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Geological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Geological Heritage has very diverse elements, both for its intrinsic nature and for its social and scientific significance. These elements have a scientific dimension (stratigraphic, geomorphological, lithological, paleontological, etc.) and a landscape dimension, both with implications for territorial management. In territorial management and planning, it is essential to carry out inventory and cataloging of places of natural and social interest to establish a comprehensive policy. The identification and valuation of the geological and biological heritage, and their interaction in the landscape should favor the conservation and preservation of this natural and historical heritage. Sustainable development implies rational use that prevents the degradation or loss of these unique environments of the natural environment as well as a dissemination and awareness of landscape resources for a better understanding and enjoyment, integrating activities of both environmental education and nature tourism.The diversity of a territory is the result of the complex and continuous interaction of the geological substrate (geotopical) and biological factors that model the existing ecological and evolutionary processes at the level of genes, species, ecosystems, and landscapes and that are expressed in a characteristic representation of organisms adapted to these factors. These vary according to the spatial dimensions and the temporal scales considered, in a wide range, that goes from the geological processes that involve millions of years and vast territories to the casuistic biotic, and anthropic events that can occur in an instant in any territorial sector.

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Research & information: general --- quaternary landscape --- geomorphological analysis --- depositional-erosional terraces --- incision-displacement rates --- Tormes River --- landscape --- landscape quality --- landscape fragility, need of protection --- landscape diagnosis --- GIS --- environmental assessment --- petrified forest --- sustainable development --- geodiversity --- biodiversity --- Puyango --- geopark --- fluvial terraces --- chronology --- Yeltes river --- Duero basin (Spain) --- geomorphological map --- Appalachian landscape --- neotectonic --- drainage network --- superimposition-antecedence --- fungal indicators --- conservation --- dehesas --- MW Spain --- Corridor Designer --- MaxEnt --- species distribution models --- ecological corridors --- armed conflict --- Colombia --- conservation and development --- fertility --- human biodemography --- infant mortality --- local populations --- population structure --- protected areas --- socio-economic effects --- ecological niche dynamics --- reciprocal niche models --- biological invasions --- Batuecan lizard --- connectivity --- endangered species --- graph theory --- Iberolacerta martinezricai --- mountain lizard --- network analysis --- Ramsar Site --- types of wetlands --- priority habitats --- cultural values --- sensitivity --- vulnerability --- threatened species --- hydrophyte plants --- species’ rear edges --- climatic change --- CENFA --- quaternary landscape --- geomorphological analysis --- depositional-erosional terraces --- incision-displacement rates --- Tormes River --- landscape --- landscape quality --- landscape fragility, need of protection --- landscape diagnosis --- GIS --- environmental assessment --- petrified forest --- sustainable development --- geodiversity --- biodiversity --- Puyango --- geopark --- fluvial terraces --- chronology --- Yeltes river --- Duero basin (Spain) --- geomorphological map --- Appalachian landscape --- neotectonic --- drainage network --- superimposition-antecedence --- fungal indicators --- conservation --- dehesas --- MW Spain --- Corridor Designer --- MaxEnt --- species distribution models --- ecological corridors --- armed conflict --- Colombia --- conservation and development --- fertility --- human biodemography --- infant mortality --- local populations --- population structure --- protected areas --- socio-economic effects --- ecological niche dynamics --- reciprocal niche models --- biological invasions --- Batuecan lizard --- connectivity --- endangered species --- graph theory --- Iberolacerta martinezricai --- mountain lizard --- network analysis --- Ramsar Site --- types of wetlands --- priority habitats --- cultural values --- sensitivity --- vulnerability --- threatened species --- hydrophyte plants --- species’ rear edges --- climatic change --- CENFA


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Down by the bay
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ISBN: 0520951484 9780520951488 9780520273207 0520273206 Year: 2013 Publisher: Berkeley

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San Francisco Bay is the largest and most productive estuary on the Pacific Coast of North America. It is also home to the oldest and densest urban settlements in the American West. Focusing on human inhabitation of the Bay since Ohlone times, Down by the Bay reveals the ongoing role of nature in shaping that history. From birds to oyster pirates, from gold miners to farmers, from salt ponds to ports, this is the first history of the San Francisco Bay and Delta as both a human and natural landscape. It offers invaluable context for current discussions over the best management and use of the Bay in the face of sea level rise.


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Geological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Geological Heritage has very diverse elements, both for its intrinsic nature and for its social and scientific significance. These elements have a scientific dimension (stratigraphic, geomorphological, lithological, paleontological, etc.) and a landscape dimension, both with implications for territorial management. In territorial management and planning, it is essential to carry out inventory and cataloging of places of natural and social interest to establish a comprehensive policy. The identification and valuation of the geological and biological heritage, and their interaction in the landscape should favor the conservation and preservation of this natural and historical heritage. Sustainable development implies rational use that prevents the degradation or loss of these unique environments of the natural environment as well as a dissemination and awareness of landscape resources for a better understanding and enjoyment, integrating activities of both environmental education and nature tourism.The diversity of a territory is the result of the complex and continuous interaction of the geological substrate (geotopical) and biological factors that model the existing ecological and evolutionary processes at the level of genes, species, ecosystems, and landscapes and that are expressed in a characteristic representation of organisms adapted to these factors. These vary according to the spatial dimensions and the temporal scales considered, in a wide range, that goes from the geological processes that involve millions of years and vast territories to the casuistic biotic, and anthropic events that can occur in an instant in any territorial sector.


