Geoheritage studies periodically propose assessment methodologies addressed to quantify the value of sites of interests towards geoconservation and/or promotion. Loess outcrops in the Po Plain Loess basin (Northern Italy) represent potential geoheritage sites, allowing to reconstruct glacial and interglacial cycles, testifying evidence of paleoseismicity, and preserving traces of Palaeolithic human exploitation along the foreland of the Alpine and Apennine ranges. In this contribution, firstly we propose a brief review on the loess sites in the framework of geoheritage studies. Then, we evaluate the 6 most significant loess outcrops scattered across the Po Plain Loess Basin (Monte Netto Hill, Val Sorda Sequence, Gajum Section, Ghiardo Plateau, Valenza Section, Torino Hill) applying a quantitative methodology aimed at ranking each locality respect to a benchmark site — the Romanengo Plateau — which is the sole loess site included in the Italian Inventory of Geosites. The 70% of sites obtained a global value higher than our benchmark. They show a high diversity, not only from the scientific point of view (i.e., site-intrinsic geodiversity), but also when we consider their Potential for Use. Despite often disregarded in the international panorama, Italian loess sites require a great attention. Moreover, such sites are evolving passive geomorphosites, thus potentially vulnerable from natural and human causes: this must be considered in the framework of geoconservation and sustainable promotion of each site. Finally, we discuss the possibility of promoting Italian loess sites through different strategies (e.g. virtual tours, 3D models, and gamification based on landscape reconstruction) allowing to visit them by remote and favouring promotion. At the same time, this approach will also promote geoconservation, improving awareness in the general public on the relevance of such sites for Earth (natural and human-related) history.

地质遗产研究定期提出评估方法，旨在量化感兴趣地点对地理保护和/或推广的价值。波平原黄土盆地（意大利北部）的黄土露头代表了潜在的地质遗迹，可以重建冰川和间冰期循环，证明古地震的证据，并保存沿阿尔卑斯山脉和亚平宁山脉前陆的旧石器时代人类开发的痕迹。在这篇文章中，我们首先提出了在地质遗产研究框架内对黄土遗址的简要回顾。然后，我们评估了分布在 Po 平原黄土盆地的 6 个最重要的黄土露头（Monte Netto Hill、Val Sorda 层序、Gajum 剖面、Ghiardo 高原、Valenza 剖面、Torino Hill) 应用了一种定量方法，旨在根据基准地点——罗曼能戈高原——对每个地点进行排名，这是意大利地质遗址名录中唯一的黄土遗址。70% 的站点获得了高于我们基准的全局值。它们表现出高度的多样性，不仅从科学的角度来看（即，站点固有的地理多样性），但当我们考虑它们的使用潜力时也是如此。尽管在国际全景中经常被忽视，但意大利的黄土遗址需要高度关注。此外，这些站点正在演变被动地貌，因此可能容易受到自然和人为原因的影响：必须在每个地点的地理保护和可持续促进框架中考虑这一点。最后，我们讨论了通过不同的策略（例如虚拟旅游、3D 模型和基于景观重建的游戏化）来推广意大利黄土遗址的可能性，允许通过远程和有利于推广的方式访问它们。同时，这种方法还将促进地理保护，提高公众对此类遗址与地球（自然和人类相关）历史的相关性的认识。