The role of the British Geological Survey in the history of geoconservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The role of the British Geological Survey in the history of geoconservation write by A.A. McMillan. This book was released on 2008. The role of the British Geological Survey in the history of geoconservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The History of Geoconservation
The History of Geoconservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of Geoconservation write by Cynthia V. Burek. This book was released on 2008. The History of Geoconservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is the first to describe the history of geoconservation. It draws on experience from the UK, Europe and further afield, to explore topics including: what is geoconservation; where, when and how did it start; who was responsible; and how has it differed across the world? Geological and geomorphological features, processes, sites and specimens, provide a resource of immense scientific and educational importance. They also form the foundation for the varied and spectacular landscapes that help define national and local identity as well as many of the great tourism destinations. Mankind's activities, including contributing to enhanced climate change, pose many threats to this resource: the importance of safeguarding and managing it for future generations is now widely accepted as part of sustainable development. Geoconservation is an established and growing activity across the world, with more participants and a greater profile than ever before. This volume highlights a history of challenges, set-backs, successes and visionary individuals and provides a sound basis for taking geoconservation into the future.
Geology Serves the Nation
Geology Serves the Nation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Geology Serves the Nation write by . This book was released on 1985. Geology Serves the Nation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Down to Earth
Down to Earth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Down to Earth write by Harold E. Wilson. This book was released on 1985. Down to Earth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Geoheritage and Geotourism
Geoheritage and Geotourism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Geoheritage and Geotourism write by Thomas A. Hose. This book was released on 2016. Geoheritage and Geotourism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Essays on aspects of the natural world, its heritage, and how best to preserve it. Europe's engagement from the late sixteenth century onwards in scientific Earth science inquiry has generated numerous and varied collections of minerals, rocks, and fossils, together with their associated archives, artworks and publications, forming a rich cultural geoheritage held in major private and especially royal and aristocratic collections, museums, universities, archives and libraries. The mines, quarries, geological structures, landforms, minerals, rocks and fossils - or geodiversity - that underpin these collections populate past and present-day Earth science literature. However, for too long their scientific, historic and cultural significance was not universally recognised and generally they were not accorded adequate resources and protection - or geoconservation. Hence, geotourism was developed in the 1990s to raise public awareness of Europe's geoheritage and geodiversity and to promote itsgeoconservation; the volume's theoretical essays and case studies examine these four core geoelements and provide a timely introduction for anyone interested in natural history museums, countryside management, and landscape-basedtourism. Dr Thomas A. Hose is an Honorary Research Associate in the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol. He has pioneered the recognition of and research into geotourism, and is the author of the world's first doctoral thesis on the subject. Contributors: Kevin Crawford, Peter Davis, John E. Gordon. Thomas A. Hose, Jonathan G. Larwood, Slobodan B. Markovic, Martin Munt, Emmanuel Reynard, Nemanja Tomic, Djordjije A. Vasiljevic, Margaret Wood, Volker Wrede
