The History of Geoconservation
Product code: SP300
Print publication date: 01/07/2008
Regional Geology and General Interest, History of Geology, Environmental Geology, GSL Special Publications, Geological Society of London
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781862392540
Author/Edited by: Edited by C V Burek and C D Prosser
Weight: 0.95kg
Number of pages: 320
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/300/1
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Product Code: SP300
Edited by C V Burek and C D Prosser
Special Publication 300
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.
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Preface.
The history of geoconservation: an introduction, C V Burek & C D Prosser
How things began: the origins of geological conservation, P Doughty
Geological conservation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, B A Thomas & L M Warren
Geodiversity: the origin and evolution of a paradigm, M Gray
Towards a history of geotourism: definitions, antecedents and the future, T A Hose
The role of the voluntary sector in the evolving geoconservation movement, C V Burek
The Geologists’ Association and geoconservation: history and achievements, C P Green
The role of the British Geological Survey in the history of geoconservation, A A Mcmillan
The history of geoconservation in England: legislative and policy milestones, C D Prosser
A history of the Geological Conservation Review, N Ellis
A historical perspective on local communities and geological conservation, G J Worton
History of RIGS in Wales: an example of successful cooperation for geoconservation, C V Burek
A history of geological conservation on the Isle of Wight, M Munt
Context and history of geological conservation in Warwickshire, central England, J D Radley
A vision of ‘deep time’: the ‘Geological Illustrations’ of Crystal Palace Park, London, P Doyle
Cavers and geoconservation: the history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales, P J Murphy & A T Chamberlain
Conservation at the cutting-edge: the history of geoconservation on the Wren’s Nest National Nature Reserve, Dudley, England, C D Prosser & J G Larwood
A history of geoconservation in the Republic of Ireland, M A Parkes
History of geoconservation in Europe, L Erikstad
Geodiversity in the wilderness: a brief history of geoconservation in Tasmania, I Houshold & C Sharples
History of Geoparks, C Jones
Geological site designation under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, P J Boylan
Index
14.10.2019
The book is a well-illustrated, easily readable volume. The volume is an excellent benchmark in the field of geoconservation. I recommend it strongly for every individual and institutional library.
