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1 online resource (517 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser |
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New York Academy of Sciences Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- Part I What is Geodiversity? -- Chapter 1 Defining Geodiversity -- 1.1 A diverse world -- 1.2 Biodiversity -- 1.3 Geodiversity -- 1.4 Aims and structure of the book -- Chapter 2 Geodiversity: the Global Scale -- 2.1 Origin the Earth -- 2.2 Early history of the Earth -- 2.3 Plate tectonics -- 2.4 Landscapes of plate interiors -- 2.5 Evolution of biodiversity and geodiversity -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Geodiversity: the Local Scale -- 3.1 Earth materials -- 3.2 Processes and landforms |
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3.3 Conclusions -- Part II Values and Threats -- Chapter 4 Valuing Geodiversity in an ̀Ecosystem Services' Context -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Intrinsic or existence value -- 4.3 Regulating services -- 4.4 Supporting services -- 4.5 Provisioning services -- 4.6 Cultural services -- 4.7 Knowledge services -- 4.8 Geodiversity and the 'ecosystem services' approach -- 4.9 Conclusions -- Chapter 5 Threats to Geodiversity -- 5.1 The Nature of the threats -- 5.2 Mineral extraction -- 5.3 Landfill and quarry restoration -- 5.4 Land development and urban expansion -- 5.5 Coastal management and engineering |
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5.6 River management, hydrology and engineering -- 5.7 Forestry, vegetation growth and removal -- 5.8 Agriculture -- 5.9 Other land management changes -- 5.10 Recreation/tourism pressures -- 5.11 Removal of geological specimens -- 5.12 Climate and sea-level change -- 5.13 Fire -- 5.14 Military activity -- 5.15 Lack of information/education -- 5.16 Cumulative impacts and sensitivity to change -- 5.17 Conclusions -- Part III Geoconservation: the 'Protected Area' Approach -- Chapter 6 International Geoconservation: an Introduction -- 6.1 Beginnings of the conservation movement in North America |
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6.2 Early British experience -- 6.3 The 'Protected Area' and legislative approaches -- 6.4 The UN -- 6.5 The IUCN -- 6.6 Geosites -- 6.7 Geomorphosites -- 6.8 GSSPs -- 6.9 PaleoParks -- 6.10 The European dimension -- 6.11 Other International agreements -- 6.12 Conclusions -- Chapter 7 World Heritage Sites -- 7.1 The World Heritage Convention -- 7.2 Nomination and inscription of sites -- 7.3 Criteria for selection -- 7.4 Endangered sites -- 7.5 Towards a 'representative, balanced and credible' list -- 7.6 Validity of inscription criteria -- 7.7 Case studies -- 7.8 Conclusions |
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Chapter 8 Global Geoparks -- 8.1 History -- 8.2 Principles -- 8.3 The European Geopark Network (EGN) -- 8.4 Other 'geoparks' -- 8.5 Geoparks and geodiversity -- 8.6 Other geopark case studies -- 8.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 9 National Geoconservation -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 United States -- 9.3 Canada -- 9.4 United Kingdom -- 9.5 Republic of Ireland -- 9.6 The rest of Europe -- 9.7 Australia -- 9.8 New Zealand -- 9.9 The rest of the world -- 9.10 Conclusions on protected area geoconservation -- Part IV Geoconservation: the 'Wider Landscape' Approach |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Chapter 10 Geoconservation in the ̀Wider Landscape' |
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118525081 |
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1118525086 |
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