Geodiversity: valuing and conserving abiotic nature

Abstract

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