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...
| Other Authors: | Errami, Ezzoura,, Brocx, Margaret,, Semeniuk, Vic,, SpringerLink (Online service), International Conference on Geoparks in Africa and the Middle East |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
2015.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Geoheritage, geoparks and geotourism.
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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.