Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Mountainous Geoheritage Sites in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

IF 2.3 2区地球科学 Q2 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Geoheritage Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI:10.1007/s12371-024-00996-0

Won–Sok Jon, To–Jun Ryang, Myong–Chol Ri

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An inventory and assessment of mountainous geoheritage sites based on solid and clear criteria is a first step for any geoconservation strategy. The study area (DPR Korea) has a complex geological setting and many mountains with geological significance, the reasons that justify the mountainous geoheritage inventory done in this work. The inventoried ten mountainous geoheritage sites were quantitatively assessed and clearly show that Mt. Paektu and Mt. Kumgang is the most important mountainous geoheritage sites in the DPR Korea due to its high international scientific value. Mt. Chilbo and Mt. Myohyang have a slightly low value than these geoheritage sites in scientific value, but a high educational value and a high touristic value. In addition, the majority of the other mountainous geoheritage sites are characterized by moderate scientific, high educational, and high touristic values and low degradation risk. This study may help in selecting the ranking of mountainous geoheritage sites for World Heritage registration and the development of a new geopark project in DPR Korea, a country where the geopark concept is still emerging.

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根据可靠而明确的标准对山区地质遗产地进行清查和评估，是任何地质保护战略的第一步。研究地区（朝鲜）的地质环境复杂，具有地质意义的山地众多，这些都是本次工作中进行山地地质遗迹清查的理由。对所清查的十处山岳地质遗产地进行了量化评估，结果清楚地表明，白头山和金刚山因其较高的国际科学价值而成为朝鲜最重要的山岳地质遗产地。七宝山和妙香山的科学价值略低于这些地质遗迹，但具有很高的教育价值和旅游价值。此外，其他大多数山区地质遗产地的科学价值、教育价值和旅游价值均处于中等水平，退化风险较低。这项研究可能有助于在世界遗产登记中选择山地地质遗产地的等级，并有助于在地质公园概念尚在萌芽阶段的朝鲜开发新的地质公园项目。

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Geoheritage GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

34.50%

发文量

107

期刊介绍： The Geoheritage journal is an international journal dedicated to discussing all aspects of our global geoheritage, both in situ and portable. The journal will invite all contributions on the conservation of sites and materials - use, protection and practical heritage management - as well as its interpretation through education, training and tourism. The journal wishes to cover all aspects of geoheritage and its protection. Key topics are: - Identification, characterisation, quantification and management of geoheritage; - Geodiversity and geosites; - On-site science, geological and geomorphological research: - Global scientific heritage - key scientific geosites, GSSPs, stratotype conservation and management; - Scientific research and education, and the promotion of the geosciences thereby; - Conventions, statute and legal instruments, national and international; - Integration of biodiversity and geodiversity in nature conservation and land-use policies; - Geological heritage and Environmental Impact Assessment studies; - Geological heritage, sustainable development, community action, practical initiatives and tourism; - Geoparks: creation, management and outputs; - Conservation in the natural world, Man-made and natural impacts, climate change; - Geotourism definitions, methodologies, and case studies; - International mechanisms for conservation and popularisation - World Heritage Sites, National Parks etc.; - Materials, data and people important in the history of science, museums, collections and all portable geoheritage; - Education and training of geoheritage specialists; - Pedagogical use of geological heritage - publications, teaching media, trails, centres, on-site museums; - Linking the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005- 2014) with geoconservation.