%0 Journal Article
%T Geodiversity, and the geoethical principles for its preservation
%A Nataliya Nikitina
%J Annals of Geophysics
%D 2012
%I Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
%R 10.4401/ag-5492
%X The history of the origin and evolution of the term ¡®geodiversity¡¯ is described, and its present definitions are given. Several types of values of geodiversity are considered. Moreover, a new type of value is defined: the information value of geodiversity, as developed from the ethical principles of geodiversity preservation.
%K Geodiversity
%K Geodiversity value
%K Ethical principles
%K Sustainable development
%K Management of mineral resources
%U http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/5492