A5048982676- Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geography Education and Pedagogy
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Marine and environmental studies
- Housing Market and Economics
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Mining and Resource Management
- Geodetic Measurements and Engineering Structures
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- Rural development and sustainability
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Landslides and related hazards
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Historical Geography and Geographical Thought
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Queen Mary University of London
2013-2024
Berkeley College
2022
University of California, Berkeley
2022
Canadian Heritage
2021
George Mason University
2020
Reade
2015
University of London
1990-1995
Universidad de Londres
1992
Preface to Second Edition vii First ix Part I What is Geodiversity? 1 Defining Geodiversity 3 2 Geodiversity: the Global Scale 15 Local 29 II Values and Threats 73 4 Valuing in an Ecosystem Services Context 75 5 151 III Geoconservation: Protected Area Approach 193 6 International Introduction 195 7 World Heritage Sites 219 8 Geoparks 237 9 National Geoconservation 255 IV Wider Landscape 333 10 335 11 Land-use Planning 377 12 Policy 393 V Putting It All Together 411 13 Overview 413 14...
Geodiversity--the variability of Earth's surface materials, forms, and physical processes-is an integral part nature crucial for sustaining ecosystems their services. It provides the substrates, landform mosaics, dynamic processes habitat development maintenance. By determining heterogeneity environment in conjunction with climate interactions, geodiversity has a influence on biodiversity across wide range scales. From literature review, we identified diverse values geodiversity; examined...
Geology is part of the planet's “natural capital”, stock global natural assets. These assets provide many benefits for society, often referred to as “ecosystem services”. However, traditionally these have mainly focused on biotic services and undervalued abiotic ones. The latter are known here “geosystem services” they all derive from geodiversity planet. This paper outlines how society three aspect – topographies, geological materials physical processes. It also particularly argues that...
The concepts of biodiversity and ecosystem services have become widely established adopted within beyond nature conservation circles. But biotic is only part nature. existence importance abiotic often goes unrecognized certainly undervalued. This Comment tries to redress the balance by outlining some recent developments in valuing conserving nature, particularly important geodiversity geosystem services.
Rapid environmental change is driving the need for complex and comprehensive scientific information that supports policies aimed at managing natural resources through international treaties, platforms, networks.One successful approach delivering such has been development of Essential Variables climate (1), oceans (2), biodiversity (3), sustainable goals (4) (ECVs, EOVs, EBVs, ESDGVs, respectively).These efforts have improved consensus on terminology, identified essential sets measurements...
Geodiversity is a topical concept in earth and environmental sciences. information needed to conserve nature, use ecosystem services achieve sustainable development goals. Despite the increasing demand for geodiversity data, there exists no comprehensive system categorizing geodiversity. Here, we present hierarchically structured taxonomy that potentially applicable mapping quantifying across different regions, environments scales. In this taxonomy, main components of are geology,...
Rapid environmental change, natural resource overconsumption and increasing concerns about ecological sustainability have led to the development of ‘Essential Variables' (EVs). EVs are harmonized data products inform policy enable effective management resources by monitoring global changes. Recent years seen instigation new beyond those established for climate, oceans biodiversity (ECVs, EOVs EBVs), including Essential Geodiversity Variables (EGVs). EGVs aim consistently quantify monitor...
Abstract ‘Geodiversity’ can be defined as the range of geological, geomorphological and soil features. Although word itself was first used only in early 1990s, principles behind its application to nature conservation have a longer history. For example, search for representative sites has been guiding principle site selection UK since Second World War, also detected basis new criteria USA, Ireland many other countries. It is starting means analysing existing Heritage Sites list may become one...
Abstract The 'ecosystem services' approach is being used throughout the world to assess value that society derives from natural world. Many of these values have been difficult describe and/or quantify, and this has therefore adopted in an attempt qualitative quantitative nature. Both Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA 2005) UK National (UKNEA 2011) classified services into Regulating, Supporting, Provisioning Cultural Services. But both MA NEA only include involve ecosystem processes or...
Abstract Geodiversity—the diversity of abiotic features and processes the Earth's surface subsurface—is an increasingly used concept in ecological research. A growing body scientific literature has provided evidence positive links between geodiversity biodiversity. These studies highlight potential to improve our understanding biodiversity patterns complement current conservation practices strategies. However, definitions research vary widely. This can hinder progress...
This paper outlines the 10 major topics related to geodiversity that have emerged since concept was first introduced in 1993, 30 years ago. After a short introduction, each of is then illustrated by relevant case study. The (italics) and their studies (bold) are as follows: 1. Celebrating , International Geodiversity Day ; 2. Measurement/Assessment Potential role remote sensing 3. Natural Capital Geosystem Services Coastal geosystem services 4. Biodiversity Mangue de Pedra, Brazil 5....
Geoconservation is an integral part of nature conservation. It protects our diverse and valued geoheritage, contributes to the sustainable management ecosystems, provides a range economic, cultural social benefits, connects people, landscapes their cultures. has vital play in managing natural environment helping society address global challenges, such as biodiversity loss, adaptations climate change sea-level rise, development. The IUCN Guidelines for Protected Conserved Areas, published...
Brocx and Semeniuk's (2019 Brocx, M., & Semeniuk, V. (2019). The '8Gs' – a blueprint for geoheritage, geoconservation, geo-education geotourism. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 66(6), 803–821. doi:10.1080/08120099.2019.1576767[Taylor Francis Online], [Web Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) paper is discussed, particularly in relation to the concept geodiversity their proposed sequence '8Gs'. Their ideas on these topics are at odds with majority published papers Internet sources...