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Publications Although Earth heritage conservation is a relatively young subject, there is a growing volume of literature about it. Provided here is a list of key references, selected to introduce all aspects of Earth heritage conservation. Also included are links to leaflets and information available on the internet. For convenience, the references are grouped under the following headings: Conservation of Building Stones |
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Bennett, M.R., Doyle, P., Larwood, J.G. and Prosser, C.D. (eds) (1996) Geology on Your Doorstep: The Role of Urban Geology in Earth Heritage Conservation, Geological Society of London, 270 pp. Countryside Commission and English Nature (1996) The Character of England: Landscape, Wildlife and Natural Features, Countryside Commission, Cheltenham and English Nature, Peterborough. Department of the Environment (1994) Planning Policy Guidance: Nature Conservation (PPG9), HMSO, London. Earth Heritage (previously Earth Science Conservation). (A twice-yearly journal covering the wide issues relevant to geological and geomorphological conservation. Available from Countryside Council for Wales, English Nature or Scottish Natural Heritage.) Ellis, N.V., Bowen, D.Q., Campbell, S., Knill, J.L., McKirdy, A.P., Prosser, C.D., Vincent, M.A. and
Wilson, R.C.L. (1996) An Introduction to the Geological Conservation Review, Geological
Conservation Review Series, No. 1, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, 131 pp. English Nature (2004) Local Geodiversity Action Plans setting the context for geological conservation. English Nature, Quarry Products Association and Silica and Moulding Sands Association
(2003) Geodiversity and the minerals industry Conserving our geological heritage, Entec UK Ltd. Gray, M. (2003) Geodiversity: Valuing and Conserving Abiotic Nature, Wiley, Chichester, 448 pp. Harley, M. (1994) The RIGS (Regionally Important Geological/ geomorphological Sites) challenge involving local volunteers in conserving England's geological heritage. In Geological and Landscape Conservation (eds D. O'Halloran, C. Green, M. Harley, M. Stanley and J. Knill), The Geological Society of London, pp. 31317. Hooke, J.M. (ed.) (1998) Coastal Defence and Earth Science Conservation. The Proceedings of the Conference on Coastal Defence and Earth Science Conservation, Portsmouth, 1997. The Geological Society of London. Malvern International Task Force Earth Heritage Conservation. (An introductory booklet to the subject and description of the activities of the Task Force. Available from JNCC, GCR Unit, Monkstone House, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1JY.) Martini, G. (ed.) (1993) Actes du premier symposium international sur la protection au patrimonie geologique [Proceedings of the First Symposium on Earth Heritage Conservation, Digne, France, 1116 June 1991]. Memoires de la Societé géologique de France, NS 165, 276 pp. National Caving Association (1995) Cave Conservation Policy, National Caving Association, London. Nature Conservancy Council (1990) Earth Science Conservation in Great Britain a Strategy and Appendices A Handbook of Earth Science Conservation Techniques, Nature Conservancy Council, Peterborough. Nature Conservancy Council/English Nature (19911992) Series of leaflets on Earth heritage conservation principles, including Conserving Our Heritage of Rocks, Fossils And Landforms; Fossil Collecting and Conservation; Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites; and the series "Earth Science Conservation for ..." (Landfill Managers; Farmers and Landowners; the Mineral Extraction Industry; Quarry and Pit Managers; District Planners; and Wildlife Trusts). Available from Natural England, Northminster House, Northminster, Peterborough. O'Halloran, D., Green, C., Harley, M., Stanley, M. and Knill, J. (eds) (1994) Geological and Landscape Conservation. Proceedings of the Malvern International Conference on Geological and Landscape Conservation, Great Malvern, 1993. The Geological Society of London, 530 pp. Page, K.N. (1992) Site Information Boards for Geological and Geomorphological SSSIs. English Nature Research Report 26, 34 pp. click here to view Page, K.N., Keene, P., Edmonds, R.P.N. and Hose, T.A. (1996) Earth Heritage Site Interpretation in England: A Review of Principal Techniques with Case Studies. English Nature Research Report 176, 23 pp plus 5 appendices. Prosser, C., Murphy, M. and Larwood, J.G. (2006) Geological Conservation: a Guide to Good Practice. English Nature Report ST118, 145 pp. Click here to view Stace, H. and Larwood, J.G. (2006) Natural foundations: geodiversity for people, places and nature. English Nature Report CORP21. Click here to view Stevens, C., Gordon, J.E., Green, C.P. and Macklin, M.G. (eds.) (1994) Proceedings of the Conference: Conserving our Landscape, Evolving Landforms and Ice-age Heritage; Crewe, 1992. (Proceedings available from Countryside Council for Wales, Natural England or Scottish Natural Heritage.) Wilson, C. (ed.) (1994) Earth Heritage Conservation, Geological Society and the Open University, 272 pp. Wallingford, H.R. (1991) A Guide to the Selection of Appropriate Coast Protection Works for Geological SSSIs, Hydraulics Research and Nature Conservancy Council, 34 pp. |
