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Geocultural Heritage and Geocultural Sites: Interpreting Geoheritage–Cultural Heritage Relationships Through a Management Matrix Framework

Heritage
Geoheritage is increasingly recognised as an integral component of the broader natural-cultural heritage of human societies. However, existing conceptual and methodological approaches often remain fragmented, relying either on spatial coincidence or on ...
Ľubomír Štrba, Marián Lukáč
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Geoheritage: assessment, protection and management

, 2017
For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management is the first and only reference book to cover these main topics as well as the relationship of geoheritage to other subjects such as landscapes ...
Reynard, Emmanuel, Brilha, J. B.
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Comprehensive inventory and quantitative assessment of potential geoheritage sites in the Malwa region, Punjab

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
This study examines the geoheritage of the Malwa region in Punjab, India, identifying and evaluating potential sites based on their sceintific, educational, economic, cultural, and touristic significance.
Poonam Sharma, Pooja Yadav, Narisetty Nadha Gowrish, Sanjeev Kumar, Suraj Kumar Singh, Shruti Kanga, Gowhar Meraj, Pankaj Kumar, Bojan Đurin   +8 more
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Global strategies for protecting geoheritage sites from mining with lessons for Nigeria and Africa

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Geoheritage and geotourism sites preserve vital records of the Earth’s history and support sustainable development. Yet many of these sites face growing threats from mining, industrial expansion, and weak governance, especially in resource-rich regions ...
Kamaldeen O L Omosanya, Oseni Ridwan
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Geological heritage assessment in the central coast of Sonora and Midriff Islands region of the Gulf of California (Mexico): inventory and implications for management

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas
This study presents an interdisciplinary effort to show how geological knowledge can inform conservation and sustainable development in northwestern Mexico. A geoheritage inventory and assessment were conducted along the central coast of Sonora and part
Jorge Alberto Miros-Gómez, Carles Canet, Thierry Calmus   +2 more
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A model for sustainable development of geoparks in Northeastern Nigeria and other underrepresented regions in Africa

Discover Geoscience
Geoheritage-rich regions of Africa remain underrepresented in UNESCO Global Geopark planning despite their scientific, educational, and livelihood potential.
Silas S. Dada, Kamaldeen O. L. Omosanya, Ifeanyi A. Oha, Nathaniel G. Goki, Naheem B. Salawu, Ahmed I. Haruna, Ganiyu O. Mosuro, Saidu Baba   +7 more
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Inventory of karstic cavities of the Schisto-Calcaire Group, Republic of the Congo: Applying a geoheritage promotion approach in the Madingou region

International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks
Karst systems are increasingly recognized as valuable geoheritage sites. Although Africa hosts numerous karst landscapes, few countries maintain comprehensive inventories.
Nicy Carmel Bazebizonza Tchiguina, Prefina Risiany Rachelle Samba, Hardy Medry Dieu-Veill Nkodia, Florent Boudzoumou, Imen Arfaoui, Camille François, Pascale Lahogue   +6 more
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Geoheritage Value of Three Localities from Kislovodsk in the Southern Central Ciscaucasus: A Resource of Large Resort Area

Geosciences
Many geographical domains possess notable geological and geomorphological features, which are yet to be characterized comprehensively in terms of geoheritage. The present study focuses on the Kislovodsk area, which is situated in the southern part of the
Natalia N. Yashalova, Dmitry A. Ruban
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Devonian geoheritage of Siberia: A case of the northwestern Kemerovo region of Russia. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Gutak JM, Ruban DA, Ermolaev VA.
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The Partisan Glade Geosite (Western Greater Caucasus) as an Important Resource and Rising Tourist Attraction

Geoconservation Research
Geoheritage is an important resource for contemporary society, and the inventory of geosites remains an urgent task, especially in geologically rich, but poorly known regions.
Anna V. Mikhailenko, Dmitry A. Ruban, Svetlana O. Zorina, Fatmeh Tahhan, Konstantin I. Nikashin   +4 more
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