Methodological guidelines for geomorphosite assessment

Abstract

Version française abrégéeLes géomorphosites sont des formes de relief qui ont acquis une valeur particulière en raison de la perception humaine (Panizza et Piacente, 1993). Cette valeur peut être d'ordre scientifique, écologique, culturel, esthétique et/ou économique (Reynard, 2005). Le développement de méthodologies d'évaluation des différentes valeurs des géomorphosites est l'une des préoccupations importantes de la recherche actuelle sur le patrimoine géomorphologique. Durant la dernière décennie, différents groupes de chercheurs ont proposé des démarches méthodologiques en vue d'évaluer, de comparer et de sélectionner les géo-

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