GEOPARKS MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT


N. Zouros
I. Valiakos
Résumé
Established in 2000, the European Geoparks Network (EGN), comprising 35 members (November 2009), aims to protect geodiversity, to promote geological heritage to the general public as well as to support sustainable economic development of geopark territories primarily through the development of geological tourism. All requests for recognition as a “European Geopark” must be submitted by the organisation in charge of managing the area. The application dossier includes precise information dealing with identification of the zone, scientific description of the existing geoheritage, management body, management plan, infrastructure, educational and promotional activities, sustainable development policy instituted and geo-tourism. Membership of the EGN is for a period of four years after which membership is reviewed and assessed. The first revalidation procedure occurred during 2004 and since then has helped to keep all Geopark operations, infrastructure and services at a high quality level. The revalidation process involves a field visit by two independent evaluators nominated by the EGN and UNESCO. Assessment methodology examines the progress in geological heritage protection and promotion as well as the development of sustainable economic activity within each territory. However it also takes into account the Geopark’s degree of active participation in international collaboration and networking.
Article Details
  • Rubrique
  • Geosites
Téléchargements
Les données relatives au téléchargement ne sont pas encore disponibles.
Références
EGN (2009). European Geoparks Magazine No 7. p. 36. Available online at: http://www.europeangeoparks.org
Mc Keever P. and Zouros N. (2005) Geoparks: Celebrating earth heritage, sustaining local communities.
Episodes vol. 28, No 4, p. 274-278.
Mac Keever P., Zouros N., Patzak M. (2009) Global Network of National Geoparks. World Heritage No
, 54
Martini G. (Ed.) (1993) – Actes du premier symposium international sur la protection au patrimonie
géologique [Proceedings of the First Symposium on Earth Heritage Conservation], Digne, France, 11–
XLIII, No 2 – 974
June 1991. Mémoires de la Societé géologique de France, numéro spécial 165, 276 p.
UNESCO (2008) – Guidelines and Criteria for National Geoparks seeking UNESCO’s assistance to join
the Global Geoparks Network, Paris, June 2008. Internal document, 10 p. Available online at:
Zouros N. (2004) – The European Geoparks Network. Geological heritage protection and local development.
Episodes, 27/3, 165–171.
Zouros N. (2005) – Assessment, protection and promotion of geomorphological and geological sites in
the Aegean area, Greece. Géomorphologie: relief, processus, environnement, no 3, 227-234.
Zouros N. (2007) – Geomorphosite assessment and management in protected areas of Greece. Case study
of the Lesvos island coastal geomorphosites. Geographica Helvetica, Jg.62, Heft 3/2007, 169-180.
Zouros N. Martini G. Frey M.L. (2003). Proceedings of the 2nd European Geoparks Network Meeting,
Lesvos 3-7 October 2001, p. 184.
Zouros N. and Mc Keever P. (2008) European Geoparks: Tools for Earth heritage protection and sustainable
local development. in N. Zouros (ed) European Geoparks, Lesvos Greece, ISBN
p. 15-30.
Articles les plus lus par le même auteur ou la même autrice