Geoheritage and Geodiversity: Conceptual Developments, Extended Geographical Focus, and Practical Implications
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408). This special issue belongs to the section "Geoheritage and Geo-Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 47432
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stratigraphy; paleontology; tectonics; management of natural and mineral resources; geoconservation; geotourism; ecological law and climate change policy at local, national, and international levels
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Dear Colleagues,
the research in geological and geomorphological heritage, its conservation and tourism exploitation has accelerated since the mid-2000s. The ideas of geodiversity and geopark networks have become widely-accepted, although still strongly-debated. A lot of theoretical developments, methodological advances, and case studies have been undertaken, with hundreds of papers published in scientific journals on regular basis. However, much work is yet to be done. For instance, geoheritage classifications have to be improved, broad agreement of what is geodiversity should be reached, geoheritage inventory in many countries needs initiation or intensification, etc. These are important perspectives for current and future investigations that will trigger permanent increase in the number of articles. Moreover, geoheritage is not only about peculiar minerals, fossils, and landforms. Ancient cultures and artefacts, soils and organisms, and human activity are also in the focus of geoheritage investigations.
The present special issue of "Heritage" offers to geoheritage experts from all countries a unique possibility to present their opinion to the world research community and to share their newest findings with the other experts in this field. A higher task of this special issue is to widen the both geoheritage knowledge and circle of experts working in this field. Additionally, it is expected to hear the voice from those countries where unique geological and geomorphological features have been reported rarely or not reported at all.
High-quality papers of all types (Reviews, Articles, Communications) and on all geoheritage-related topics are welcomed. These may deal with geoheritage potential of big territories, individual geosites and geoparks, theoretical views and classifications, geoheritage assessment approaches, geoconservation approaches, geotourism practice and potential, geodiversity interpretations, geoarchaeology, geological museums, building stones, and other relevant topics. Multidisciplinary studies linking geology and environmental studies to archaeology, biology, economics, philosophy, and art through the prism of geoheritage knowledge will be appreciated.
Dr. Dmitry A. Ruban
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- geoconservation
- geosite
- geomorphosite
- geopark
- geotourism
- regional planning
- site assessment
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