| Description |
1 online resource (liii, 398 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
| Contents |
Canyonlands National Park and Monument Valley, Eastern and Southers Utah -- Arches National Park and Dinosaur National Monument, Eastern Utah -- Yosemite National Park, California -- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming -- National Parks of the Canadian Rocky Mountains -- National Parks, Rivers and Lakes of Southern Uganda -- Lake Natron and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Northern Tanzania -- Mediterranean Basins and Italian Island Volcanoes -- Neapolitan Volcanoes, Southern Italy -- Antiquities and Archaeological Sites of Southeast and Northwest Greece -- Antiquities and Archaeological Sites of the Peloponnese and Zakynthos, Greece -- Volcanoes of the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, Greece -- Antiquities and Archaeological Sites of Western Turkey -- The Hierapolis-Pamukkale Archaeological and Geosite, Southwest Turkey -- Cappadocia, Central Turkey -- The Lake District, Northwest England -- Skaergaard Intrusion, Greenland and Eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa |
| Summary |
This book describes famous geosites and historical localities in national parks and conservation areas from North America, East Africa, and Europe. The geosites include iconic landforms associated with active volcanoes, canyons, glaciated landscapes, natural rock monoliths, and rifts. The potential for geotourism in historical localities such as the famous Greco-Roman antiquities of Greece, Italy, and Turkey, is emphasised. Some of the geosites and historical localities provide evidence that previous civilizations coped with active geology and major climatic cycles, whilst others reveal evidence of famous geological events recognized in history and ancient mythology that helped shape our current civilization. The book assists tour guides and visitors (both geologists and non-specialists) interested in geotourism by providing an understanding of geological processes in the national parks and historical locations with the assistance of photographs and simplified geological maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 21, 2021) |
| Subject |
Geology -- Guidebooks.
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Geoparks -- Guidebooks
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Geotourism.
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Heritage tourism.
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cultural tourism.
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Geology
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Geoparks
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Geotourism
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Heritage tourism
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| Genre/Form |
travel guidebooks.
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Guidebooks
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Guidebooks.
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Guides touristiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030546939 |
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3030546934 |
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9783030546946 |
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3030546942 |
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