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Title: GEOPARK COMPARISONS AND FUNCTIONAL MODELING

GEOPARK COMPARISONS AND FUNCTIONAL MODELING

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L. Bornmalm; R. L. Stevens; A. Ivanov; E. A. Mitina; D. Vasiliev
10.5593/sgem2021V/6.2/s25.06
1314-2704
978-619-7603-63-7
English
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7.2
• Prof. DSc. Oleksandr Trofymchuk, UKRAINE
• Prof. Dr. hab. oec. Baiba Rivza, LATVIA
Advances in Biotechnology
UNESCO’s Global Geopark Network reflects the importance of geo-heritage for society. The wide range of characteristics and the varied connections to the local ecology and culture are significant for their individual management. The aim of this article is to use comparisons between Geoparks as a step toward a generic, conceptual model that can be adapted and used to understand the crucial, functional relationships between system variables and how these variables can be optimized for stainable management. A general comparison of European Geoparks is combined with specific examples from England, Russia and Sweden. Geoparks combine geological, cultural and ecological heritage goals in varying degrees, but usually most balanced in the larger Geoparks with a pronounced landscape perspective, where the physical and biological resources have impacted cultural and ecological developments most clearly. “Functional Facies” are defined here by the functional associations between system components in the landscape. Modeling with different levels of detail can help deal with the relationship complexities, both for understanding the system and for predictive modeling for management decision support. System modeling of “Landscape Geoparks” can offer management support beyond preservation and educational measures that are most commonly in focus. Regional and global issues also need the holistic approach based on the physical and biological resources in the landscape that Geoparks can help provide.
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21st International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2021
21st International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2021, 7 - 10 December, 2021
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SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference
SWS Scholarly Society; Acad Sci Czech Republ; Latvian Acad Sci; Polish Acad Sci; Serbian Acad Sci & Arts; Natl Acad Sci Ukraine; Natl Acad Sci Armenia; Sci Council Japan; European Acad Sci, Arts & Letters; Acad Fine Arts Zagreb Croatia; Croatian Acad Sci
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16 - 22 August, 2021
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Geopark; sustainable development; geo-heritage; cultural heritage; ecology