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Comparative Evaluation of Geological Heritage Landscapes in Dali-Cangshan Global Geopark
Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies, 2022 Cangshan Glacier is one of the southernmost mountains in the Northern Hemisphere (Asian Continent) during the last Quaternary glaciation, and is a standard area with well-preserved and abundant traces of Quaternary Dali glaciation.
Zhang LI, Xiaodi DUAN
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Characteristics and comprehensive evaluation of important geological heritage resources in Tianjin
Shuiwen dizhi gongcheng dizhi, 2022 Geological heritage is an important part of natural resources. Properly handling the relationship between protection and utilization of geological heritage in a high urbanization level area is one of the ecological measures to promote the high-quality ...
Zhihua LI +4 more
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Old Volcanic Stories—Bringing Ancient Volcanoes to Life in Ireland’s Geological Heritage Sites
Geosciences, 2021 Active or recently active volcanic areas present very visible and easy to understand phenomena for the broad population to appreciate as geological heritage. However, in a geologically stable country such as Ireland, with no volcanism evident for tens of
Matthew Parkes +2 more
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El Hierro UNESCO Geopark: Geological Heritage, Geoconservation and Geoturism. [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2023 El Hierro UNESCO Global Geopark, the first declared in the Canary Islands, treasures an impressive geological heritage, represented by its Geological Interesting Places (GIPs or geosites) has as foremost exponents those related to the formation of mega ...
Ramón Casillas Ruiz +2 more
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Geological diversity fostering actions in geoconservation: An overview of Brazil
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2022 The geodiversity of Brazil is associated with the geological evolution of the South American Platform, the part of the South American Plate that behaved as a stable portion during the formation of the Andean and Caribbean mobile belts, in the Mesozoic ...
Maria da Glória Garcia +2 more
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Geosciences, 2022 Serifos island is characterized by rich geodiversity, industrial and cultural heritage. The present paper focuses on the geological and mining heritage of Serifos, with the aim of integrating the island in the international environment of Geoparks, in ...
Nikolaos Vlachopoulos +1 more
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Geological Sites Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda: A Survey on the North Coast of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Geoconservation Research, 2022 An essential component for sustaining biodiversity and providing natural resources for society is the management of geodiversity, as represented by the geoheritage of a region, comprising a collection of geosites.
Laíza Lauriano +2 more
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Insights into Punic genetic signatures in the southern necropolis of Tharros (Sardinia)
Annals of Human Biology, 2021 Background Phoenician and Punic expansions have been protagonists of intense trade networks and settlements in the Mediterranean Sea. Aims The maternal genetic variability of ancient Punic samples from the Sardinian necropolis of Tharros was analysed ...
Stefania Sarno +9 more
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THEMATIC DIMENSION OF GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE: AN EVIDENCE FROM THE WESTERN CAUCASUS [PDF]
Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2015 The geodiversity hotspot comprising 14 geological heritage sites is located on the territory of Mountainous Adygeja in the Western Caucasus (southwestern Russia).
Ekaterina E. Plyusnina +2 more
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Geosciences, 2022 Athens, the capital of Greece, is notable for its distinctive environment. Numerous archaeological and historical monuments contribute to the city’s cultural wealth.
Hara Drinia +3 more
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