 .

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Paúl Carrión-Mero, Oscar Loor-Oporto, Héctor Andrade-Ríos, Gricelda Herrera-Franco, Fernando Morante-Carballo, María Jaya-Montalvo, Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar, Karen Torres-Peña, Edgar Berrezueta. Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Gold Mine (Zaruma, Ecuador) as A Geosite and Mining Site. Resources. 2020; 9 (3):28.

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Paúl Carrión-Mero; Oscar Loor-Oporto; Héctor Andrade-Ríos; Gricelda Herrera-Franco; Fernando Morante-Carballo; María Jaya-Montalvo; Maribel Aguilar-Aguilar; Karen Torres-Peña; Edgar Berrezueta. 2020. "Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of the “El Sexmo” Tourist Gold Mine (Zaruma, Ecuador) as A Geosite and Mining Site." Resources 9, no. 3: 28.