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Museum Collections as Geoheritage
GeoheritageAbstract Geoheritage is the key source of evidence on which the geosciences are founded and geoconservation aims to protect that heritage. There are two main classes of geoheritage: in-situ geoheritage represented mainly by geosites and ex-situ geoheritage represented by collections of specimens such as in museums.
Christopher J. Cleal, Sarah C. King
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Geoheritage and Geotourism Resources [PDF]
Resources, 2020 This Special Issue wants to outline the role of Geoheritage and Geotourism as potential touristic resources of a region. The term “Geoheritage” refers to a peculiar type of natural resources represented by sites of special geological significance, rarity or beauty that are representative of a region and of its geological history, events and processes ...
Santangelo N., Valente E.
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Bridges as Geoheritage Viewpoints in the Western Caucasus
, 2021 Distant observation of unique geological and geomorphological features facilitates comprehension and tourism of these important resources. Bridges offer an opportunity for such observation, and the idea of bridge-based geoheritage viewpoints is proposed.
Vladimir A. Ermolaev +2 more
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Historical Overview of Geoheritage in France
, 2023 In recent years, interest in geoheritage among scientists and the broader public alike seems to be growing. However, concern for geological heritage is relatively late, compared to that of living heritage.
De Wever, Patrick +3 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Framing geoheritage thematically is important to reveal its diversity. Field investigations in the western part of the Greater Caucasus orogen have allowed for the characterization of three localities representing palaeoislands of the Caucasian Sea ...
Dmitry A. Ruban
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Geoheritage Is Everywhere: Research Tasks and Perspectives
, 2022 Since the beginning of the 2000s, geoheritage studies have changed from chiefly being applied, tentative, and ephemeral research projects to becoming a full-scale, mainstream direction of geoscience investigations [...
Dmitry A. Ruban
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, 2023 Geoheritage studies have different perspectives, among which treatment of geological features in relation to particular areas and settlements seems to be promising for better local planning and tourism organization.
Dmitry A. Ruban, Anna V. Mikhailenko
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Geoheritage and Geoconservation: The Challenges [PDF]
, 2018 An updated and broad perspective of geoheritage, its values and threats, and examples of how it can be protected and managed is presented in the previous chapters by many experts from all conti- nents. Based on the present situation of geoheritage and geoconservation at the international, national and local levels, this last chapter proposes possible ...
Brilha, J. B., Reynard, Emmanuel
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, 2022 Geoheritage is a geotourism resource that could lead to the sustainable development of society, and could contribute to information on geological and geomorphological characteristics, education, public awareness on geoconservation, and landscape ...
Laura Valentini +2 more
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