| Title | Case studies associated with the 10 major geodiversity-related topics |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 29457 |
| Authors | Gray, M |
| Title | Case studies associated with the 10 major geodiversity-related topics |
| Year | 2024 |
| Published | Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences, 382.0, 2269 |
| Abstract | This paper outlines the 10 major topics related to geodiversity that have emerged since the concept was first introduced in 1993, 30 years ago. After a short introduction, each of the 10 topics is then illustrated by a relevant case study. The 10 topics (italics) and their case studies (bold) are as follows: 1. Celebrating, International Geodiversity Day; 2. Measurement/Assessment, Potential role of remote sensing; 3. Natural Capital and Geosystem Services, Coastal geosystem services; 4. Biodiversity, Mangue de Pedra, Brazil; 5. Geomaterials, The circular economy; 6. Geotourism, World's top geotourism sites?; 7. Geoheritage, Landscape restoration; 8. National Geoconservation, Trump golf course and an SSSI, Scotland; 9. World Heritage Sites and Global Geoparks, Azores Global Geopark, Portugal; 10. Sustainability, Xitle Volcano, Mexico City. It is concluded that, given the way in which geodiversity has developed as a concept, leading to new insights and avenues of research and advancing our understanding of the world since its first use, it clearly now constitutes a significant, geoscientific paradigm.This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Geodiversity for science and society'. |
| https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2023.0055 |
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