From Geoheritage to Geoparks Case Studies from Africa and Beyond /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Errami, Ezzoura (Editor), Brocx, Margaret (Editor), Semeniuk, Vic (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism, Conservation and Management Series,
• Subjects: Environment.; Geology.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.

This unique book is dedicated to helping promote geoheritage, geoconservation, and geoparks in Africa and the Middle East. Local, regional, global and thematic case studies including a geoheritage toolkit are used to illustrate the scope and depth of geoheritage and highlight some current geoparks a...

Table of Contents:

• Geoheritage and Geoparks in Africa and Middle-East: Challenges and Perspectives
• Geotourism and Geoparks: Africa’s Current Prospects for Sustainable Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation
• Geosites, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Potential Geoparks in the Anti-Atlas (Morocco)
• Use of Website and GIS Databases for Enhancement of Geosites in Algeria
• Dinosaur Track Sites in Algeria: A Significant National Geological Heritage in Danger
• Geoparks in China
• Using the Geoheritage Tool-kit to Identify inter-related Geological Features at Various Scales for Designating Geoparks – Case Studies from Western Australia.