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Risk informed geoheritage assessment and coastal management framework for Popenguine Senegal
Discover GeoscienceCoastal geoheritage in West Africa remains under-documented and under-managed despite rapid shoreline change and growing geotourism demand. We develop a replicable, risk-informed framework to evaluate and prioritize geosites in Popenguine, Senegal.
Cheikh Ibrahima Youm +5 more
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Geoheritage Integration in the Management of the Cuban Protected Areas [PDF]
Geoheritage, 2020 In the last decade, knowledge of Cuban geological heritage has undergone a significant advance, highlighting the active and joint participation of academic, scientific and administrative institutions. The national inventory of geosites, their cartography and dissemination is being carried out throughout the country.
Blanco González, Alberto +4 more
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Geoheritage Management in Areas with Multicultural Interest Contexts
Sustainability, 2022 Sites of geo-cultural interest are often included in areas where multicultural contexts (geo and non geo) are present. Cultural heritage dissemination is sometimes mono-contextual, paying little attention to the possibility of inclusion in a wider multicultural context. When these different contexts are linkable to each other following a specific theme,
Eva Pescatore +2 more
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Climate change will challenge the management of geoheritage in protected and conserved areas [PDF]
Parks Stewardship Forum, 2022 Climate change presents challenges for the management of geoheritage in protected and conserved areas at all scales from individual geosites to whole landscapes, affecting all areas of the planet. Direct impacts will principally arise through the effects of climate changes on geomorphological processes and vegetation cover, while indirect impacts will ...
Gordon, John E. +4 more
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Proposal for assessment and inventoryof the landscape as geoheritage [PDF]
, 2022 Methods for quantitatively assessing geological heritage have been used in a variety of settings and for different purposes, such as environmental impact assessment, inventory of natural heritage, tourism promotion, and conservation unit management.
Nascimento, Stênio Toledo +3 more
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Large-Scale Accessibility as a New Perspective for Geoheritage Assessment
, 2022 The exploitation of geoheritage resources depends on their accessibility. The latter is usually established for geosites, whereas reaching the areas where geosites concentrate also deserves attention.
Dmitry A. Ruban +2 more
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Geoheritage, 2021 The characterisation of geoheritage and the understanding of the physical and socio-cultural features of a territory are essential to achieve the major geoconservation goals: protection and sustainable use of exceptional elements of geodiversity. This research was done in the Sertao Central, an economic vulnerable area in the hinterland of northeast ...
Pâmella Moura +2 more
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Land surface diversity: A geomorphodiversity index of Italy
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 48, Issue 15, Page 3025-3040, December 2023., 2023 Geomorphodiversity refers to the variety of landforms and morphological processes characterizing the landscape. The definition of an index to quantify geomorphodiversity is a relevant step for Earth science, land use management, geoheritage conservation, and helps describing the interaction between abiotic and biotic compartments.
Martina Burnelli +2 more
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Seeing beyond the frames we inherit: A challenge to tenacious conservation narratives
People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 2107-2123, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Natural and social scientists everywhere are struggling to understand how to proceed in the face of continued biodiversity loss and the injustices brought upon people living in and around conservation landscapes. This has resulted in increasing calls for critical reflection on the narratives driving conservation research and practice ...
Stephen M. Chignell, Terre Satterfield
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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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