Our rich and varied geoconservation portfolio: the foundation for the future

Prosser, Colin D.

doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2012.06.001

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“…Geoconservation is the practice of conserving, enhancing and promoting awareness of these features (Prosser, 2013a). It has progressed over time, broadly following the development of nature conservation, from an early and largely exclusive site protection approach based on scientific value to latterly a broader approach that recognises benefits for society and more closely reflects the links between people and nature (Burek and Prosser, 2008a;Gray, 2013;Prosser et al, 2013;Crofts and Gordon, 2015).…”

Section: The Evolving Statutory Framework For Geoconservationmentioning

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The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Scotland: geoconservation history and challenges

Brazier

Gordon

Faulkner

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

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Glen Roy is a classic geosite for ice-dammed lake shorelines, the Parallel Roads, and associated features formed during the Loch Lomond (Younger Dryas) Stade (12.9-11.7ka). The area played a key part in the development of the glacial theory in the early 19th century and continues today to have outstanding scientific value for understanding the processes and timing of events at the end of the last glaciation. Glen Roy has also been longappreciated as an awe-inspiring visitor attraction, and is now a flagship site for geotourism within Lochaber Geopark. Statutory geoconservation in Glen Roy, beginning in the second half of the 20th century, was founded on the exceptional scientific value of the area. The history and practice of geoconservation in Glen Roy illustrate the contested values of geoheritage and the evolving approaches adopted. Important lessons include the need for open dialogue and partnership working among the local community, land owners and managers, the statutory conservation agency (Scottish Natural Heritage), Lochaber Geopark and the scientific community.

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Section: The Evolving Statutory Framework For Geoconservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Scotland: geoconservation history and challenges

Brazier

Gordon

Faulkner

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

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“…The quarrying of minerals and rocks is a prime example. Prosser (2013) observes that the incentive of protecting mainly urban infrastructure from natural hazards has also led to extensive river engineering and coastal fortification schemes, mostly to the detriment of the geodiversity of the concerned areas. Merely defining or identifying a specific geoheritage is not enough to protect it; it is important to understand how that specific heritage is related to other landscape or ecosystem-level components.…”

Section: Threats To Geodiversitymentioning

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“…The general solution offered for these ills is a holistic landscape management plan (Erikstad 2013;Prosser 2013;Gray et al 2013;Gray 2013). The importance of the landscape discourse for the geoconservation platform is described by Erikstad (2013) in the following manner: "The coupling of biological, geological and landscape diversity underpins the necessity of holistic synergy when working with nature but without compromising the integrity and need for the different scientific branches and their need to solve specific problems" (Erikstad 2013, p. 716).…”

Section: Threats To Geodiversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prosser (2013) observes that in the case of the UK, the initial focus of geoconservation was on understanding and preserving scientifically interesting sites of national importance, but since the 1990s, interest has moved to locally important sites and to sites that have considerable tourism or educational value. He also notes that a more recent addition is a focus on how evaluation of geodiversity as geoheritage can educate society about human impact on the natural environment and put global environmental issues such as climate change into perspective and in the process can contribute effectively to geoconservation.…”

Section: Introduction: Geoconservation and Geosystemsmentioning

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Geosystems as a Framework for Geoconservation: the Case of Japan’s Izu Peninsula Geopark

Chakraborty

Cooper

Chakraborty³

2014

Geoheritage

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This article explores the potential of geosystems as a conservation framework within a geopark. The Izu Peninsula Geopark in Japan is analyzed for this purpose. Key characteristics of the geosystems approach are evaluation of geodiversity, holistic appraisal of processes operating at large spatiotemporal dimensions, and emphasis on the underlying unity of different abiotic and biotic environments. However, geodiversity is a neutral descriptive term, and the geosystems approach needs active social participation to become fully functional. This article critically examines how geoconservation is grounded in praxis. An outline of the development of the concept along with related challenges and geotourism angles is followed by the case study. The Izu Peninsula Geopark is one of the largest and most diverse geoparks in Japan. But as the area is close to Tokyo, its geoheritage faces constant pressure from a large urban footprint. The geopark has developed a combination of multiple conservation strategies, but several challenges remain. This study identifies the lack of awareness among the population as the main threat to geodiversity and argues that those communities who have firsthand knowledge of geosystems need more representation in management. While a number of community-driven conservation practices and a rich traditional knowledge of the environment can be identified, these need to be integrated on a holistic platform to provide understanding about interrelationships between phenomena. It is concluded that the geosystems approach requires an optimum utilization of the social diversity and prioritization of the conservation agenda within the regional development and geotourism initiatives.

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“…In addition, a "byproduct" of the volcanology and volcanic hazard studies has been the systematic evaluatation, characterization and recording of the volcanic geoheritage of these volcanic fields. This information can be built in to a repository of volcanic geological features significant on the national, as well as in international, level [7][8][9], in a similar way to other successful geoparks or geoheritage projects [10][11][12][13][14]. Such initiatives are very recent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and therefore it is considered to be an emerging research subject in the Kingdom.…”

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Scientific Basis of the Geoheritage and Geotouristic Values of the 641 AD Al Madinah Eruption Site in the Al Madinah Volcanic Field, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Moufti¹

2013

TOGEOJ

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Recent volcanological and volcanic hazard studies on the youngest volcanic fields in the western Arabian Peninsula, such as the Al Madinah Volcanic Field (AMVF) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, resulted in the systematic evaluation, characterization and recording of their volcanic geoheritage. The two youngest volcanic eruptions of the AMVF were in 641 AD and 1256 AD, as documented in historic records. Both eruption sites are located nearby the holy city of Al Madinah and therefore offer a unique opportunity to develop geoheritage, geoconservation and geotourism projects. Here we present geological evidence to justify the location of a visitor and education center at the 641 AD eruption site, a future gateway to the proposed Al Madinah Volcanic Geopark. The inferred location of the 641 AD eruption consists of four cones that are located in a suburban area of Al Madinah city, outside of its "haram" area (an area restricted for Muslims only). The four cones formed through a broad array of volcanic processes that represent a complete spectrum of the volcanic processes recorded in the whole AMVF. Here we provide a detailed description of the volcanic features of these four cones and contrast these features with the broader volcanic heritage of the AMVF to provide a strong scientific basis to the establishment of a visitor and geoeducation center in the vicinity of these four cones. We also provide some basic data on the potential benefit and touristic value of such a project as a potential gateway to the newly proposed Harrat Al Madinah Volcanic Geopark.

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Our rich and varied geoconservation portfolio: the foundation for the future

Cited by 121 publications

References 23 publications

The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Scotland: geoconservation history and challenges

The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, Scotland: geoconservation history and challenges

Geosystems as a Framework for Geoconservation: the Case of Japan’s Izu Peninsula Geopark

Scientific Basis of the Geoheritage and Geotouristic Values of the 641 AD Al Madinah Eruption Site in the Al Madinah Volcanic Field, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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