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Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature

By: Murray Gray(Author)
495 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables
Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature
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The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature, Second Edition describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature examines traditional approaches to protecting biodiversity and the new management agenda now being implemented.

The Second Edition of this successful textbook continues to build on the success of the first edition which is still the standard reference for the subject. Fully revised and updated throughout, Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature, Second Edition now includes new material on geoparks, geotourism and implications of climate change for geoconservation.
 

Contents

Preface to Second Edition vii
Preface to First Edition ix

Part I What is Geodiversity? 1
1 Defining Geodiversity 3
2 Geodiversity: the Global Scale 15
3 Geodiversity: the Local Scale 29

Part II Values and Threats 73
4 Valuing Geodiversity in an ‘Ecosystem Services’ Context 75
5 Threats to Geodiversity 151

Part III Geoconservation: the ‘Protected Area’ Approach 193
6 International Geoconservation: an Introduction 195
7 World Heritage Sites 219
8 Global Geoparks 237
9 National Geoconservation 255

Part IV Geoconservation: the ‘Wider Landscape’ Approach 333
10 Geoconservation in the ‘Wider Landscape’ 335
11 Geoconservation and Land-use Planning 377
12 Geoconservation and Policy 393

Part V Putting It All Together 411
13 Geodiversity and Geoconservation: an Overview 413
14 Comparing and integrating geodiversity and biodiversity 429
15 A Future for Geodiversity? 449

References 455
Index 491

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By: Murray Gray(Author)
495 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, tables
Media reviews

Reviews of the first edition:

"Murray Gray's new book is the first widely available text to bring together and analyse some of these emerging ideas [...]. The author provides a timely review of recent advances in the integration of geodiversity into wider conservation and planning strategies [...] The result is a book that should be in the library of every land manager and one that is likely to lead many practicing geoscientists and quaternarists to a new view of the importance of their field for nature conservation and environmental management [...]"
- Journal of Quaternary Science, Vol.19, No.8, December 2004

"It is strange that it is necessary to justify the importance of geodiversity [...] . Murray Gray does it with brilliance, not only to convince 'non-believers', but giving inspiration to us that have worked in geoconservation for a long time"
- ProGEO News, 3 & 4, 2003

" [...] the book is well-written and follows a clear and concise outline."
- Environmental Geology, Vol. 48, No. 2, July

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