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Rock climbing sites as locations for geoheritage and geoscience engagement in mountains
Geology Today, Volume 40, Issue 6, Page 223-227, November/December 2024.Outdoor activities including trekking and hiking are commonly undertaken in mountains and in other environments where bedrock surfaces or bedrock‐controlled landforms are present and where users can enjoy the fresh air and the physical landscape.
Jasper Knight, Irene Maria Bollati
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Conservation Letters, Volume 17, Issue 4, July/August 2024.Abstract Other effective area‐based conservation measures (OECMs) create opportunities for a wide range of area‐based conservation strategies. As countries seek to integrate OECMs into conservation planning, it is useful to consider the types of areas that might meet the formal criteria.
Carly N. Cook
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New approaches to communication and education through geoheritage
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2019 Communicating geoheritage is one of the most active areas for new ideas to support a long-term relationship with visitors and a broader digital community of supporters.
Daniel Tormey
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A case for stronger integration of physical landscape processes in conservation science and practice
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 3, June 2024.Abstract I argue that the dynamic nature of contemporary, landscape‐shaping (geomorphic) processes deserves more consideration in conservation science and practice. In an analysis of a sample of fundamental terms related to geomorphology and area‐based conservation in the Web of Science, I found that the terms co‐occurred in <2% of the analyzed entries
Piotr Cienciala
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Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 98-108, April/June 2024.Abstract This note suggests that decimal latitude/longitude [dLL] locations should be used to identify features of interest, landforms, sample and investigations sites, in an ‘information landscape’ provided by the geomorphological literature. All the information associated with a labelled, or tagged, geolocation should be available for examination as ...
W. Brian Whalley
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Management of protected geoheritage in the Republic of Srpska
Zbornik radova – VI Kongres geografa Srbije sa medunarodnim ucešcem - zbornik radovaIn the recent years, geoheritage and geodiversity have gained increased importance when it comes to nature protection. Term geoheritage defines sites both cultural important and natural heritage with emphasized geomorphological, geological, pedological, archeological (Article 15 "Official Gazette of Republic of Srpska" no.38/22), paleoarcheological and
Dijana Gvozden-Sliško +2 more
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A method for assessing the scientific and additional values of geomorphosites [PDF]
, 2007 . Over the last two decades, several methods have been developed to reduce subjectivity of geomorphosite selection through use of transparent assessment criteria.
Fontana, G. +3 more
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Gullies and badlands of India: Genesis, geomorphology and land management
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 82-107, January 2024.Studies on gully formation (red dots on map), badlands genesis (blue dots), gully and badlands mapping (aquamarine dots), their geomorphology (yellow dots), effects (green dots) and gully/badlands management (white dots) in India are discussed. While gully formation has largely been anthropogenically induced in India, her badlands have formed naturally
Anindya Majhi +3 more
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Assessment of the geological heritage of Cape Mondego Natural Monument (Central Portugal) [PDF]
, 2014 In the western coast of Portugal, Cape Mondego is a well-known set of outcrops due to its international stratigraphic relevance given by the establishment of two stratotypes: the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the ...
Brilha, J. B. +2 more
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Geological dimension of the cultural heritage: A case example of the Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra, India) [PDF]
, 2015 [Abstract]International development for the both geoconservation and geotourism requires attention to all kinds of (potential) geological heritage. The Ajanta Caves (western Maharashtra, India) is a famous cultural object consisting of 30 caves carved ...
Ahmad, M. +4 more
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