SESSION THEMES
| Geosites |
- Recognition, assessment and practical management of geosites
- Geodiversity assessment methodologies
- Focus on current geomorphosites research (assessment and mapping) and recent studies in various geomorphological contexts
- Legal frameworks to support geoconservation strategies at different levels
- Up-to-date on how the national and regional inventories are going to develop in Europe, mainly in Mediterranean area
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Geological Heritage and
Land-use planning |
- Threats and constraints imposed by land-use planning
- How to integrate geoconservation in land-use planning
- Geo-archaeology
- Geoheritage ex-situ
- Good examples and possibilities in regional and local planning
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| Geoparks and Geotourism |
- Conflicts and/or possible convergence between geoconservation and geotourism
- Geotourism as new potential for local development
- Policies for sustainable management and geosite use in geoparks
- Presentation of best practices and lesson learned in Geoparks for local development
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| Cooperation and Education |
- Implementation of the most effective outreach methods for successful communication with public, decision- and policy-makers
- Presentation of best practices in international cooperation
- Local initiatives in scientific diffusion and education
- Capacity building for teaching geoscience in life-long learning programs
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REGISTRATION FEES
| Deadlines |
Registration fees |
| April 30th, 2012 |
€ 140 (students, SIGEA and ProGEO members: € 100) |
| June 30th, 2012 |
€ 170 (students, SIGEA and ProGEO members: € 130) |
| August 31st, 2012 |
€ 200 (for all participants) |
Registration fees will cover the materials of the Symposium the coffee breaks and other cultural events (details within the final programme in August 2012).
