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Geoconservation ResearchPlateau State, a highland state in north-central Nigeria, hosts one of the most diverse assemblages of volcanic and basement-controlled landforms in West Africa, including monogenetic cones, maars, ring complexes, granitic uplands, waterfalls, springs ...
Kamaldeen Olakunle L. Omosanya +4 more
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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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Geoheritage in Croatia - yesterday, today and tomorrow [PDF]
, 2019 Zbog svog geografskog položaja na kontaktu Panonskog bazena, Dinarida i Alpa Republika Hrvatska obiluje georaznolikošću i geobaštinom. Zakonom o zaštiti prirode zaštićena su ukupno 52 geolokaliteta.
Zwicker Kompar, Gordana +1 more
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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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Geoheritage elements are generally recognised to possess various high-level values, including scientific, educational, economic, aesthetic, and touristic significance.
Mertol, Hüseyin +3 more
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Geoconservation ResearchRegional geotourism planning requires a comprehensive understanding of the spatial distribution of geoheritage. Despite the exceptional geodiversity of the Tabas UNESCO Global Geopark, no regional-scale framework has previously been developed for ...
Vesal Yahya Seibani, Ehsan Zamanian
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Quaestiones Geographicae, 2022 Late Cenozoic basaltic rocks in Nang Rong Columnar Jointed Basalts in southern Khorat Plateau are among the greatest columnar basalts in Thailand as famous geoheritage sites.
Singtuen Vimoltip, Anumart Apussorn
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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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Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
, 2018 Geoheritage represents an important part of natural and cultural heritage, and provides the society with a broad range of services that are fundamental for its socio-economic development.
Coratza, Paola +3 more
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Geological Heritage of the Anthropocene Epoch—A Conceptual Viewpoint
, 2019 The growth of interest in the Anthropocene has coincided with the rise of geoheritage research and these ideas seem to be mutually enriching. However, very few previous investigations were devoted to the Anthropocene geoheritage. The conceptual treatment
Dmitry A. Ruban
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