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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583358003321

Titolo

Geoheritage : assessment, protection, and management / / edited by Emmanual Reynard, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jos�e Brilha, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Elsevier, , [2018]

�2018

ISBN

0-12-809542-3

0-12-809531-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxi, 450 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

910.4

Soggetti

Conservation of natural resources

Ecotourism

Geoparks

Geology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Section 1. Introduction -- Section 2. Geodiversity -- Section 3. Geoheritage -- Section 4. Geoheritage and conservation -- Section 5. Uses of geoheritage -- Section 6. Case studies -- Section 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses topics such as geoconservation, geotourism, and geoparks, and includes methodologies for assessment, mapping, visualization, case studies and color images of some of the most important global geosites.