1.1 The evidence for the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic in Northamptonshire has recently been summarised and briefly reviewed as part of the English Heritage sponsored English Rivers Palaeolithic Project (ERPP) (Wessex Archaeology, 1996). This paper has been prepared as part of the East Midlands Regional Research Frameworks Project to provide a brief statement of the current state of knowledge f...

15 The geodiversity of Crete is quantified in this study, based on the classification of 16 geomorphometric, geological and climatic factors. A number of geomorphometric variables, 17 extracted from the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (ASTER G-DEM) in conjunction 18 with geological and climatic information, are evaluated through various algorithms incorporated 19 into Geographical Informat...

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE is responsible for the location of mineral resources, from which are derived end-products that determine the material standards of comfort and wealth in a civilised society. Every facet of technological achievement is totally dependent on raw materials wrested from the Earth's crust. Unfortunately few who partake of the benefits are aware of the origin from which' they emanat...

When considering the numerous events that have prohibited the development of scientific projects or caused destruction of outcrops, it is clear that there is rapidly increasing necessity to define a Brazilian Code of Conduct for geological fieldwork. In general, this destruction is attributed to lack of knowledge as to the relevance of geological sites. The aim of this Code of Conduct is to gui...

Abstract Geoconservation and geoethics are two emergent domains in geosciences. During the last decade, both topics have increasingly gained attention of geoscientists society, but main geoethical dilemmas related to conservation management geoheritage not clearly identified yet. This work aims at providing an overview on meaning scope how it intersects practice geoconservation. Some case studi...