Geoheritage and geotourism : a European perspective / edited by Thomas A. Hose.

Contributor(s):

Hose, Thomas A [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Heritage matters seriesPublication details: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2016.Description: xv, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9781783271474

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.47914 G292 23

LOC classification:

G156 .G46 2016

Contents:

Geoheritage and geotourism / Thomas A. Hose -- Britain and Europe's geoheritage / Thomas A. Hose -- Geological inquiry in Britain and Europe: a brief history / Thomas A. Hose -- Museums and geoheritage in Britain and Europe / Thomas A. Hose -- Geoheritage for sale: collectors, dealers and auction houses / Thomas A. Hose -- Geoheritage in the field / Thomas A. Hose -- Geoconservation: an introduction to European principles and practices / Jonathan G. Larwood -- Geotourism in Britain and Europe: historical and modern perspectives / Thomas A. Hose -- Protecting and promoting the geoheritage of South-Eastern Europe / Thomas A. Hose and Djordjije A. Vasiljevič -- Geoheritage case study: the Isle of Wight, England / Martin C. Munt -- A geoheritage interpretation case study: the Antrim coast of Northern Ireland / Kevin R. Crawford -- A geoheritage case study: GeoMôn in Wales / John Conway and Margaret Wood -- Geoheritage case study: the Ruhrgebiet National GeoPark, Germany / Volker Wrede -- Geoheritage case study: Andalucía, Spain / Thomas A. Hose -- Geoheritage case study: geotourism and geoparks in Scotland / John Gordon -- Geoheritage case study: Canton Valais, Switzerland / Emmanuel Reynard -- Geoheritage case study: the Danube Region in Serbia / Djordjije Vasiljevič, Slobodon B. Markovič and Nemanja Tomič.

Summary: "Essays on aspects of the natural world, its heritage, and how best to preserve it. Europe's engagement from the late sixteenth century onwards in scientific Earth science inquiry has generated numerous and varied collections of minerals, rocks, and fossils, together with their associated archives, artworks and publications, forming a rich cultural geoheritage held in major private and especially royal and aristocratic collections, museums, universities, archives and libraries. The mines, quarries, geological structures, landforms, minerals, rocks and fossils - or geodiversity - that underpin these collections populate past and present-day Earth science literature. However, for too long their scientific, historic and cultural significance was not universally recognised and generally they were not accorded adequate resources and protection - or geoconservation. Hence, geotourism was developed in the 1990s to raise public awareness of Europe's geoheritage and geodiversity and to promote its geoconservation; the volume's theoretical essays and case studies examine these four core geoelements and provide a timely introduction for anyone interested in natural history museums, countryside management, and landscape-based tourism." -- Publisher's web site.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library and Documentation Division	338.47914 G292 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	In-Process		108914

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Essays on aspects of the natural world, its heritage, and how best to preserve it. Europe's engagement from the late sixteenth century onwards in scientific Earth science inquiry has generated numerous and varied collections of minerals, rocks, and fossils, together with their associated archives, artworks and publications, forming a rich cultural geoheritage held in major private and especially royal and aristocratic collections, museums, universities, archives and libraries. The mines, quarries, geological structures, landforms, minerals, rocks and fossils - or geodiversity - that underpin these collections populate past and present-day Earth science literature. However, for too long their scientific, historic and cultural significance was not universally recognised and generally they were not accorded adequate resources and protection - or geoconservation. Hence, geotourism was developed in the 1990s to raise public awareness of Europe's geoheritage and geodiversity and to promote its geoconservation; the volume's theoretical essays and case studies examine these four core geoelements and provide a timely introduction for anyone interested in natural history museums, countryside management, and landscape-based tourism." -- Publisher's web site.

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