By Murray Gray
The first e-book to concentration solely at the topic, Geodiversity, moment Edition describes the interrelationships among geodiversity and biodiversity, the price of geodiversity to society, in addition to present threats to its life. Illustrated with international case experiences all through, the booklet examines conventional techniques to protecting geodiversity and the recent administration schedule now being applied. the second one version of this profitable textbook maintains to construct at the good fortune of the 1st version that is nonetheless the normal reference for the subject.
Fully revised and up-to-date all through, the second one variation now contains new fabric on geoparks, geotourism and implications of weather swap for geoconservation.
Reviews of earlier edition:
“Murray Gray’s new ebook is the 1st commonly to be had textual content to compile and examine a few of these rising ideas….The result's a ebook that are supposed to be within the library of each land supervisor and one who is probably going to steer many practising geoscientists and quaternarists to a brand new view of the significance in their box for nature conservation and environmental administration… (Journal of Quaternary technology, Vol.19, No.8, December 2004)
“It is unusual that it can be crucial to justify the significance of geodiversity…. Murray grey does it with brilliance, not just to persuade ‘non-believers’, yet giving proposal to us that experience labored in geoconservation for a very long time” (ProGEO information, three & four, 2003)
"...The writer presents a well timed evaluate of contemporary advances within the integration of geodiversity into wider conservation and making plans strategies..." ….” (Journal of Quaternary technology, Vol.19, No.8, December 2004)
"...the ebook is well-written and follows a transparent and concise outline." (Environmental Geology, Vol. forty eight, No. 2, July 2005)
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