The vulnerability of the rare earth element (REE) supply in a global context of increasing
demands entails important economic and political issues, and has encouraged several …

The relationship between humans and the environment in the modern world is challenging.
UNESCO Global Geoparks are current holistic approaches for protecting and managing …

A new assessment method named GEOAM (geoeducational assessment method), that will
be a useful tool for highlighting the geoeducational and geoethical value of a geosite, is …

Volcano geoengineering is the practice of altering the state of volcanic systems and/or
volcanic eruptions to exploit them or mitigate their risk. Although many in the field insist there …

An epistemological lens on the development of the Anthropocene concept illuminates what
have been regarded, but just as importantly what have not been regarded, as pertinent …

“It appears therefore that, in early times, Man's interference with the natural flow of water
consisted mainly in taking water from rivers and springs, and that this water would find its …

This work proposes a comprehensive methodology for evaluating fissured hard-rock
groundwater resources through an integrative approach based on fieldwork techniques …

This chapter addresses the challenge of the posthuman convergence between great
technological advances—the Fourth Industrial Revolution—and advanced environmental …

The globalized society is held together by an intricate system of human relationships. This
system constitutes a planetary architecture characterized by (a) a complex technological …

The main goal of this study is to emphasise the geotourism potential and the values of
geoethics as drivers of rural development in the territory of the Knjaževac municipality, which …