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Geodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : valuing and conserving abiotic nature / / Murray Gray
| Geodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : valuing and conserving abiotic nature / / Murray Gray |
| Autore | Gray J. M |
| Edizione | [2e.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (517 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geodiversity
Biodiversity Conservation of natural resources |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-52509-4
0-470-74214-3 1-118-52508-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Preface to First Edition; Part I What is Geodiversity?; Chapter 1 Defining Geodiversity; 1.1 A diverse world; 1.2 Biodiversity; 1.3 Geodiversity; 1.4 Aims and structure of the book; Chapter 2 Geodiversity: the Global Scale; 2.1 Origin the Earth; 2.2 Early history of the Earth; 2.3 Plate tectonics; 2.4 Landscapes of plate interiors; 2.5 Evolution of biodiversity and geodiversity; 2.6 Conclusions; Chapter 3 Geodiversity: the Local Scale; 3.1 Earth materials; 3.2 Processes and landforms; 3.3 Conclusions
Part II Values and ThreatsChapter 4 Valuing Geodiversity in an `Ecosystem Services' Context; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Intrinsic or existence value; 4.3 Regulating services; 4.4 Supporting services; 4.5 Provisioning services; 4.6 Cultural services; 4.7 Knowledge services; 4.8 Geodiversity and the 'ecosystem services' approach; 4.9 Conclusions; Chapter 5 Threats to Geodiversity; 5.1 The Nature of the threats; 5.2 Mineral extraction; 5.3 Landfill and quarry restoration; 5.4 Land development and urban expansion; 5.5 Coastal management and engineering; 5.6 River management, hydrology and engineering 5.7 Forestry, vegetation growth and removal5.8 Agriculture; 5.9 Other land management changes; 5.10 Recreation/tourism pressures; 5.11 Removal of geological specimens; 5.12 Climate and sea-level change; 5.13 Fire; 5.14 Military activity; 5.15 Lack of information/education; 5.16 Cumulative impacts and sensitivity to change; 5.17 Conclusions; Part III Geoconservation: the 'Protected Area' Approach; Chapter 6 International Geoconservation: an Introduction; 6.1 Beginnings of the conservation movement in North America; 6.2 Early British experience 6.3 The 'Protected Area' and legislative approaches6.4 The UN; 6.5 The IUCN; 6.6 Geosites; 6.7 Geomorphosites; 6.8 GSSPs; 6.9 PaleoParks; 6.10 The European dimension; 6.11 Other International agreements; 6.12 Conclusions; Chapter 7 World Heritage Sites; 7.1 The World Heritage Convention; 7.2 Nomination and inscription of sites; 7.3 Criteria for selection; 7.4 Endangered sites; 7.5 Towards a 'representative, balanced and credible' list; 7.6 Validity of inscription criteria; 7.7 Case studies; 7.8 Conclusions; Chapter 8 Global Geoparks; 8.1 History; 8.2 Principles 8.3 The European Geopark Network (EGN)8.4 Other 'geoparks'; 8.5 Geoparks and geodiversity; 8.6 Other geopark case studies; 8.7 Conclusions; Chapter 9 National Geoconservation; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 United States; 9.3 Canada; 9.4 United Kingdom; 9.5 Republic of Ireland; 9.6 The rest of Europe; 9.7 Australia; 9.8 New Zealand; 9.9 The rest of the world; 9.10 Conclusions on protected area geoconservation; Part IV Geoconservation: the 'Wider Landscape' Approach; Chapter 10 Geoconservation in the `Wider Landscape'; 10.1 The need for a 'wider landscape' approach; 10.2 The physical landscape layer 10.3 Geoconservation initiatives in 'the wider landscape' |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452612903321 |
Gray J. M
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| Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : valuing and conserving abiotic nature / / Murray Gray
| Geodiversity [[electronic resource] ] : valuing and conserving abiotic nature / / Murray Gray |
| Autore | Gray J. M |
| Edizione | [2e.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 495 p |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Conservation of natural resources Geodiversity |
| ISBN |
9781118525081
1118525086 |
| Classificazione |
455
468 551 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795958803321 |
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Gray J. M
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| Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geodiversity : valuing and conserving abiotic nature / / Murray Gray
| Geodiversity : valuing and conserving abiotic nature / / Murray Gray |
| Autore | Gray J. M |
| Edizione | [2e.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | xi, 495 p |
| Disciplina | 551 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Conservation of natural resources Geodiversity |
| ISBN |
9781118525081
