Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

From Geoheritage to Geoparks

Case Studies from Africa and Beyond

  • Book
  • © 2015

Overview

Editors:
  1. Ezzoura Errami

    1. Geology Department, Chouaib Doukkali University Faculty of Sciences, El Jadida, Morocco

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Margaret Brocx

    1. Geological Society of Australia, National Convenor Geological Heritage, Sydney, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. Vic Semeniuk

    1. V & C Semeniuk Research Group, Warwick, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Provides global case studies for geopark management
  • The first book on African and Arabian geoparks, with numerous color photographs
  • Contains abstracts in English, French, and Arabic
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism (GGAG)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
    Download chapter PDF

  2. History of Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Geoheritage and Geoparks in Africa and the Middle-East: Challenges and Perspectives

      • Ezzoura Errami, Gabi Schneider, Nasser Ennih, Hasina Nirina Randrianaly, Abderrahmane Bendaoud, Abdelmajid Noubhani et al.
      Pages 3-23

    3. Geotourism and Geoparks: Africa’s Current Prospects for Sustainable Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation

      • Percy Mabvuto Ngwira
      Pages 25-33

    4. Geology: From Antiquity to Modern Day Geoheritage and Geoconservation, with Britain as a Case Study

      • M. Brocx, V. Semeniuk
      Pages 35-53

  3. History of Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism: Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Geosites, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Potential Geoparks in the Anti-Atlas (Morocco)

      • E. Errami, M. Brocx, V. Semeniuk, N. Ennih
      Pages 57-79

    3. The Geoheritage of Kerdous Inlier (Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco): Pages of Earth History in an Outstanding Landscape

      • E. Druguet, A. Rahimi, J. Carreras, L. M. Castaño, I. Sánchez-Sorribes
      Pages 81-90

    4. Recommended Geoheritage Trails in Southern Morocco: A 3 Ga Record Between the Sahara Desert and the Atlantic Ocean

      • O. Saddiqi, E. Rjimati, A. Michard, A. Soulaimani, H. Ouanaimi
      Pages 91-108

    5. The Geoheritage of the Doukkala-Abda Region (Morocco): An Opportunity for Local Socio-Economic Sustainable Development

      • A. Enniouar, E. Errami, A. Lagnaoui, O. Bouaala
      Pages 109-124

    6. Late Cretaceous and Lower Paleogene Moroccan Phosphates: Geotourism Opportunities

      • Abdelmajid Noubhani
      Pages 125-133

    7. El Kef, Conservatory of the Memory of Earth and Humans in Tunisia: A Geodiversity to Discover and a Heritage to Protect

      • N. Ben Haj Ali, L. Memmi, M. Ben Haj Ali
      Pages 135-143

    8. Use of Website and GIS Databases for Enhancement of Geosites in Algeria

      • A. Bendaoud, M. C. Chabou, O. Kolli, O. Bouzidi, S. Djemaï, H. Kaabeche
      Pages 145-156

    9. Dinosaur Track Sites in Algeria: A Significant National Geological Heritage in Danger

      • M. C. Chabou, M. Y. Laghouag, A. Bendaoud
      Pages 157-166

    10. Dinosaur Footprint Sites in Arhab Area: An Aspiring Geopark in Yemen

      • M. Al-Wosabi, A. A. Al-Aydrus
      Pages 167-182

    11. Geomorphological Features of the Manengouba Volcano (Cameroon Line): Assets for Geotourism and Other Anthropogenic Activities

      • G. T. Zangmo, A. D. Kagou, D. G. Nkouathio, P. Wandji, M. D. Gounté
      Pages 183-198

    12. Enhancing the Geological Heritage of the Apuan Alps Geopark (Italy)

      • A. Amorfini, A. Bartelletti, G. Ottria
      Pages 199-214

    13. Geoparks in China

      • Z. Zhizhong, Z. Xun, L. Changxing, Y. Xiaohong, C. Xiaoning
      Pages 215-232

    14. The Karst Geomorphologic Regionalization in China

      • W. Chen, Y. Zhang, H. Qin, D. Zhu, X. Wang
      Pages 233-244

    15. Using the Geoheritage Tool-Kit to Identify Inter-related Geological Features at Various Scales for Designating Geoparks: Case Studies from Western Australia

      • M. Brocx, V. Semeniuk
      Pages 245-259
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This unique book is dedicated to helping promote geoheritage, geoconservation, and geoparks in Africa and the Middle East. Local, regional, global and thematic case studies including a geoheritage toolkit are used to illustrate the scope and depth of geoheritage and highlight some current geoparks and aspiring candidates in Africa, the Middle East, China , Europe,and Australia.

 This special issue mainly consists of the proceedings of the First International Conference on Geoparks in Africa and Middle East (FICGAME) held in, El Jadida, Morocco in 2011. The conference, hosted by the Faculty of Sciences of Chouaib Doukkali University, was organized by the African Geoparks Network and the African Association of Women in Geosciences incollaboration with the UNESCO Cairo Office.

Reviews

“The volume edited by Erramr et al. is strongly recommended to all specialists in geoconservation and geotourism. Geologists (professionals, students, and amateurs) working in Africa or planning their vacation on this marvelous continent will find this book enriching. lt contains a lot of examples of geological phenomena that will be worth to mention in lectures on general and environmental geology.” (Dmitry A. Ruban, Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, Issue 1-2,2016)


“This book is … a very valuable resource to any volcanologists working on protected volcanic landforms or wishing to be more engaged in volcanic geoheritage studies. … Overall, I find this book a very informative and interesting read that offers numerous ideas for further research on volcanic geoheritage.” (Károly Németh, Bulletin of Volcanology, Vol. 78, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geology Department, Chouaib Doukkali University Faculty of Sciences, El Jadida, Morocco

    Ezzoura Errami

  • Geological Society of Australia, National Convenor Geological Heritage, Sydney, Australia

    Margaret Brocx

  • V & C Semeniuk Research Group, Warwick, Australia

    Vic Semeniuk

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: From Geoheritage to Geoparks

  • Book Subtitle: Case Studies from Africa and Beyond

  • Editors: Ezzoura Errami, Margaret Brocx, Vic Semeniuk

  • Series Title: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10708-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10707-3Published: 27 January 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36416-2Published: 14 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10708-0Published: 13 January 2015

  • Series ISSN: 2363-765X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2363-7668

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 269

  • Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 200 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nature Conservation, Geology, Environmental Management

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation