| Main Title |
From Geoheritage to Geoparks Case Studies from Africa and Beyond / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, |
| Year Published |
2015 |
| Call Number |
QH75-77 |
| ISBN |
9783319107080 |
| Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Geology ;
Environmental management ;
Nature Conservation
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XII, 269 p. 216 illus., 200 illus. in color. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
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. 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 and aspiring candidates in Africa, the Middle East, China , Europe,and Australia. This special issue mainly consists of the proceedings of the First International Conference on Geoparks in Africa and Middle East (FICGAME) held in, El Jadida, Morocco in 2011. The conference, hosted by the Faculty of Sciences of Chouaib Doukkali University, was organized by the African Geoparks Network and the African Association of Women in Geosciences incollaboration with the UNESCO Cairo Office. |
| Place Published |
Cham |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series, |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2015 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series, |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20150519175546 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03232nam a22004935i 45 |
