Geoconservation as an emerging geoscience

Geoheritage

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-128

  Henriques, Maria Helena ^a   dos Reis, Rui Pena ^b   Brilha, José ^c   Mota, Teresa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Applied Geoconservation; Basic Geoconservation; Education for sustainable development; Technical Applications of Geoconservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889234814     PISSN: 18672477     EISSN: 18672485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12371-011-0039-8     Document Type: Article

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