Description
Book SynopsisThe first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity, Second Edition describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protectinggeodiversity and the new management agenda now being implemented. The Second Edition of this successful textbook continues to build on the success of the first edition which is still the standard reference for the subject.
Fully revised and updated throughout, the Second Edition now includes new material on geoparks, geotourism and implications of climate change for geoconservation.
Reviews of previous edition:
Murray Gray''s new book is the first widely available text to bring together and analyse some of these emerging ideas.The result is a book that should be in the library of every land manager and one that is l
Trade Review
“Let’s hope, for example, that those making decisions about the long-term response to recent flooding in the UK will have read this book and as a consequence work with, rather than against, geomorphological processes!.” (Geology Today, 1 September 2014)
“Overall, ‘Geodiversity’ is a most valuable addition to any geoscience library and I strongly recommend that people involved in geoconservation have a ready access to it. While the book provides us with a state-of-the-art (AD 2013), the fields of geodiversity and geoconservation are highly dynamic and the perspectives for the future seem generally promising. In this context, I hope that the strong assertion of the author that “there will not be a third edition” (p. viii) will not prove true and in some years from now we will enjoy an updated new edition of ‘Geodiversity’.” (Geologos, 1 June 2014)
“It would be a fine basis for an advanced undergraduate or graduate level course and one that your students might actually read, the highest praise that I can give any textbook.” (Geological Journal, 1 June 2014)
“The book can serve as an undergraduate/graduate-level textbook, but it will also have some appeal to professional geoscientist. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (Choice, 1 July 2014)
Table of ContentsPreface to Second Edition vii
Preface to First Edition ix
Part I What is Geodiversity? 1
1 Defining Geodiversity 3
2 Geodiversity: the Global Scale 15
3 Geodiversity: the Local Scale 29
Part II Values and Threats 73
4 Valuing Geodiversity in an ‘Ecosystem Services’ Context 75
5 Threats to Geodiversity 151
Part III Geoconservation: the ‘Protected Area’ Approach 193
6 International Geoconservation: an Introduction 195
7 World Heritage Sites 219
8 Global Geoparks 237
9 National Geoconservation 255
Part IV Geoconservation: the ‘Wider Landscape’ Approach 333
10 Geoconservation in the ‘Wider Landscape’ 335
11 Geoconservation and Land-use Planning 377
12 Geoconservation and Policy 393
Part V Putting It All Together 411
13 Geodiversity and Geoconservation: an Overview 413
14 Comparing and integrating geodiversity and biodiversity 429
15 A Future for Geodiversity? 449
References 455
Index 491