1118525086 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Part I What is Geodiversity? -- Chapter 1 Defining Geodiversity -- 1.1 A diverse world -- 1.2 Biodiversity -- 1.3 Geodiversity -- 1.4 Aims and structure of the book -- Chapter 2 Geodiversity: the Global Scale -- 2.1 Origin the Earth -- 2.2 Early history of the Earth -- 2.3 Plate tectonics -- 2.4 Landscapes of plate interiors -- 2.5 Evolution of biodiversity and geodiversity -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Geodiversity: the Local Scale -- 3.1 Earth materials -- 3.2 Processes and landforms -- 3.3 Conclusions -- Part II Values and Threats -- Chapter 4 Valuing Geodiversity in an `Ecosystem Services' Context -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Intrinsic or existence value -- 4.3 Regulating services -- 4.4 Supporting services -- 4.5 Provisioning services -- 4.6 Cultural services -- 4.7 Knowledge services -- 4.8 Geodiversity and the 'ecosystem services' approach -- 4.9 Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Threats to Geodiversity -- 5.1 The Nature of the threats -- 5.2 Mineral extraction -- 5.3 Landfill and quarry restoration -- 5.4 Land development and urban expansion -- 5.5 Coastal management and engineering -- 5.6 River management, hydrology and engineering -- 5.7 Forestry, vegetation growth and removal -- 5.8 Agriculture -- 5.9 Other land management changes -- 5.10 Recreation/tourism pressures -- 5.11 Removal of geological specimens -- 5.12 Climate and sea-level change -- 5.13 Fire -- 5.14 Military activity -- 5.15 Lack of information/education -- 5.16 Cumulative impacts and sensitivity to change -- 5.17 Conclusions -- Part III Geoconservation: the 'Protected Area' Approach -- Chapter 6 International Geoconservation: an Introduction -- 6.1 Beginnings of the conservation movement in North America -- 6.2 Early British experience.
6.3 The 'Protected Area' and legislative approaches -- 6.4 The UN -- 6.5 The IUCN -- 6.6 Geosites -- 6.7 Geomorphosites -- 6.8 GSSPs -- 6.9 PaleoParks -- 6.10 The European dimension -- 6.11 Other International agreements -- 6.12 Conclusions -- Chapter 7 World Heritage Sites -- 7.1 The World Heritage Convention -- 7.2 Nomination and inscription of sites -- 7.3 Criteria for selection -- 7.4 Endangered sites -- 7.5 Towards a 'representative, balanced and credible' list -- 7.6 Validity of inscription criteria -- 7.7 Case studies -- 7.8 Conclusions -- Chapter 8 Global Geoparks -- 8.1 History -- 8.2 Principles -- 8.3 The European Geopark Network (EGN) -- 8.4 Other 'geoparks' -- 8.5 Geoparks and geodiversity -- 8.6 Other geopark case studies -- 8.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 9 National Geoconservation -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 United States -- 9.3 Canada -- 9.4 United Kingdom -- 9.5 Republic of Ireland -- 9.6 The rest of Europe -- 9.7 Australia -- 9.8 New Zealand -- 9.9 The rest of the world -- 9.10 Conclusions on protected area geoconservation -- Part IV Geoconservation: the 'Wider Landscape' Approach -- Chapter 10 Geoconservation in the `Wider Landscape' -- 10.1 The need for a 'wider landscape' approach -- 10.2 The physical landscape layer -- 10.3 Geoconservation initiatives in 'the wider landscape' -- 10.4 Georestoration -- 10.5 Landform design -- 10.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 11 Geoconservation and Land-use Planning -- 11.1 Land-use planning systems -- 11.2 Environmental Impact Assessment -- 11.3 Conclusions -- Chapter 12 Geoconservation and Policy -- 12.1 Sustainable mining and mineral policies -- 12.2 Agricultural Policy -- 12.3 Soil Policy -- 12.4 Geoconservation and climate change -- 12.5 Geodiversity audits and action plans -- 12.6 Strategies, codes and charters -- 12.7 Conclusions -- Part V Putting It All Together. Chapter 13 Geodiversity and Geoconservation: an Overview -- 13.1 Geodiversity as a basis for geoconservation -- 13.2 Geoconservation Management Aims and Methods -- 13.3 'Point' and 'diffuse' threats and their management -- 13.4 Conclusions -- Chapter 14 Comparing and integrating geodiversity and biodiversity -- 14.1 Criticisms of 'geodiversity' -- 14.2 Measuring geodiversity -- 14.3 Integrating geodiversity and biodiversity -- 14.4 Integrated land management -- 14.5 Potential geodiversity/biodiversity conflicts -- 14.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 15 A Future for Geodiversity? -- 15.1 Valuing and conserving geodiversity -- 15.2 Predictions reassessed -- 15.3 The benefits of geodiversity -- 15.4 The future -- References -- Index -- Supplemental Images. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963134703321 |
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Gray J. M
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| Chichester, West Sussex, UK, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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