An assessment of the 'conservation void' as a management technique for geological conservation in disused quarries

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-233

  Bennett, Matthew R ^a   Doyle, Peter ^a   Glasser, Neil F ^b   Larwood, Jonathan G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'conservation void'; Geological conservation; Landfill; Quarry restoration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND FILL; LITHOLOGY; QUARRIES; RESTORATION;

'CONSERVATION VOID'; BRITAIN; GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; GEOLOGICAL HERITAGES; LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES; QUARRY RESTORATION; RESTORATION PROJECT; VOID SPACE; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION;

ABANDONED QUARRY; CONSERVATION; GEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION; MANAGEMENT APPROACH;

AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOLOGY; LANDFILL; REVIEW; ROCK; WILDLIFE;

UK;

EID: 0031194955     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0110     Document Type: Article

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