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Geodiversity, Geoheritage and Geoconservation for Society
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 Geology is part of the planet's “natural capital”, the stock of global natural assets. These assets provide many benefits for society, often referred to as “ecosystem services”. However, traditionally these have mainly focused on biotic services and have undervalued the abiotic ones. The latter are known here as “geosystem services” and they all derive
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International Geodiversity Day: broadening values and justifications for geosciences in society
Earth Science, Systems and SocietyGeodiversity is the literal and metaphorical bedrock for life on Earth, and yet it lacks the standing of biodiversity as a concept that generates research and action beyond its base academic discipline.
Elaine Hooton +4 more
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Geodiversity inclusiveness in biodiversity assessment
, 2022 Biodiversity assessment is constitutive in establishing conservation priorities and outcomes, and geodiversity complements species richness as a surrogate in the absence of species data, improves statistical modelling and can facilitate prediction of ...
Andrew Fischer (14736550) +3 more
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Geodiversity : a theoretical and applied concept [PDF]
Geographica HelveticaThe concept of geodiversity appears to have grown out of the discussions around biodiversity, and has evolved over time to become both a tool and a theoretical concept.
E. Serrano, P. Ruiz-Flaño
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Geodiversity and land cover diversity from coast to mountains in Northern Albania
Moravian Geographical ReportsThe present study explores the relationship between geodiversity and land cover diversity in northern Albania, near Shkodra, covering approximately 1,400 km2.
Albert Gáspár, Kraja Drisela
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Problems of geotourism and geodiversity [PDF]
Quaestiones Geographicae, 2012 Abstract. Early definitions of geotourism stressed tourism related to geology and geomorphology, though some drifted into other concepts such as education, sustainability, conservation and more. Later definitions, largely fostered by National Geographic, treat the topic as related to geography, or more simply place, and concentrate on ...
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Dela, 2016 The article presents a new method for geodiversity evaluation, which was evaluated in the Upper Pivka karst area. The method is based on entire area evaluation on the basis of spatial distribution of geodiversity elements and terrain ruggedness.
Uroš Stepišnik, Aleksandra Trenchovska
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The multiple dimensions of geodiversity
Communications SustainabilityAbstract For two decades, the concept of geodiversity has gained a prominent interest within a broad scientific community spanning multiple disciplines. The expansion of this concept has led to a multitude of definitions, approaches, renewed conceptualizations and neologisms (e.g.
Scammacca, Ottone, Bétard, François
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Quantifying seabed geodiversity of the Archipelago Sea, Baltic Sea, Finland
GEUS BulletinThis study investigated the geodiversity of the Archipelago Sea in the northern Baltic Sea, focusing on geological features and their spatial distribution.
Anu M. Kaskela, Aarno T. Kotilainen
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Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil, 2021 Geologic Highway Maps are used in several countries to disseminate, inform and entertain travelers who drive along main highways. They bring, in a language style accessible to the general public, information about the observable nature along roads ...
Raphael e Silva Girão +8 more
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