Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature - Couverture rigide

Gray, Murray

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0470742143 ISBN 13 : 9780470742143

Editeur : Wiley–Blackwell, 2013

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Murray Gray s new book is the first widelyavailable text to bring together and analyse some of these emergingideas .The result is a book that should be in the library ofevery land manager and one that is likely to lead many practicinggeoscientists and quaternarists to a new view of the importance oftheir field for nature conservation and environmentalmanagement  (Journal of Quaternary Science, Vol.19,No.8, December 2004)

It is strange that it is necessary to justify the importanceof geodiversity . Murray Gray does it with brilliance, notonly to convince non–believers , but givinginspiration to us that have worked in geoconservation for a longtime (ProGEO News, 3 & 4, 2003)

Geodiversity, Second Edition describes the value ofgeodiversity to society, current threats to its existence, theefforts being made to protect it from these threats, and theinterrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity,.Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examinestraditional approaches to protecting geodiversity and the new,wider landscape management agenda now being implemented. The SecondEdition of this successful textbook continues to build on thesuccess of the first edition that remains the standard,international reference for the subject.

Fully revised and updated throughout, the Second Edition nowalso includes new material on  geotourism and the implicationsof climate change for geoconservation.

This book is for geologists and geomorphologists, natureconservationists, and ecologists. It also serves as an excellentreference for undergraduates taking courses in environmentalmanagement, nature conservation, applied geology and environmentalscience.

• An overall definition of geodiversity and description of thegeodiversity of the planet.
• The value of geodiversity to society, in the context of thecurrent paradigm  of ecosystem services , and adiscussion on the threats to geodiversity, such as mineralextraction, urban development and river and coastalengineering,
• Traditional methods of of geoconservation, World Heritage Sitesand Global Geoparks.
• New approaches for geoconservation in the wider landscapeincluding relationships with planning and policy initiatives.
• A summary of geoconservation methods, a discussion of therelationship between geodiversity and biodiversity and the need fora more integrated approach to nature conservation and sustainableland management.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The first book to focus exclusively on the subject,Geodiversity, Second Edition describes theinterrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the valueof geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to itsexistence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, thebook examines traditional approaches toprotecting geodiversity and the new management agenda nowbeing implemented. The Second Edition of this successful textbookcontinues to build on the success of the first edition which isstill the standard reference for the subject.

Fully revised and updated throughout, the Second Edition nowincludes new material on geoparks, geotourism and implications ofclimate change for geoconservation.

Reviews  of previous edition:

Murray Gray s new book is the first widelyavailable text to bring together and analyse some of these emergingideas .The result is a book that should be in the library ofevery land manager and one that is likely to lead many practicinggeoscientists and quaternarists to a new view of the importance oftheir field for nature conservation and environmentalmanagement (Journal of Quaternary Science, Vol.19, No.8,December 2004)

It is strange that it is necessary to justify theimportance of geodiversity . Murray Gray does it withbrilliance, not only to convince non–believers , butgiving inspiration to us that have worked in geoconservation for along time (ProGEO News, 3 & 4, 2003)

"...The author provides a timely review of recent advances inthe integration of geodiversity into wider conservation andplanning strategies..." . (Journal of QuaternaryScience, Vol.19, No.8, December 2004)

"...the book is well–written and follows a clear and conciseoutline." (Environmental Geology, Vol. 48, No. 2, July2005) 

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley–Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0470742143
• ISBN 13: 9780470742143
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 508