In the Footsteps of Darwin: Geoheritage, Geotourism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

• Main Authors: Kelley, Daniel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Page, Kevin (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Quiroga, Diego (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Salazar, Raul (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 management.; Tourism.; Management.; Nature conservation.; Sustainable development.; Conservation biology.; Ecology .; Environmental Management.; Tourism Management.; Nature Conservation.; Sustainable Development.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

This book provides the first-ever overview of and guide to the geological setting and related features of the famous, volcanically active Galapagos Islands, as well as an in-depth analysis of the setting's relationship to the region's unique and iconic ecology, and its conservation. Furthe...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Geological Evolution of the Galapagos Islands
• The Origins and Ecology of the Galapagos Islands
• Geoconservation, Geotourism and Sustainable Development in the Galapagos
• The Geodiversity and Geoheritage of the Galapagos Islands: A Geotouristic Guide.