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Brunton, C.H.C., Besterman, T.P., and Cooper, J.A. (1985) Guidelines for the curation of geological materials. Geological Society Miscellaneous Paper 17. Collins, C. (ed.) (1995) The Care and Conservation of Palaeontological Materials, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Croucher, R. and Woolley, A.R. (1982) Fossils, Minerals and Rocks: Collection and Preservation, Natural History Museum and Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Geological Curator (A twice yearly journal covering a wide range of issues associated with geology and geological collections in museums, available from the Geological Curators' Group, Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1V 9AG) Geological Curators' Group. Rocks, Fossils and Minerals How to Make the Most of Your Collection. A 'Thumbs-up' Guide for the Young Enthusiast. (A leaflet available from the Geological Curators' Group, Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 9AG.) Howie, F.M.P. (1992) The Care and Conservation of Geological Materials; Minerals, Rocks, Meteorites and Lunar Finds, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. Howie, F.M.P. (1992) Conservation and storage; geological material. In Manual of Curatorship (ed. J.M.A. Thomson), 2nd edn, Butterworth-Heinemann and Museums Association, Oxford. Knell, S.J. and Taylor, M.A. (1989) Geology and the Local Museum; Making the Most of Your Geological Collection, HMSO, London. Paine, C. (ed.) (1993) Standards in the Museum Care of Geological Collections, Museums and Galleries Commission, London. |
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Conservation of building stones Amoroso, G.G. and Fassina, V. (1983) Stone Decay and Conservation: Atmospheric Pollution, Cleaning, Consolidation and Protecting , Materials Science Monographs, 11, Elsevier Science Publishing, New York, xx + 453 pp. Ashurst, J. and Ashurst, N. (1988) Practical Building Conservation. English Heritage Technical Handbook 1. Stone Masonry, Gower Technical Press Ltd, Aldershot, Hants, xiv + 100 pp. Ashurst, J. and Dimes, F.G. (eds) (1990) Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone, Butterworth-Heinemann, London, Vol. 1[10], 193 pp; Vol. 2[6], 254 pp. Buildings Research Establishment Decay and Conservation of Stone Masonry (Digest 177). Buildings Research Establishment, London. McMillan, A. (2005) Building with Scottish Stone, Natural Stone Institute. Weber, H. and Zinsmeister, K. (1991) Conservation of Natural Stone. Guidelines to Consolidation, Restoration and Preservation, Expert Verlag, Ehningen, Germany, [8] + 168 pp. |
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Conservation of paper records and photographs British Standards Institution (1989) BS5454 - British Standard Recommendations for Storage and Exhibition of Archival Documents, British Standards Institution, 19 pp. Clark, S. Photographic Conservation. National Preservation Office, British Library (leaflet). Collings, C.J. The Archival Care of Still Photography. Society of Archivists Fluorination leaflet 2. Ellis, J. (ed.) (1993) Keeping Archives, 2nd edn, The Australian Society of Archivists and D.W. Thorpe, 49 pp. Fothergill, R. and Butchart, I. (1984) Non-book Material in Libraries, A Practical Guide, 2nd edn, Clive Bingley Ltd, 308 pp. Linnean Society of London Library Committee (1994) Preserving the Archives of Nature: A Guide for Owners of Papers on Nature Conservation, Linnean Society of London. Records Management Group (1995) Microfilm Records Management Group Guidelines, Records Management Group leaflet 1. Siegfried, R. (1987) The Care of Photographs, Nick Lyons Books. Sutcliff, G. (1995) Slide Collection Management in Libraries and Information Units, Gower Publishing Limited, 219 pp. Yeung, T., Burton, B. and Wong, N. (1992) The management of visual resources in the Hong Kong Polytechnic Library: The case of the slide collection. Aslib Proceedings, 44 (NovemberDecember, 1992), 386392. |
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Fieldwork and specimen collecting codes of conduct English Nature. Best Practice Guidance for Fossil and Mineral Collecting click here to view English Nature. Mineral collecting and conservation hammering out a future? Proceedings of a one-day conference in Salford, 16 April 2003 (Research Report) click here to view Geologists' Association. A Code for Geological Fieldwork. (A leaflet available from the Geologists' Association, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 9AG.) click here to view PDF version (211 KB) Geologists' Association. Take Care When You Core. (A leaflet available from the Geologists' Association, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 9AG.) Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Fossil Collecting Policy Statement click here to view PDF version (68 KB) The National Trust. The National Trust Policy for the Collecting of Geological Materials (Rocks, Minerals and Fossils) click here to view PDF version (127 KB) Scottish Natural Heritage. The Scottish Fossil Code. click here to view |
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