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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsGeoheritage: A Multidisciplinary and Applied Research Topic Emmanuel Reynard and José Brilha Geodiversity 1. Geodiversity: The Backbone of Geoheritage and Geoconservation Murray Gray 2. Methods for Assessing Geodiversity Zbigniew Zwolinski, Alicija Najwer and Marco Giardino 3. Geodiversity Action Plans – A Method to Facilitate, Structure, Inform and Record Action for Geodiversity Lesley Dunlop, Jonathan Larwood and Cynthia Burek Geoheritage 4. Geoheritage: Inventories and Evaluation José Brilha 5. The Specificities of Geomorphological Heritage Paola Coratza and Fabien Hobléa 6. Fossils, Heritage and Conservation: Managing Demands on a Precious Resource Kevin N. Page 7. Geoheritage and Museums Patrick De Wever and Michel Guiraud 8. The Landscape and the Cultural Value of Geoheritage Emmanuel Reynard and Christian Giusti 9. Geomining Heritage as a Tool to Promote the Social Development of Rural Communities Josep Mata Perelló, Paul Carrión, Jorge Molina, and Roberto Villas-Boas 10. GSSPs as International Geostandards and as Global Geoheritage Stannley C. Finney and Asier Hilario Geoheritage and Conservation 11. The Conservation of Geosites: Principles and Practice Colin D. Prosser, Enrique Díaz Martínez and Jonathan G. Larwood 12. Geoheritage Conservation and Environmental Policies: Retrospect and Prospect John E. Gordon, Roger Crofts and Enrique Díaz-Martínez 13. Geoheritage and World Heritage Sites Piotr Migon 14. Geoheritage and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Viola Maria Bruschi and Paola Coratza Uses of Geoheritage 15. Geoheritage: Getting the Message Across. What Message and to Whom? John Macadam 16. Digital Geovisualisation Technologies Applied to Geoheritage Management Nathalie Cayla and Simon Martin 17. Geoheritage and Geotourism David Newsome and Ross Dowling 18. Geoheritage and Geoparks José Brilha Case Studies 19. Potential Geoheritage Sites in Ethiopia: Challenges of Their Promotion and Conservation Asfawossen Asrat 20. Geodiversity and Geoconservation in Land Management in Tasmania – A Top-Down Approach Chris Sharples, Peter McIntosh and Michael Comfort 21. Geoheritage Evaluation of Caves in Korea: A Case Study of Limestone Caves Kyung Sik Woo and Lyoun Kim 22. Managing Conservation, Research, and Interpretation of Geoheritage Assets at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado, USA Herbert W. Meyer 23. Varvite Park, A Brazilian Initiative for the Conservation and Interpretation of Geoheritage Gilson B. Guimarães, Flavia Fernanda de Lima and Antonio Carlos Rocha-Campos 24. Techniques for the Monitoring of Geosites in Cabañeros National Park, Spain Andrés Díez-Herrero, Juana Vegas, Luis Carcavilla, Miguel Gómez-Heras and Ángel García-Cortés
