与十大与地质多样性相关的主题相关的案例研究
1School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK.
概括
地质多样性是一个从1993年开始的概念,已经发展成为一个重要的地质科学范式. 本文探讨了10个关键主题和案例研究,强调其对科学和社会的影响.
科学领域:
- 地质科学 地质科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
背景情况:
- 地质多样性的概念是在30年前引入的.
- 地质多样性包括地球地质特征和过程的多样性.
研究的目的:
- 概述了自引入以来出现的与地质多样性相关的10个主要主题.
- 用一个相关的案例研究来说明每个主题.
- 建立地质多样性作为一个重要的地质科学范式.
主要方法:
- 文献综述和综合地质多样性的新兴主题.
- 案例研究分析,以说明关键的地质多样性概念.
- 为地球生物多样性在科学和社会中的作用制定概念框架.
主要成果:
- 确定10个主要的地质多样性主题:庆祝 (国际地质多样性日),测量/评估 (遥感),自然资本和地质系统服务 (沿海地质系统服务),生物多样性 (Mangue de Pedra,巴西),地质材料 (循环经济),地质旅游 (顶级地质旅游景点),地质遗产 (景观恢复),国家地质保护 (特朗普高尔夫球场和SSSI,苏格兰),世界遗产和全球地质公园 (葡萄牙阿佐雷斯全球地质公园) 和可持续性 (墨西哥城Xitle火山).
- 展示地质多样性的跨学科应用和社会相关性.
- 证明地质多样性已经成长为一个重要的科学研究领域.
结论:
- 地质多样性自成立以来,已经显著提升了科学理解和研究.
- 这个概念已经成熟成为一个具有广泛意义的关键地质科学范式.
- 地质多样性对科学和社会至关重要,它促进了新的见解和应用.
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