Geological site designation under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 300, Issue , 2008, Pages 279-304

  Boylan, Patrick J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; UNESCO; WORLD HERITAGE SITE;

EID: 50849083813     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP300.22     Document Type: Article

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