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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Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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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.