Geoheritage Resilience Assessment for Geoconservation Planning in Lorestan Province, Iran

IF 2.3 2区地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Geoheritage Pub Date : 2023-12-19 DOI:10.1007/s12371-023-00909-7

Fatemeh Moradipour, Anvar Moradi, Mojtaba Yamani

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This study is an initial attempt to introduce the concept of geoheritage resilience, which refers to the capacity of a geosite and its system to absorb, adapt, or resist disturbances, and to consider it in geoconservation planning. Assessing the resilience of geoheritage sites is crucial for managing, protecting and developing sustainable geotourism that requires a specific approach and methodology. Therefore, this research aims to propose a comprehensive method based on criteria and indicators to measure the resilience of geoheritage sites and implement it in the most significant geosites of Lorestan province through literature review and fieldwork. The proposed method is based on 5 criteria and 22 indicators. Each indicator is measured based on 5 parameters and calculations are performed using the corresponding equations. The results of the geoheritage resilience assessment, using the proposed method, indicate that various geological, hydroclimatic, ecological, anthropogenic, and geotourism disturbances have led to a reduction the resilience of the geosites studied. According to the results, Calder Cave and Shirz Canyon geosites have a high level of resilience with final scores of 65.62 and 62.62, respectively. In contrast, Bisheh Waterfall and Pol-e Dokhtar Lakes have a low level of resilience with scores of 46.73 and 35.51, respectively. These two geosites are affected by natural and human disturbances, which require effective management, protection, and improvement of their resilience levels. This study has also provided a basic conceptual model to illustrate the planning process for enhancing and promoting geoheritage resilience through geoconservation planning. Given the importance of geoheritage and the potential threats, it is very important to pay attention to the concept of resilience and the measurement of geoheritage resilience in geoconservation planning for sustainable scientific, educational and geotourism use.

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伊朗洛雷斯坦省地质遗产复原力评估促进地质保护规划

这项研究是引入地质遗产复原力概念的初步尝试，复原力是指地质复合体及其系统吸收、适应或抵御干扰的能力，并在地质保护规划中加以考虑。评估地质遗产地的复原力对于管理、保护和发展可持续地质旅游至关重要，这需要一种特定的方式和方法。因此，本研究旨在通过文献综述和实地考察，提出一种基于标准和指标的综合方法来衡量地质遗产地的复原力，并在洛雷斯坦省最重要的地质遗迹中实施。建议的方法基于 5 项标准和 22 项指标。每个指标根据 5 个参数进行测量，并使用相应的公式进行计算。使用拟议方法进行的地质遗产复原力评估结果表明，各种地质、水文气候、生态、人为和地质旅游干扰导致所研究的地质遗迹复原力下降。结果显示，考尔德洞穴和希尔兹峡谷地质景观的复原力较高，最终得分分别为 65.62 和 62.62。相比之下，Bisheh 瀑布和 Pol-e Dokhtar 湖的复原力较低，分别为 46.73 分和 35.51 分。这两个地貌景观受到自然和人为干扰的影响，需要进行有效的管理、保护并提高其复原力水平。本研究还提供了一个基本概念模型，以说明通过地质保护规划提高和促进地质遗产复原力的规划过程。鉴于地质遗产的重要性和潜在威胁，在地质保护规划中关注复原力的概念和地质遗产复原力的衡量非常重要，以实现可持续的科学、教育和地质旅游利用。

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Geoheritage GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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5.10

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107

期刊介绍： The Geoheritage journal is an international journal dedicated to discussing all aspects of our global geoheritage, both in situ and portable. The journal will invite all contributions on the conservation of sites and materials - use, protection and practical heritage management - as well as its interpretation through education, training and tourism. The journal wishes to cover all aspects of geoheritage and its protection. Key topics are: - Identification, characterisation, quantification and management of geoheritage; - Geodiversity and geosites; - On-site science, geological and geomorphological research: - Global scientific heritage - key scientific geosites, GSSPs, stratotype conservation and management; - Scientific research and education, and the promotion of the geosciences thereby; - Conventions, statute and legal instruments, national and international; - Integration of biodiversity and geodiversity in nature conservation and land-use policies; - Geological heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment studies; - Geological heritage, sustainable development, community action, practical initiatives and tourism; - Geoparks: creation, management and outputs; - Conservation in the natural world, Man-made and natural impacts, climate change; - Geotourism definitions, methodologies, and case studies; - International mechanisms for conservation and popularisation - World Heritage Sites, National Parks etc.; - Materials, data and people important in the history of science, museums, collections and all portable geoheritage; - Education and training of geoheritage specialists; - Pedagogical use of geological heritage - publications, teaching media, trails, centres, on-site museums; - Linking the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014) with geoconservation.