Geoheritage
Assessment, Protection, and Management
Published on 5. December 2017
482 pages
978-0-12-809542-3 (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.
- Winner of the 2019 AESE Award for Outstanding Publication
- Written by a panel of 46 authors from 14 countries in all continents
- Based on conceptual, methodological, and applied research carried out by academics and practitioners
- Includes 160 colour images and maps of geoheritage sites
- Features six case studies from sites in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and South America
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Content
Geoheritage: A Multidisciplinary and Applied Research TopicEmmanuel Reynard and José Brilha
Geodiversity1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and GeoconservationMurray Gray2. Methods for Assessing GeodiversityZbigniew Zwolinski, Alicija Najwer and Marco Giardino 3. Geodiversity Action Plans - A Method to Facilitate, Structure, Inform and Record Action for GeodiversityLesley Dunlop, Jonathan Larwood and Cynthia Burek
Geoheritage4. Geoheritage: Inventories and EvaluationJosé Brilha5. The Specificities of Geomorphological HeritagePaola Coratza and Fabien Hobléa 6. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious ResourceKevin N. Page7. Geoheritage and MuseumsPatrick De Wever and Michel Guiraud 8. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of GeoheritageEmmanuel Reynard and Christian Giusti 9. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural CommunitiesJosep Mata Perelló, Paul Carrión, Jorge Molina, and Roberto Villas-Boas10. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global GeoheritageStannley C. Finney and Asier Hilario
Geoheritage and Conservation11. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and PracticeColin D. Prosser, Enrique Díaz Martínez and Jonathan G. Larwood 12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and ProspectJohn E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Díaz-Martínez 13. Geoheritage and World Heritage SitesPiotr Migon14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza
Uses of Geoheritage15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What Message and to Whom?John Macadam16. Digital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage ManagementNathalie Cayla and Simon Martin 17. Geoheritage and GeotourismDavid Newsome and Ross Dowling18. Geoheritage and GeoparksJosé Brilha
Case Studies19. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and ConservationAsfawossen Asrat20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania - A Top-Down ApproachChris Sharples, Peter McIntosh and Michael Comfort21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone CavesKyung Sik Woo and Lyoun Kim22. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USAHerbert W. Meyer23. Varvite Park, A Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of GeoheritageGilson B. Guimarães, Flavia Fernanda de Lima and Antonio Carlos Rocha-Campos24. Techniques for the Monitoring of Geosites in Cabañeros National Park, SpainAndrés Díez-Herrero, Juana Vegas, Luis Carcavilla, Miguel Gómez-Heras and Ángel García-Cortés
