From Geoheritage to Geoparks Case Studies from Africa and Beyond /

This unique book is dedicated to helping promote geoheritage, geoconservation, and geoparks in Africa and the Middle East. Local, regional, global and thematic case studies including a geoheritage toolkit are used to illustrate the scope and depth of geoheritage and highlight some current geoparks a...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Errami, Ezzoura. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Brocx, Margaret. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Semeniuk, Vic. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10708-0
Table of Contents:
  • Geoheritage and Geoparks in Africa and Middle-East: Challenges and Perspectives
  • Geotourism and Geoparks: Africa’s Current Prospects for Sustainable Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
  • Geosites, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Potential Geoparks in the Anti-Atlas (Morocco)
  • Use of Website and GIS Databases for Enhancement of Geosites in Algeria
  • Dinosaur Track Sites in Algeria: A Significant National Geological Heritage in Danger
  • Geoparks in China
  • Using the Geoheritage Tool-kit to Identify inter-related Geological Features at Various Scales for Designating Geoparks – Case Studies from Western Australia.