From Geoheritage to Geoparks Case Studies from Africa and Beyond
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 geoh
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Ezzoura Errami Margaret Brocx Vic Semeniuk Editors
From Geoheritage to Geoparks Case Studies from Africa and Beyond
Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism Conservation and Management Series
Series editor Wolfgang Eder, Munich, Germany
For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/11639
Ezzoura Errami • Margaret Brocx Vic Semeniuk Editors
From Geoheritage to Geoparks Case Studies from Africa and Beyond
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Editors Ezzoura Errami Faculty of Sciences, Geology Department Chouaib Doukkali University El Jadida Morocco
Vic Semeniuk V & C Semeniuk Research Group Warwick, WA Australia
Margaret Brocx Geological Society of Australia National Convenor Geological Heritage Sydney, NSW Australia
ISSN 2363-765X ISSN 2363-7668 (electronic) Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism ISBN 978-3-319-10707-3 ISBN ISBN 978-3-319-10708-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10708-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014956708 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Ezzoura Errami 2009 Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The African continent possesses a rich and varied geoheritage which is regrettably not well known by the public and which does not contribute in a sustainable way to local development. Linking geoheritage to local socioeconomic development through the promotion of geotourism and geoparks offers an opportunity to increase awareness of the local communities and to inform decision makers about the need to evaluate and promote better the sustainable use of their geoheritage. In the absence of legislation that allows the preparation of inventories and the conservation and economic use of African geoheritage, the creation of geoparks would provide an opportunity to establish a local inventory and to institute local laws to protect the geoh
