The Urban Geoheritage of Clermont-Ferrand: From Inventory to Management

In sprawling urban areas, geoheritage is suppressed into limited niches. Potential geosites are highly vulnerable and could disappear completely during construction, or their integrity could be irreversibly modified. Here, we create an inventory of urban geoheritage for Clermont-Ferrand in France, r...

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Published inQuaestiones geographicae Vol. 39; no. 3; pp. 5 - 31
Main Authors Vereb, Viktor, van Wyk de Vries, Benjamin, Guilbaud, Marie-Noëlle, Karátson, Dávid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poznan Sciendo 01.09.2020
De Gruyter Poland
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Clermont-Ferrand
France
geoconservation
geodiversity action plan
geosite inventory
Urban areas
urban geoheritage
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Summary:In sprawling urban areas, geoheritage is suppressed into limited niches. Potential geosites are highly vulnerable and could disappear completely during construction, or their integrity could be irreversibly modified. Here, we create an inventory of urban geoheritage for Clermont-Ferrand in France, recording more than 50 sites using the French national workflow. The results of the quantitative assessment have been used to differentiate between geosites (high scientific value) and geodiversity sites (limited scientific significance, important additional values). Finally, we discuss some important considerations on urban geoconservation, such as geotouristic itineraries or customized management strategies for each site and the whole city.
ISSN:2081-6383
2082-2103
2081-6383
DOI:10.2478/quageo-2020-0020