Geoparks of Taiwan Their Development and Prospects for a Sustainable Future /

• Main Authors: Lin, Jiun-Chuan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Su, Shew-Jiuan (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series,
• Subjects: Geology.; Environmental sciences.; Sustainable development.; Nature.; Environment.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Sustainable Development.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.

This book offers an essential introduction to Taiwan's geoparks, issues related to their development, and prospects for a sustainable future. It discusses how promoting geoparks can serve as a tool for a sustainable society based on the lessons learned in Taiwan. Situated in a tectonically dyna...

Table of Contents:

• Taiwan's Geoparks
• A New Way of Understanding Geoparks for Society
• An Island State on a Cradle
• Geoparks Manifesting Human Relationships to the Environment
• Environmental Education for Geoparks
• Practices and Challenges
• Geo-Hazards and Geo-Tourism as Stimulators for Geoparks
• Landscape Conservation as a Tool for Sustainability
• The Development of Taiwan's Geoparks
• The Prospect for Geoparks in Taiwan. .