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Application of the geodiversity index for the assessment of geodiversity in urban areas: an example of the Belgrade city area, Serbia

Geologia Croatica, 2016
Considering the fact that urbanization is one of the most serious threats to geodiversity, it is important that this issue is taken into account in spatial development plans and georesource management strategies in urban areas.
Marina Ilić, Sanja Stojković, Ljupko Rundić, Jelena Ćalić, Dejan Sandić   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Essential Tool for Natural Heritage Management: The Geomorphological Map of Valderejo Natural Park

Geosciences, 2018
This study supports the usefulness of geomorphological mapping as a tool for gaining an understanding of the landscape and assessing natural heritage.
María José González-Amuchastegui, Enrique Serrano   +1 more
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Assessing the cultural values of the geodiversity in a Brazilian city: The historical center of João Pessoa (Paraíba, NE Brazil), Mata da Aldeia chart

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2020
The objective of this paper is to present a view of the geodiversity of the Historical Center of João Pessoa, located in Mata da Aldeia chart (scale 1:25.000), Paraíba State, northern Brazil, in order to insert sites in urban geotouristic routes.
Luciano Schaefer Pereira, Thiago da Silva Farias   +1 more
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The geodiversity of the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park (Central Italy)

Journal of Maps, 2023
This paper presents a novel geodiversity map of the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park (Central Italy). The Park exhibits a wide range of geological-geomorphological environments of great scientific and touristic interest, offering unique landscapes
Gianluca Esposito, Vania Mancinelli, Giorgio Paglia, Francesco Ciavattella, Daniela D’Amico, Cinzia Sulli, Luciano Sammarone, Enrico Miccadei   +7 more
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Geosite Assessments at the Southern Part of Karangbolong Dome: New Insight to Geotourism Potential in Kebumen, Central Java, Indonesia

JGEET: Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and Technology, 2020
Karangbolong is a morphological dome in Kebumen area, that has a high geological diversity and have a lot of tourism potential, but has not been developed optimally as a geotourism potential based on conservative and educative aspects, especially the ...
Fadlin, Gentur Waluyo, Yohanes Iwan, Nita Ariyanti, Nanda Ajeng Nurwantari   +4 more
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The concept of the terrestrial–subaqueous topographical and lithological continuum: a case study of the Lake Gopło region (north-central Poland)

Landscape Online, 2023
The research objective is to produce thematic maps of the continuum of terrestrial and subaqueous terrain and surface lithology of the Lake Gopło region.
Rafał Kot, Paweł Molewski, Włodzimierz Juśkiewicz   +2 more
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Geoecologia do Monte Roraima: terras altas e terras baixas no extremo Norte da Amazônia Brasileira e Sul da Venezuela

Confins, 2022
Geoecology is characterized by the integrated study of the relationships established in the landscape, to determine the landscape’s dynamics and functioning. The objective is to classify the landscapes of Mount Roraima and its surroundings (Gran Sabana),
Maria Rita Vidal, Edson Vicente da Silva, Abraão Levi dos Santos Mascarenhas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barbacenia pendula sp. nov.(Velloziaceae) from the northern Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Although botanical exploration in the Espinhaço Range has increased in recent years, several areas remain poorly sampled, particularly in northern Minas Gerais. Recently, this area has been receiving scientific expeditions, leading to the description of several new plant species.
Danilo Alvarenga Zavatin, Carlos Alberto Ferreira‐Júnior, Jefferson Prado, Renato Ramos, Luísa Azevedo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling and mapping of Inselberg habitats for environmental conservation in the Atlantic Forest and Caatinga domains, Brazil

Environmental Advances, 2022
Inselbergs are rocky outcrops generally composed of granitic or gneiss matrix, with monolithic proportions and expressive levels of biodiversity and endemism in different climatic domains. Brazil has one of the largest concentrations of Inselbergs on the
Vitor Alves da Silveira, Gustavo Vieira Veloso, Hígor Brandão de Paula, Alexandre Rosa dos Santos, Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer, Elpídio Inácio Fernandes-Filho, Marcio Rocha Francelino   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green Transition, Extractive Continuities: Lithium Mining and the Environmental Contradictions of Sustainability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global decarbonization has positioned lithium as a strategic mineral for electric vehicles, battery storage, and low‐carbon development. Yet its extraction raises serious environmental, political, and justice concerns that complicate dominant narratives of clean energy progress.
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source