The author got the mission after the eruption of the volcano Krakatau from the Dutch-Indian government to go to the volcano and conduct a geological survey. This Publication is the result of this survey and describes the volcano before its erution, the cause of the eruption and everything that happened.
In 2005, IUCN published a report entitled Geological World Heritage: A Global Framework (Dingwall et al., 2005).
For the last 20 years there has been a growing interest in the geosciences for topics related to geoheritage: geoconservation, geotourism and geoparks. Geoheritage: Assessment, Protection, and Management is the first and only reference book to cover these main topics as well as the relationship of geoheritage to other subjects such as landscapes, conservation, and tourism.
For the first time a comprehensive overview of geo-conservation in Europe has been presented in a book. Geoheritage in Europe and its Conservation includes specific contributions from 37 countries focussing on legislation and geoconservation practices. The only record of the history of our planet lies in the rocks beneath our feet: rocks and the landscape are the memory of the Earth.
