Multi-scale Web Mapping for Geoheritage Visualisation and Promotion

Due to the renewed interest for sites of geological interest, both in nature conservation and tourist sectors, numerous regional and national geosite inventories have been carried out in several countries during the last two decades. For this purpose, various assessment methods have been developed and published. The issue of the representation of the results of inventories—in particular, the mapping system, the question of updating data—remains open. Moreover, if in the field of nature conservation, practitioners are used to working with GIS, it is not the case in the tourist sector where data must be delivered to the users in open-access and easy-to-use formats. This paper discusses what opportunities of web mapping methods and techniques there are in the domain of geoheritage assessment and promotion. A web mapping application in Google Maps application programming interface (API) framework is proposed to disseminate the results of geosite inventories carried out in Switzerland both at national and regional scales. The interest of the proposed application is discussed according to three main criteria: mapping interests and limitations, management purposes and interpretive issues

GeoGuides, Urban Geotourism Offer Powered by Mobile Application Technology

Scientific research about geological and geomorphological heritage recently proved to be the base of new opportunities for tourism. The peculiar case of urban landscape analysis offers new frontiers to the traditional urban cultural tourism. The tourism offer based on natural aspects of urban areas is described in this paper thanks to three examples of urban geotourism tools: GeoGuide Lausanne, TOURinSTONES and GeoGuide Rome mobile applications. Each case focuses on the transfer of geoscientific knowledge from scientific research to the “tourist” content, with the innovative support of the mobile application technology. The apps contribute to the promotion of the links between cultural and geological heritages, which is the goal of urban geotourism: to convey the message that substrate profoundly influences the culture that is established on it. The mobile application technology has many strengths for interpretation, e.g. by overlaying images or adding sounds and videos, which allow the visitors to discover landforms now covered by buildings and infrastructures; it has also technical strengths, such as looking for additional information and organizing the city visit at home or to reexperience it after the trip. The apps do not have any impact on the field; they are concise, easy to read, interactive and funny. The public understanding of science is very important; it helps enhancing the role of the researchers and the impact of their work on the society and the daily lives of citizens. In this context, GeoGuide apps are useful to transfer knowledge and make it usable to people

Estratégias de promoção à saúde para pacientes com diabetes mellitus na atenção primária à saúde: revisão integrativa

O Diabetes Mellitus destaca-se como um dos maiores problemas de saúde em todo o mundo, e neste cenário, as estratégias de Promoção da Saúde na Atenção Primária à Saúde são de extrema importância, pois, tem o intuito de promover e transmitir conhecimentos para a população. O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar as estratégias para a promoção da saúde ao portador de diabetes mellitus na atenção primária á saúde. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa de literatura realizada nas bases de dados Lilacs, Medline e SciELO. Foram incluídos nesta revisão 10 artigos completos publicados no período de 2018 a 2022 com acesso gratuito no idioma português e em outros idiomas com tradução disponível.  Identificamos diferentes estratégias de Promoção da Saúde, tais como: Entrevista Semiestruturada, como forma de investigação; Atividades Grupais, como modalidade de cuidado coletivo e amplitude de cobertura enquanto prática de educação em saúde; e Intervenção Individual, colocando o indivíduo como protagonista do processo de cuidado. Todas as iniciativas geraram impactos positivos na saúde dos portadores de Diabetes Mellitus. A análise dos resultados evidenciou que diferentes estratégias de promoção da saúde causam impactos positivos na situação de saúde das pessoas que convivem com o Diabetes Mellitus por meio de mudanças de comportamento