La Garrotxa Volcanic Field of Northeast Spain
Case Study of Sustainable Volcanic Landscape Management
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Open AccessSocio-ecological impact of monogenetic volcanism in the La Garrotxa Volcanic Field (NE Iberia)
Volcanism can cause major impacts, including climate change and mass extinctions. However, the impact of monogenetic volcanism is often considered as limited in volcanological research. This work provides for ...
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Identification, cataloguing and preservation of outcrops of geological interest in monogenetic volcanic fields: the case of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park
Volcanic zones are important geoheritage sites. Active volcanic fields are of special interest because they allow to observe the complex and interesting stratigraphic relationships that often characterise thei...
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Management Plan
This chapter reviews the management of the geological heritage of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, and includes both an evaluation of the strategy that was approved in 2004 and a discussion of the curre...
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Geotourism in La Garrotxa
Geotourism is tourism based on geology and promotes geological conservation at the same time as it encourages the economic and social development of local communities. ‘Volcanic tourism’ is one particular type...
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Geological Setting of La Garrotxa Volcanic Field
Situated in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, La Garrotxa Volcanic Field is part of the Catalan Volcanic Zone and one of the provinces of the Neogene-Quaternary alkaline volcanism associated with the Eur...
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Cultural and Natural Sites
Aside from its geology, La Garrotxa Volcanic Field also boasts many sites of great natural and cultural or historical interest, several of which are described in this chapter (Fig. 6.1).
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Hazard assessment at the Quaternary La Garrotxa Volcanic Field (NE Iberia)
La Garrotxa Volcanic Field (GVF) in the NE Iberian Peninsula is one of the Quaternary alkaline volcanic provinces that form part of the European Cenozoic Rift System. Active over the last 0.7 Ma, the most rece...
