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A geoheritage valuation to prevent environmental degradation of a new volcanic landscape in the Canary Islands

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 34, Issue 9, Page 2494-2507, 30 May 2023., 2023
Abstract On 19 September 2021, a new monogenetic volcano (Tajogaite) erupted on the Island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). After 85 days of Strombolian style eruption, with emissions of volcanic material, a pyroclastic cone 200 m high and 800 m in its basal diameter was formed.
Nicolás Ferrer, Juana Vegas, Inés Galindo, Gonzalo Lozano   +3 more
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Identification and evaluation of Pre-geosites of Zanjan province and its impact on sustainable tourism development [PDF]

Muṭāli̒āt-i Mudīriyyat-i Gardishgarī, 2019
In the present study geotourism potentials of Zanjan province have been evaluated with emphasis on sustainable tourism development. The general trend of the present study is first to identify the pre-geosites of the study area, then to evaluate the ...
Mehran Maghsoudi, hamid ganjaeian, Elmira Safdari, Milad Abdolmalki   +3 more
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The Iberian Massif Landscape and Fluvial Network in Portugal: a geoheritage inventory based on the scientific value [PDF]

, 2015
Integrated in the national inventory of geological heritage in Portugal, the “Iberian Massif Landscape and Fluvial Network” was selected as one of the geological frameworks with international relevance.
Antón, Baptista, Benito-Calvo, Bradbury, Brilha, Brilha, Brilha, Brilha, Brilha, Bruschi, Bruschi, Bruschi, Cabral, Cabral, Canilho, Cloetingh, Coratza, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Cunha, Daveau, De Vicente, De Vicente, De Vicente, Diamantino Insua Pereira, Dias, Ferreira, Feuillet, García-Cortés, Gray, Gray, Henriques, José Brilha, Martins, Martín-Serrano, Martín-Serrano, Matte, Pais, Paulo Pereira, Pedro P. Cunha, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pereira, Pralong, Prosser, Prosser, Reynard, Reynard, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Ruban, Santisteban, Serrano, Silva, Silva, Vera, Vieira, Viveen, Viveen, Viveen, Wilson, Wimbledon, Zouros   +81 more
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Decoding the drivers of deep‐time wetland biodiversity: insights from an early Permian tropical lake ecosystem

Palaeontology, Volume 66, Issue 3, May/June 2023., 2023
Abstract Wetlands are important to continental evolution, providing both arenas and refugia for emerging and declining biotas. This significance and the high preservation potential make the resulting fossiliferous deposits essential for our understanding of past and future biodiversity.
Steffen Trümper, Björn Vogel, Sebastian Germann, Ralf Werneburg, Joerg W. Schneider, Alexandra Hellwig, Ulf Linnemann, Mandy Hofmann, Ronny Rößler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Educational Potential of Geosites: Introducing a Method Using Inquiry-Based Learning

Resources, 2022
Geosites are suitable locations for field teaching of Earth sciences. However, their educational potential does not always correlate with the scientific significance of geosites, as for educational purposes, the visibility and comprehensibility of the ...
Emil Drápela
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Quantitative Assessment of the Geosites of Chelmos-Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark (Greece)

Geosciences, 2022
The assessment of the geosites of Chelmos-Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark (UGGp) was carried out based on an established methodology for the evaluation of geoparks’ geosites. Such assessments should be used for sustainable development and geoconservation
Vasilis Golfinopoulos, Penelope Papadopoulou, Eleni Koumoutsou, Nickolas Zouros, Charalampos Fassoulas, Avraam Zelilidis, George Iliopoulos   +6 more
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A Geological Itinerary Through the Southern Apennine Thrust-Belt (Basilicata—Southern Italy) [PDF]

, 2017
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A Balduzzi, A Iannace, A Malinverno, A Menardi Noguera, Angela Laviano, B D’Argenio, C Invernizzi, C Monaco, C Nicolai, E Gueguen, E Marsella, F Bucci, F Cavalcante, F Lentini, F Lentini, F Lentini, F Roure, Francesco Geremia, G Bonardi, G Carannante, G Cello, G Cello, G Cello, G Palladino, G Prosser, G Ricchetti, G. Palladino, Giacomo Prosser, Giuseppe Palladino, GM Stampfli, JC Hippolyte, JP Dijk Van, K Kastens, L Ogniben, M Bentivenga, M Bentivenga, M Bentivenga, M Bentivenga, M Benvenuti, M Bonini, M Caldara, M Mattei, M Piccarreta, M Piccarreta, M Piccarreta, M Prete Del, M Sella, Mario Bentivenga, MH Henriques, MH Henriques, P Pieri, P Pieri, P Scandone, P Scandone, P Scandone, Paola Guglielmi, S Carbone, S Catalano, S Iaccarino, S Lazzari, S Mazzoli, S Piedilato, SD Knott, SI Giano, T Pescatore, T Pescatore, TA Hose, U Crescenti, W.A.P. Wimbledon, WAP Wimbledon, WAP Wimbledon   +70 more
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Inventorying geological heritage in large territories : a methodological proposal applied to Brazil [PDF]

, 2010
An adequate management of geological heritage by national and regional authorities presupposes the existence of a solid geosites inventory. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many countries.
A Garcia-Cortéz, A García-Cortés, A Serjani, AM Karpunin, AV Lapo, Eduardo Salamuni, FF Lima, FFM Almeida, Flavia Fernanda de Lima, GF Piekarz, GP Gonggrijp, J Brilha, J Brilha, J Satkunas, José B. Brilha, L Carcavilla, L Carcavilla Urquí, MA Parkes, N Zouros, P Dingwall, P Dingwall, P Migon, P Pereira, P Tchoumatchenco, PJ McKeever, RS Schmitt, S White, V Grandgirard, WAP Wimbledon, WAP Wimbledon, Z Alexandrowicz   +30 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., Henriques, Maria Helena, Rocha, João Nuno Correia   +2 more
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Preserving Destruction: Philosophical Issues of Urban Geosites

Open Philosophy, 2020
This article examines the philosophical issues that arise when preserving urban geological sites or urban geosites. These are preserved not only because of their geological value but also because of aesthetic, cultural, and economic reasons. To do so, it
Capdevila-Werning Remei
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