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International Journal of Geoheritage and ParksThe concept of geodiversity and its sensitivity are inextricably linked. A geodiversity hotspot is defined as a geographical area that has a high level of geodiversity, while also being susceptible to threats from human activities.
Anugrah Aditya Insani, Eko Haryono
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Quaestiones Geographicae, 2023 The Ait Attab syncline, in the southwestern part of the Moroccan Central High Atlas (CHA), is a vast basin characterised by an exceptional geodiversity illustrating the complete sedimentary series in the CHA.
Louz Elhassan +4 more
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Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 98-108, April/June 2024.Abstract This note suggests that decimal latitude/longitude [dLL] locations should be used to identify features of interest, landforms, sample and investigations sites, in an ‘information landscape’ provided by the geomorphological literature. All the information associated with a labelled, or tagged, geolocation should be available for examination as ...
W. Brian Whalley
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Celebrating 50 years of global initiatives promoting geoconservation and geological heritage [PDF]
, 2022 The last five decades were crucial for the development of geoconservation and for the recognition that some geological features are at risk and need to be properly protected and managed. This recognition is happening at two levels. On one hand, the raise
Brilha, J. B., Brilha, José
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International Journal of Geoheritage and ParksThe impact of poorly managed tourism activities could undermine the global geodiversity of an area. To avoid this, the formulation of geoconservation strategies by identifying geosensitivity is necessary.
Pubali Dutta +4 more
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Gullies and badlands of India: Genesis, geomorphology and land management
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 82-107, January 2024.Studies on gully formation (red dots on map), badlands genesis (blue dots), gully and badlands mapping (aquamarine dots), their geomorphology (yellow dots), effects (green dots) and gully/badlands management (white dots) in India are discussed. While gully formation has largely been anthropogenically induced in India, her badlands have formed naturally
Anindya Majhi +3 more
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Geoconservation in Portugal : an introduction [PDF]
, 2010 A geoconservação, correspondendo a uma nova área de especialidade das Geociências, compreende os aspectos teóricos e aplicados relacionados com a identificação, avaliação, conservação e gestão de elementos da geodiversidade de excepcional valor.
Carvalho, A. M. Galopim de +1 more
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Geoconservation education: the leading role of the University of Minho (Portugal) [PDF]
, 2012 In the University of Minho the first works concerning geoconservation were developed in 1996 in the Earth Sciences Department but it was only in 2005 that a major step was taken by this university with the creation of the master course on Geological ...
Pereira, D. I. +2 more
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Geoeducational assessments in Khon Kaen National Geopark, Thailand: implication for geoconservation and geotourism development. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Singtuen V, Vivitkul N, Junjuer T.
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Quaestiones Geographicae, 2019 A systematic investigation has been conducted in several selected geosites in Songkhla Province (Southern Thailand) including inventory, characterization, classification, assessment, and evaluation to study their potentials for geoheritage, geotourism ...
Nazaruddin Dony Adriansyah
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