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A geomorphological approach to geodiversity - its applications to geoconservation and geotourism Cover

A geomorphological approach to geodiversity - its applications to geoconservation and geotourism

Quaestiones Geographicae
Volume 31 (2012): Issue 1 (March 2012)
By: Michael Thomas  
Open Access
|Apr 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0005-9 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Page range: 81 - 89
Published on: Apr 3, 2012
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
geodiversity,
geoconservation,
geotourism,
geomorphic complexity,
landscape sensitivity
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

© 2012 Michael Thomas, published by Adam Mickiewicz University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

Volume 31 (2012): Issue 1 (March 2012)