Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management

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 topics such as landscapes, conservation and tourism. The book also includes methodologies for assessment, mapping and visualization, along with case studies and color images of the most important global geosites. For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Provides for the first time a broad study of geoheritage, including assessment, protection and management of geologically and culturally important sitesIncludes more than 200 color images of geoheritage sitesFeatures six case studies from sites in Africa, Asia, Australia, North America and South America INDICE: Introduction Geodiversity 1. Geodiversity: the backbone of geoheritage and geoconservation 2. Methods for assessing geodiversity 3. Geodiversity Action Plans - A method to structure, inform and record geodiversity management Geoheritage 4. Geoheritage: contextualization, inventorying and evaluation 5. The specificities of geomorphological heritage 6. Fossils, heritage and conservation: Managing demands on a precious resource 7. Geoheritage and museums 8. The landscape and cultural value of geoheritage 9. The use of the geological and mining heritage in the mine closure as a tool for social development in rural communities 10. Geoheritage and geological time Geoheritage and Conservation 11. The conservation of geosites: principles and practice 12. Geoheritage conservation and environmental policies 13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites 14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment Uses of Geoheritage 15. Geoheritage: getting the message across 16. Geoheritage and NTIC 17. The place of geotourism in fostering geoheritage 18. Geoheritage and Geoparks Case Studies 19. Ethiopian Geoheritage 20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania - A Top-Down Approach 21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea 22. Managing Conservation, Science, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA 23. Varvite Geological Park, a Brazilian initiative for the conservation and interpretation of geological heritage 24. Monitoring techniques of geosites in national parks of Spain 25. Conclusion: The future of geoconservation

• ISBN: 978-0-12-809531-7
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés