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Informationen zum Autor 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. José 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. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Geoheritage: A Multidisciplinary and Applied Research Topic Emmanuel Reynard and José Brilha Geodiversity 1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation Murray Gray 2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity Zbigniew Zwoli¿ski, 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 José Brilha 5. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage Paola Coratza and Fabien Hobléa 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 Perelló, Paul Carrión, 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 Díaz Martínez and Jonathan G. Larwood 12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Díaz-Martínez 13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites Piotr Migö 14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza Uses of Geoheritage 15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message A...
