10.57647/gcr-2024-si-ct61

Differences and Convergence in the Interpretation of Geoheritage, Inside and Outside Geoparks

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  • Fabien Van Geert*1,
  1. UFR Arts et Médias, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, 8 avenue de Saint-Mandé, 75012 Paris, France
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Received: 2024-03-01

Revised: 2024-06-09

Accepted: 2024-07-09

Published 2024-12-03

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Geert, F. V. (2024). Differences and Convergence in the Interpretation of Geoheritage, Inside and Outside Geoparks. Geoconservation Research, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.57647/gcr-2024-si-ct61
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Abstract

Geoheritage, as an emerging type of heritage, is presented in geopark museums and interpretation centers as well as in galleries of many natural history museums. It has however been taken up differently by these institutions, whose displays have their own characteristics, in which the very term geoheritage is often absent. However, a study of these locations in the French and Spanish Catalan contexts also reveals commonalities. Even though the popularization of the geoheritage concept can probably explain this situation, there have been profound changes in museums and more broadly in the heritage sector in recent decades. This is because these institutions face the need to recreate the link between natural and cultural heritage in a context marked by both decolonialization issues and the challenges of the climate crisis.

Keywords

  • Geoheritage,
  • Geoparks,
  • Interpretation Centers,
  • Natural History Museums,
  • Franc Catalonia
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