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Title page and preliminariesAcknowledgements
Foreword
1 The subject and purpose of this volume 2 The need for earth heritage conservationThe international significance of Earth heritage sites Exceptional Earth heritage sites
Earth science research
Environmental forecasting
Earth heritage sites in education and training
The Earth heritage as a cultural and ecological resource
3 An introduction to the geological history of BritainThe importance of sites
Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
Barton Cliffs, Hampshire
Islay and Jura, the Inner Hebrides
The geology of Britain
Introduction
The origin of rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Igneous rocks
Metamorphic rocks
Geological time
Some geological patterns
Mountain building episodes
Mountain building and plate tectonics
A geological history of Britain
The Precambrian rocks of Britain
The Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian rocks of Britain
The Devonian and Carboniferous rocks of Britain
The Permian and Triassic rocks of Britain
The Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of Britain
The Tertiary rocks of Britain
Quaternary sediments and landforms of Britain
Britain after the last ice age
Present-day Britain
The importance of Britain in the development of geology
4 The Geological Conservation ReviewPrinciples of site selection
Aims of the Geological Conservation Review
The first component — international importance
The second component — exceptional features
The third component — representativeness
Geological Conservation Review blocks
Stratigraphy blocks
Palaeontology blocks
Quaternary blocks
Geomorphology blocks
Igneous petrology and structural and metamorphic geology blocks
Mineralogy blocks
Geological Conservation Review networks
Marine Permian Geological Conservation Review Block
Durham Province network: the western edge of an inland sea
Yorkshire Province network
Igneous Rocks of South-west England Geological Conservation Block
Pre-orogenic volcanic network
Cornubian granite batholith network
Post-orogenic volcanic network
Lizard and Start complexes network
Palaeozoic Palaeobotany Geological Conservation Review Block
Silurian network
Devonian network
Lower Carboniferous network
Upper Carboniferous network Permian network
Quaternary Geological Conservation Review networks: English lowland valley rivers
The Coastal Geomorphology of Scotland Geological Conservation
Review Block
Beach complexes of Scotland
Beaches of the Highlands and Islands networks
Beach–dune–machair system
Beach and dune coasts of lowland Scotland networks
Rock coast geomorphology networks
Saltmarsh geomorphology networks
The Geological Conservation Review site series
5 Practical geological conservation review selection methodsSite selection criteria
Minimum number and minimum area of sites
Methods and working practice
Site selection procedures within the Geological Conservation Review
Stage 1: Building and briefing the block team
Stage 2: Literature review and site shortlisting
Stage 3: Field visits and detailed site investigation
Stage 4: Final assessment and preparation of Geological Conservation Review site documents
The study of the Earth — continuing developments
6 Earth Heritage ConservationThreats to the Earth heritage
Quarrying and Earth heritage conservation: threats and
benefits
The history of Earth heritage conservation in Britain
Earth heritage site protection
The legal framework
Earth heritage conservation in practice
Conservation strategy
Classification of site types
Earth heritage conservation in practice — some examples
Fossil and mineral collecting and conservation
Coastal sites
Conservation of the Barton Geological Conservation Review site
Active quarries
Conservation at Shap Granite Quarry
Disused quarries
Conservation at Ercall Quarry, Shropshire
General considerations at disused quarries Disused quarries as landfill sites
Cave conservation
Road construction
Conservation of Claverley Road Cutting
Site excavation and specimen curation
The excavation in Brighstone Bay, Isle of Wight
Conservation of active geomorphological process sites
Conservation of the River Dee: a mobile meander belt
Mine dumps
Writhlington Rock Store SSSI
Site 'burial'
Publicity and public awareness
Advice on conservation of Earth heritage sites
7 The Geological Conservation Review in the context of the wider earth heritage conservation effortEarth heritage conservation strategy
Progress and developments in Earth heritage conservation
Maintaining the SSSI series through the mechanism of the Geological Conservation Review
Expanding the RIGS network
Developing conservation techniques Improving documentation
Increasing public awareness
Developing international links
Earth heritage and nature conservation
References and further reading Appendix Figures GlossaryIndex