Geoheritage resources and new direction of infrastructural growth in Egypt: From geosite assessment to policy development

Sallam, Emad S.; Ruban, Dmitry A.; Ermolaev, Vladimir A.

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103127

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“…Finally, justified rank can be local (<100), regional (100-249), national (250-499), and global (>500). As noted above, this method was tested successfully (it brought meaningful results important for general judgments of geoheritage and further interpretations) in several areas, and not only Russian ones [64][65][66]69].…”

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Earth Science Frontier at Urban Periphery: Geoheritage from the Vicinity of Kazan City, Russia

2023

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Characterizing geological heritage sites (geosites) available in Russia remains an urgent task. The present study focuses on two geosites from the vicinity of Kazan—a large city on the Volga River. They are attributed to the standardized geoheritage types and scored by means of several criteria. It is found out that the Pechischi geosite represents nine geoheritage types, from which the stratigraphical type (stratotype section of the Upper Kazanian regional unit of the Guadalupian) and the geohistorical type (history of the Permian System studies) are the most important. This geosite reaches 675 out of 750 maximum possible scores, and it is ranked globally. The Cheremushki geosite represents six geoheritage types, from which the stratigraphical type (reference section of the Urzhumian regional unit of the Guadalupian) and the paleontological type (locality of diverse fossils, including tetrapods) are the most important. This geosite reaches a score of 250 and is ranked nationally. The undertaken study allows for recommending several actions for the effective conservation and exploitation of these geosites. The innovative interpretation is that the presence of geosites at the urban periphery makes its general (not only geological) heritage value comparable to that of the city’s center.

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Earth Science Frontier at Urban Periphery: Geoheritage from the Vicinity of Kazan City, Russia

2023

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“…The latter is not only important to conserve the "fragile" elements of the global geological environment but also useful for scientific developments, educational activities, and tourism. In other words, geoheritage can be described in the words of valuable resources [64][65][66]. To facilitate its effective exploitation in a given area, these resources should be identified properly.…”

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“…Contemporary geoheritage research pays much attention to the scientific value of geosites and their measurement [30,65,[69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77]. Indeed, the scientific importance seems to be a fundamental quality of geosites, which stimulates their inventories and conservation efforts.…”

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Ordovician Tsunamis: Summary of Hypotheses and Implications for Geoheritage Resources

Ruban,

Yashalova

2023

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Ordovician tsunamis have been hypothesized for more than 25 years, but the related knowledge is yet to be systematized. The published sources bearing the pieces of this knowledge were collected in the course of the specialized bibliographical survey, and these pieces of evidence were summarized and interpreted with special attention to the spatiotemporal distribution of Ordovician tsunamis. It is found that the latter were reported from many places of the world (24 localities are established), which represent the Gondwana periphery, some isolated continental blocks, and terranes. Tsunamis were hypothesized for all epochs of the considered period, but the evidence is especially numerous for the Middle Ordovician. The degree of certainty of the interpretations of these tsunamis is chiefly moderate. It appears that only a tiny portion of Ordovician tsunamis is known, but the amount of available information is expected, taking into account the possibility of finding very ancient tsunamis. The outcomes of this study contribute to a better awareness of the world’s geoheritage resources. The established localities representing Ordovician tsunamis can be considered potential geosites, two of which are promising start points for further, field-based research.

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“…In the last decade, it has been proven that geoheritage plays an important role in socio-economic development in a territory, making it a valuable natural resource equivalent to mineral and/or hydrocarbon resources, among others. However, instead of being exploited for raw materials and/or energy production, geoheritage resources can be exploited for scientific, educational, and touristic purposes [2][3][4].…”

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Selected Geoheritage Resources of “Atlantic Geopark” Project (Central Portugal)

Custódio,

Henriques,

Rosado-González

et al. 2024

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The “Atlantic Geopark” Project corresponds to the first stage of a broad project addressing a future application to the Global Geopark Network of a territory located in Portugal: “The Atlantic Geopark: 600 million of geological history”. It covers six central littoral and rural municipalities (Cantanhede, Figueira da Foz, Mealhada, Mira, Montemor-o-Velho, and Penacova), which display special and singular geodiversity, and it includes geological heritage with international relevance representing the opening and closing of the Rheic Ocean, the formation and breakup of Pangea, and the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. Besides the geological heritage, here presented through the description and characterization of six geological sites (one per municipality) which served as anchors for the development of the project currently underway, the territory also provides other geoheritage resources related to uses of the local geological features. These resources hold significance in bolstering an application to the Global Geopark Network soon. They encompass partially artificial elements such as road excavations, agricultural soils, and quarries, as well as entirely artificial elements such as interpretation centers and museums. These elements serve as tangible representations of the various ways in which the Earth and local communities interact.

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Geoheritage resources and new direction of infrastructural growth in Egypt: From geosite assessment to policy development

Cited by 11 publications

References 102 publications

Earth Science Frontier at Urban Periphery: Geoheritage from the Vicinity of Kazan City, Russia

Earth Science Frontier at Urban Periphery: Geoheritage from the Vicinity of Kazan City, Russia

Ordovician Tsunamis: Summary of Hypotheses and Implications for Geoheritage Resources

Selected Geoheritage Resources of “Atlantic Geopark” Project (Central Portugal)

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