Geoheritage
Assessment, Protection, and Management
Published on 5. December 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
482 pages
978-0-12-809531-7 (ISBN)
Description
For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management is the first and only reference book to cover these main topics as well as the relationship of geoheritage to other subjects such as landscapes, conservation, and tourism. The book also includes methodologies for assessment, mapping, and visualisation, along with case studies and colour images of some of the most important global geosites. This book is an essential resource for geoscientists, park and geopark managers, tourism and regional planning managers, as well as university students interested in geoheritage, geosites, geomorphosites, geoconservation, and geotourism. It also includes critical information on UNESCO's Global Geoparks, World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve sites, national parks and protected areas in general, land-use planning and nature conservation policies, and in the general contribution of geodiversity for sustainable development.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-809531-7 (9780128095317)
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Persons
Emmanuel Reynard is a geographer and Professor at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He is a member of the Geoheritage Specialist Group of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and the President of the Scientific Committee of the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark, France. He also serves in the Geoheritage Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. Previously, he chaired the IAG Working Group on Geomorphosites and the Swiss Academy of Sciences' Geosites Working Group.
Jose Brilha is a geologist and Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal. He is a member of the UNESCO IGCP Scientific Board, of the UNESCO Global Geopark Evaluation Team, and of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and its Geoheritage Specialist Group. He was President of ProGEO, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geoheritage, member of the Geoheritage Task Group of IUGS, of the Portuguese Committee for IGCP, and of the Portuguese Geoparks Forum.
Jose Brilha is a geologist and Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal. He is a member of the UNESCO IGCP Scientific Board, of the UNESCO Global Geopark Evaluation Team, and of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and its Geoheritage Specialist Group. He was President of ProGEO, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geoheritage, member of the Geoheritage Task Group of IUGS, of the Portuguese Committee for IGCP, and of the Portuguese Geoparks Forum.
Content
Geoheritage: A Multidisciplinary and Applied Research Topic
Emmanuel Reynard and Jose Brilha
Geodiversity
1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation
Murray Gray
2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity
Zbigniew Zwolinski, Alicija Najwer and Marco Giardino
3. Geodiversity Action Plans - A Method to Facilitate, Structure, Inform and Record Action for Geodiversity
Lesley Dunlop, Jonathan Larwood and Cynthia Burek
Geoheritage
4. Geoheritage: Inventories and Evaluation
Jose Brilha
5. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage
Paola Coratza and Fabien Hoblea
6. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious Resource
Kevin N. Page
7. Geoheritage and Museums
Patrick De Wever and Michel Guiraud
8. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of Geoheritage
Emmanuel Reynard and Christian Giusti
9. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural Communities
Josep Mata Perello, Paul Carrion, Jorge Molina, and Roberto Villas-Boas
10. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global Geoheritage
Stannley C. Finney and Asier Hilario
Geoheritage and Conservation
11. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and Practice
Colin D. Prosser, Enrique Diaz Martinez and Jonathan G. Larwood
12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect
John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Diaz-Martinez
13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites
Piotr Migon
14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza
Uses of Geoheritage
15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What Message and to Whom?
John Macadam
16. Digital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage Management
Nathalie Cayla and Simon Martin
17. Geoheritage and Geotourism
David Newsome and Ross Dowling
18. Geoheritage and Geoparks
Jose Brilha
Case Studies
19. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and Conservation
Asfawossen Asrat
20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania - A Top-Down Approach
Chris Sharples, Peter McIntosh and Michael Comfort
21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone Caves
Kyung Sik Woo and Lyoun Kim
22. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA
Herbert W. Meyer
23. Varvite Park, A Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of Geoheritage
Gilson B. Guimaraes, Flavia Fernanda de Lima and Antonio Carlos Rocha-Campos
24. Techniques for the Monitoring of Geosites in Cabaneros National Park, Spain
Andres Diez-Herrero, Juana Vegas, Luis Carcavilla, Miguel Gomez-Heras and Angel Garcia-Cortes
Emmanuel Reynard and Jose Brilha
Geodiversity
1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation
Murray Gray
2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity
Zbigniew Zwolinski, Alicija Najwer and Marco Giardino
3. Geodiversity Action Plans - A Method to Facilitate, Structure, Inform and Record Action for Geodiversity
Lesley Dunlop, Jonathan Larwood and Cynthia Burek
Geoheritage
4. Geoheritage: Inventories and Evaluation
Jose Brilha
5. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage
Paola Coratza and Fabien Hoblea
6. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious Resource
Kevin N. Page
7. Geoheritage and Museums
Patrick De Wever and Michel Guiraud
8. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of Geoheritage
Emmanuel Reynard and Christian Giusti
9. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural Communities
Josep Mata Perello, Paul Carrion, Jorge Molina, and Roberto Villas-Boas
10. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global Geoheritage
Stannley C. Finney and Asier Hilario
Geoheritage and Conservation
11. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and Practice
Colin D. Prosser, Enrique Diaz Martinez and Jonathan G. Larwood
12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect
John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Diaz-Martinez
13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites
Piotr Migon
14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza
Uses of Geoheritage
15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What Message and to Whom?
John Macadam
16. Digital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage Management
Nathalie Cayla and Simon Martin
17. Geoheritage and Geotourism
David Newsome and Ross Dowling
18. Geoheritage and Geoparks
Jose Brilha
Case Studies
19. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and Conservation
Asfawossen Asrat
20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania - A Top-Down Approach
Chris Sharples, Peter McIntosh and Michael Comfort
21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone Caves
Kyung Sik Woo and Lyoun Kim
22. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA
Herbert W. Meyer
23. Varvite Park, A Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of Geoheritage
Gilson B. Guimaraes, Flavia Fernanda de Lima and Antonio Carlos Rocha-Campos
24. Techniques for the Monitoring of Geosites in Cabaneros National Park, Spain
Andres Diez-Herrero, Juana Vegas, Luis Carcavilla, Miguel Gomez-Heras and Angel Garcia-Cortes