Preface.
The history of geoconservation: an introduction, C V Burek & C D Prosser
How things began: the origins of geological conservation, P Doughty
Geological conservation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, B A Thomas & L M Warren
Geodiversity: the origin and evolution of a paradigm, M Gray
Towards a history of geotourism: definitions, antecedents and the future, T A Hose
The role of the voluntary sector in the evolving geoconservation movement, C V Burek
The Geologists’ Association and geoconservation: history and achievements, C P Green
The role of the British Geological Survey in the history of geoconservation, A A Mcmillan
The history of geoconservation in England: legislative and policy milestones, C D Prosser
A history of the Geological Conservation Review, N Ellis
A historical perspective on local communities and geological conservation, G J Worton
History of RIGS in Wales: an example of successful cooperation for geoconservation, C V Burek
A history of geological conservation on the Isle of Wight, M Munt
Context and history of geological conservation in Warwickshire, central England, J D Radley
A vision of ‘deep time’: the ‘Geological Illustrations’ of Crystal Palace Park, London, P Doyle
Cavers and geoconservation: the history of cave exploration and its contribution to speleology in the Yorkshire Dales, P J Murphy & A T Chamberlain
Conservation at the cutting-edge: the history of geoconservation on the Wren’s Nest National Nature Reserve, Dudley, England, C D Prosser & J G Larwood
A history of geoconservation in the Republic of Ireland, M A Parkes
History of geoconservation in Europe, L Erikstad
Geodiversity in the wilderness: a brief history of geoconservation in Tasmania, I Houshold & C Sharples
History of Geoparks, C Jones
Geological site designation under the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, P J Boylan
Index