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Nature sustainability
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ISSN: 23989629 Publisher: Basingstoke SpringerNature

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"Nature Sustainability is an online-only monthly journal publishing the best research about sustainability from the natural and social sciences, as well as from the fields of engineering and policy"-- "'Nature Sustainability' publishes significant original research from a broad range of natural, social and engineering fields about sustainability, its policy dimensions and possible solutions. Understanding how to ensure the well-being of current and future generations within the limits of the natural world is the overarching goal of sustainability research. Decades of academic work have helped to shed light on this crucial issue, but only recently in a more open and joined-up way across different research fields. There is now a much stronger call for integrated knowledge about the Earth, social and technological systems and their interfaces, particularly from outside academia as shown by the global Sustainable Development Goals agenda promoted by the United Nations.- Against this backdrop, researchers will find even stronger support to develop a deep understanding of those interactions and find answers to questions like: How extreme are the impacts of human actions on the natural environment and what are their implications for the continuation of life on Earth? Are there long-term solutions to environmental crises and of what kind? To what extent are environmental and human crises connected? Why do social inequalities and human suffering persist across the globe? How do we measure environmental and human well-being and track progress of policies and interventions to ensure it? What kinds of behavioural and institutional barrier inhibit the transformations needed to achieve more sustainable lifestyles, economies and societies more broadly? The journal is particularly interested in research offering novel insights into these questions.- 'Nature Sustainability' will cover topics including agriculture and food security, biodiversity conservation, circular economy, cities and urbanisation, climate change in holistic context, development, ecosystem services, education, environmental behaviour, environmental degradation, environmental law, green infrastructure, health and environment, human population, innovation, land use and land use change, natural capital, natural resources management, policy, pollution, poverty, supply chain, waste, water–energy–food and water-soil-waste connections and others, all as related to sustainability. In addition to publishing original research and analyses, 'Nature Sustainability' will publish Comment, Reviews, Perspectives, News & Views, Features and Correspondence from across the full range of disciplines concerned with sustainability.- Part of the journal's mission is to facilitate a cross-disciplinary dialogue around sustainability issues, and narrow the gap between research and policy making. Disciplines covered in the journal: Agronomy ; Anthropology ; Atmospheric Science ; Biogeochemistry ; Business Studies ; Catalysis ; Chemistry ; Civil Engineering ; Demography ; Development Studies ; Ecology ; Economics ; Education ; Energy ; Environmental Health ; Environmental Science & Engineering ; Epidemiology ; Ethics ; Finance ; Forestry ; Geography ; Hydrology ; Humanities ; Industrial Ecology ; Materials Science & Engineering ; Nanotechnology ; Oceanography ; Policy Studies ; Political Science ; Psychology ; Public Policy ; Science, Technology and Society ; Sociology ; Soil Science ; Urban Science and Studies ; Water Science and Studies."--

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Sustainability --- Sustainability. --- Sustainable Development. --- Environmental Policy. --- Economic Development. --- Conservation of Natural Resources. --- Carrying Capacity --- Deforestation --- Desertification --- Environmental Protection --- Natural Resources Conservation --- Protection, Environmental --- Capacities, Carrying --- Capacity, Carrying --- Carrying Capacities --- Conservation, Natural Resources --- Natural Resources --- Development, Economic --- Economic Growth --- Growth, Economic --- Environmental Policies --- Policies, Environmental --- Policy, Environmental --- Smart Growth --- Sustainble Development Goals --- Development Goal, Sustainble --- Developments, Sustainable --- Goal, Sustainble Development --- Sustainble Development Goal --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable Development --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Environmental aspects --- sustainable development. --- environmental policy. --- economic development. --- natural resources conservation. --- conservation of natural resources --- environmental conservation --- natural resource conservation --- nature conservation --- resource conservation (natural resources) --- resources conservation (natural resources) --- natural resource management --- biodiversity conservation --- conservation areas --- conservation buffers --- conservation practices --- conservation status --- energy conservation --- ex situ conservation --- germplasm conservation --- habitat conservation --- in situ conservation --- wetland conservation --- conservation programs --- environmental protection --- Natural Resources Conservation Service --- Resource Conservation and Development Program --- economic growth --- economics --- business development --- developed countries --- developing countries --- development policy --- development projects --- economic impact --- industrialization --- modernization --- rural development --- rural planning --- sectoral development --- socioeconomic development --- sustainable development --- urban development --- urban planning --- agricultural development --- community development --- corporate social responsibility --- economic performance --- forestry development --- international policy and programs --- rural society --- social capital --- technological change --- climate mitigation policy --- environmental mitigation policy --- issues and policy --- agri-environmental policy --- forest policy --- zero emissions --- environment --- environmental economics --- environmental governance --- environmental markets --- environmental performance --- marginal abatement cost curve --- National Environmental Policy Act --- polluter pays principle --- zero wastes --- smart growth --- sustainable growth --- sustainable growth and development --- economic development --- environmental sustainability --- social sustainability --- sustainable agriculture --- sustainable communities --- sustainable fisheries --- sustainable forestry --- sustainable land management --- circular economy --- ecosystem management --- environmental knowledge --- green infrastructure --- natural capital --- sustainable technology --- Environmental Policy --- Economic Development --- Conservation of Natural Resources --- Durabilité de l'environnement

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