Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage
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Resumo: | Several factors and processes, both natural and anthropogenic, can threaten the integrity of any geosite, leading to their degradation. For this reason, geoheritage degradation risks should be considered a fundamental step in any geoconservation strategy, all the more when the aim is to tackle the effects of climate change. The present work proposes a quantitative methodology for the degradation risk assessment of geosites by considering the extrinsic factors that can damage the geoheritage. The methodology has been tested on the Maltese Islands, where considerable previous research has been undertaken in order to highlight the international significance of the Maltese landscapes. Three criteria to assess the degradation risk are proposed: natural vulnerability, anthropogenic vulnerability and public use. For each criterion, several parameters have been identified in order to propose a detailed numerical evaluation. The results show that the degradation risk of geosites is mainly related to negligence and lack of knowledge of its inherent geological heritage, and which leads to public misuse and mismanagement of the geosites. The results give an overview of the condition of the geosites and provide information for the design and management of suitable protection measures, especially in the light of future threats related to climate change. |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritagedegradation riskgeoheritagegeositesMaltaEngenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia CivilScience & TechnologySeveral factors and processes, both natural and anthropogenic, can threaten the integrity of any geosite, leading to their degradation. For this reason, geoheritage degradation risks should be considered a fundamental step in any geoconservation strategy, all the more when the aim is to tackle the effects of climate change. The present work proposes a quantitative methodology for the degradation risk assessment of geosites by considering the extrinsic factors that can damage the geoheritage. The methodology has been tested on the Maltese Islands, where considerable previous research has been undertaken in order to highlight the international significance of the Maltese landscapes. Three criteria to assess the degradation risk are proposed: natural vulnerability, anthropogenic vulnerability and public use. For each criterion, several parameters have been identified in order to propose a detailed numerical evaluation. The results show that the degradation risk of geosites is mainly related to negligence and lack of knowledge of its inherent geological heritage, and which leads to public misuse and mismanagement of the geosites. The results give an overview of the condition of the geosites and provide information for the design and management of suitable protection measures, especially in the light of future threats related to climate change.Project “Training new generations on geomorphology, geohazards and geoheritage through Virtual Reality Technologies” (GeoVT), funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, KA220 (Agreement number: 2021-1-SE01-KA220-HED-000032142). The research has also benefitted from the FAR2021 Project of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Project responsible: Paola Coratza)Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteUniversidade do MinhoSelmi, LidiaCanesin, Thais S.Gauci, RitiennePereira, PauloCoratza, Paola2022-04-032022-04-03T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/79812engSelmi, L.; Canesin, T.S.; Gauci, R.; Pereira, P.; Coratza, P. Degradation Risk Assessment: Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Geoheritage. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4262. https://doi.org/10.3390/su140742622071-105010.3390/su14074262https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/7/4262info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:11:21Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/79812Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:03:07.718994Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage Selmi, Lidia degradation risk geoheritage geosites Malta Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil Science & Technology |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Degradation risk assessment: understanding the impacts of climate change on geoheritage |
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Selmi, Lidia |
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Selmi, Lidia Canesin, Thais S. Gauci, Ritienne Pereira, Paulo Coratza, Paola |
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Canesin, Thais S. Gauci, Ritienne Pereira, Paulo Coratza, Paola |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Selmi, Lidia Canesin, Thais S. Gauci, Ritienne Pereira, Paulo Coratza, Paola |
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degradation risk geoheritage geosites Malta Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil Science & Technology |
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degradation risk geoheritage geosites Malta Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil Science & Technology |
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Several factors and processes, both natural and anthropogenic, can threaten the integrity of any geosite, leading to their degradation. For this reason, geoheritage degradation risks should be considered a fundamental step in any geoconservation strategy, all the more when the aim is to tackle the effects of climate change. The present work proposes a quantitative methodology for the degradation risk assessment of geosites by considering the extrinsic factors that can damage the geoheritage. The methodology has been tested on the Maltese Islands, where considerable previous research has been undertaken in order to highlight the international significance of the Maltese landscapes. Three criteria to assess the degradation risk are proposed: natural vulnerability, anthropogenic vulnerability and public use. For each criterion, several parameters have been identified in order to propose a detailed numerical evaluation. The results show that the degradation risk of geosites is mainly related to negligence and lack of knowledge of its inherent geological heritage, and which leads to public misuse and mismanagement of the geosites. The results give an overview of the condition of the geosites and provide information for the design and management of suitable protection measures, especially in the light of future threats related to climate change. |
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Selmi, L.; Canesin, T.S.; Gauci, R.; Pereira, P.; Coratza, P. Degradation Risk Assessment: Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Geoheritage. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4262. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14074262 2071-1050 10.3390/su14074262 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/7/4262 |
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