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Sand dune migration as a factor of geoheritage loss: Evidence from the Siwa Oasis (Egypt) and implications for geoheritage management

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2019
Abstract Anthropogenic damage of geoheritage is documented widely, but natural processes can also lead to geoheritage loss. For instance, sand dune migration causes submergence of unique geological and palaeontological sites in desert environments of the Sahara.
Kholoud M. AbdelMaksoud   +3 more
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Geoheritage and geodiversity management – the questions for tomorrow

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2013
Abstract Geodiversity is an important term for future geoheritage management strategies. It is modelled on the term biodiversity that today dominates the work of nature conservation. It describes a complexity of natural attributes in all scales and represents both opportunities and challenges for management strategies.
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Visages of geodiversity and geoheritage: a multidisciplinary approach to valuing, conserving and managing abiotic nature

Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2023
Abstract Geodiversity and geoheritage studies are multidisciplinary, drawing from all sides of geosciences and extending them into the humanities, geoarchaeology, spatial planning, territorial and risk management, economics, tourism, or culture using integrated and interdisciplinary research approaches.
Lucie Kubalíková   +5 more
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Maximising the leverage of geoheritage research for effective sustainability policy and territorial management

2021
<p>The dissemination of Geoheritage research can be reinforced by building solid partnerships between researchers and national and regional stakeholders as practical experience has shown in the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark. Increasingly, territorial management bodies, particularly those hosting UNESCO designations such as UNESCO Global ...
Justice, Sophie   +3 more
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Territorial upgrading through geoheritage management and enhancement in the Emilia Apennines (Italy)

2023
Geotourism, as a form of sustainable tourism, promotes the conservation of geodiversity by spreading knowledge in Earth Science and through appreciation of geological features among the general public. Moreover, geotourism support regional economic development of those communities living and working around sites of geological and geomorphological ...
Vittoria Vandelli   +2 more
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An Analysis on Resource Management of Geoheritage: A Case Study of South China Karst

Advanced Materials Research, 2012
Regions of Karst landscape cover an estimated 12 percent of the world’s land space. South China Karst has been successful in its application to enter the World Heritage List as a natural heritage approved by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 2007.
Si Jia Huo, Jian Hua Sun, Ke Qin Sun
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Expanding the Geoconservation Toolbox: Integrated Hazard Management at Dynamic Geoheritage Sites

Geoheritage, 2013
This article discusses the developing field to make use of visually impressive and artistic digital tools to document geoheritage sites. Whilst applauding the contribution these techniques make to records of heritage, such techniques should not replace physical access and conservation.
Bratton, Andrew   +3 more
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The Obstacles in the Conservation and Management of Geoheritage

2019
This paper presents a complete overview of protected geoheritage in Croatia and the problems encountered in assessment, protection and management.
Zwicker Kompar, G., Žeger Pleše, I.
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Management of geoheritage conservation and vulnerability in tourism destinations

Tourism Review
Purpose Due to the nonrenewable nature of most geoheritage sites, restoration and reconstruction can be extremely difficult or even impossible. The purpose of this study is to create a model for the management of geoheritage conservation and vulnerability.
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