Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management

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, conservation, and tourism. The book also includes methodologies for assessment, mapping, and visualisation, along with case studies and colour images of some of the most important global geosites. This book is an essential resource for geoscientists, park and geopark managers, tourism and regional planning managers, as well as university students interested in geoheritage, geosites, geomorphosites, geoconservation, and geotourism. It also includes critical information on UNESCO's Global Geoparks, World Heritage and Biosphere Reserve sites, national parks and protected areas in general, land-use planning and nature conservation policies, and in the general contribution of geodiversity for sustainable development.

Author Biography: Emmanuel Reynard is professor of physical geography at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). He has served as the director of the Institute of Geography and Sustainability in this university from 2008 to 2016. He has been chairman of the working group on Geomorphosites of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) from 2001 to 2013. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Executive Committee of the IAG as Publication Officer. Prof. Reynard is also president of the working group on Geotopes and member of the Commission of Hydrology of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. He develops research on geomorphological heritage, water management in mountain areas and geohistorical studies of landscape changes. Jose Brilha is a geologist and Associate Professor at the University of Minho (Portugal). He is President of ProGEO (The European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage), member of the UNESCO Global Geopark Evaluation Team and of the Geoheritage Specialist Group of WCPA/IUCN. He was founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Geoheritage, member of the Geoheritage Task Group of IUGS, of the Portuguese Committee for IGCP and of the Portuguese Geoparks Forum. Currently, he develops applied research on geodiversity, geoconservation, and geoparks.

Geoheritage: A Multidisciplinary and Applied Research Topic Emmanuel Reynard and Jose Brilha Geodiversity 1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation Murray Gray 2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity Zbigniew Zwolinski, Alicija Najwer and Marco Giardino 3. Geodiversity Action Plans - A Method to Facilitate, Structure, Inform and Record Action for Geodiversity Lesley Dunlop, Jonathan Larwood and Cynthia Burek Geoheritage 4. Geoheritage: Inventories and Evaluation Jose Brilha 5. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage Paola Coratza and Fabien Hoblea 6. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious Resource Kevin N. Page 7. Geoheritage and Museums Patrick De Wever and Michel Guiraud 8. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of Geoheritage Emmanuel Reynard and Christian Giusti 9. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural Communities Josep Mata Perello, Paul Carrion, Jorge Molina, and Roberto Villas-Boas 10. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global Geoheritage Stannley C. Finney and Asier Hilario Geoheritage and Conservation 11. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and Practice Colin D. Prosser, Enrique Diaz Martinez and Jonathan G. Larwood 12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Diaz-Martinez 13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites Piotr Migon 14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza Uses of Geoheritage 15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What Message and to Whom? John Macadam 16. Digital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage Management Nathalie Cayla and Simon Martin 17. Geoheritage and Geotourism David Newsome and Ross Dowling 18. Geoheritage and Geoparks Jose Brilha Case Studies 19. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and Conservation Asfawossen Asrat 20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania - A Top-Down Approach Chris Sharples, Peter McIntosh and Michael Comfort 21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone Caves Kyung Sik Woo and Lyoun Kim 22. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA Herbert W. Meyer 23. Varvite Park, A Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of Geoheritage Gilson B. Guimaraes, Flavia Fernanda de Lima and Antonio Carlos Rocha-Campos 24. Techniques for the Monitoring of Geosites in Cabaneros National Park, Spain Andres Diez-Herrero, Juana Vegas, Luis Carcavilla, Miguel Gomez-Heras and Angel Garcia-Cortes Conclusion Geoheritage and Geoconservation: The Challenges Jose Brilha and Emmanuel Reynard