List of contributors • Preface • Acknowledgements • Part One: The rationale and scope of earth heritage conservation in urban areas • The rationale for earth heritage conservation and the role of urban geology, M.R. Bennett & P. Doyle • Urban geology: mapping it out, T. J. Charsley • The nature of the urban geological resource: an overview, J. G. Larwood & C. D. Prosser • The changing nature of the urban earth heritage site resource, S. M. lngham, P. Doyle & M. R. Bennett • Part Two: The nature of the urban geological resource Building stones as an urban geological resource • The paths of glory, E. Robinson • Heathen, xenoliths and enclaves: kerbstone petrology in Kentish, Town, London R. Mason • Parks and open spaces as an urban geological resource • The evolution of planning and use of urban parks and open spaces in Britain, M. Mc Gibbon • Creating urban geology: a record of Victorian innovation in park design, P. Doyle, M. R. Bennett & E. Robinson • Geomorphological conservation: opportunities afforded in Greater Bristol, E. J. Pounder • Museums as an urban geological resource • Museums: a focus for urban geology and geological site conservation, J. G. Larwood & K. N. Page • Museums: a timeless urban resource for the geologist? S. Knell • Urban geology and civil engineering • Digging up your doorstep: engineers and their excavations, G. J. Worton • Opportunity docks: a case study of earth science conservation in an urban development, G. R. Fenwick & S. G. McLean • Part Three: Awareness and use of the urban geological resource • The role of the local authority • Local geology and local authorities, E. A. Jarzembowski • A code of practice for geology and development in the urban environment, C. Reid • Urban geology and education • Urban geology and the National Curriculum, D. Hawley • A version of the 'The Wall Game' in Battersea Park, E. Robinson • Exeter and Norwich: their urban geology compared during medieval, Victorian and Edwardian periods, J. Dove • Increasing public awareness and involvement • Earth science sites in urban areas: the lessons from wildlife conservation G. M. A. Barker • Shifting the focus: a framework for community participation in earth heritage conservation in urban areas, G. Carson & M. Harley • The role of the regional geological society in urban geological conservation, A. Cutler • Geotourism, or can tourists become casual rock hounds? T. A. Hose • Geology and the media, A. Grayson • Part Four: Creating an urban geological resource • The introduction of geology into the urban environment: principles and methods, M. R. Bennett & P Doyle • Index