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Miss Boglarka Nemeth is a PhD student working on geoheritage research on volcanic terrains with special reference to the Auckland Volcanic Field in New Zealand. Miss Nemeth major interest is to apply advance techniques to geoheritage valorisation and utilization of Big Data to develop objective geosite value estimation.
Geoheritage is an important aspect in developing workable strategies for natural hazard resilience. This is reflected in the UNESCO IGCP Project (# 692. Geoheritage for Geohazard Resilience) that continues to successfully develop global awareness of the multifaced aspects of geoheritage research. Geohazards form a great variety of natural phenomena that should be properly identified, and their importance communicated to all levels of society. This is especially the case in urban areas such as Auckland. The largest socio-economic urban center in New Zealand, Auckland faces potential volcanic hazards as it sits on an active Quaternary monogenetic volcanic field. Individual volcanic geosites of young eruptive products are considered to form the foundation of community outreach demonstrating causes and consequences of volcanism associated volcanism. However, in recent decades, rapid urban development has increased demand for raw materials and encroached on natural sites which would be ideal for such outreach. The dramatic loss of volcanic geoheritage of Auckland is alarming. Here we demonstrate that abandoned quarry sites (e.g., Wiri Mountain) could be used as key locations to serve these goals. We contrast the reality that Auckland sites are underutilized and fast diminishing, with positive examples known from similar but older volcanic regions, such as the Mio/Pliocene Bakony–Balaton UNESCO Global Geopark in Hungary.
Károly Németh; Ilmars Gravis; Boglárka Németh. Dilemma of Geoconservation of Monogenetic Volcanic Sites under Fast Urbanization and Infrastructure Developments with Special Relevance to the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6549 .
AMA StyleKároly Németh, Ilmars Gravis, Boglárka Németh. Dilemma of Geoconservation of Monogenetic Volcanic Sites under Fast Urbanization and Infrastructure Developments with Special Relevance to the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6549.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKároly Németh; Ilmars Gravis; Boglárka Németh. 2021. "Dilemma of Geoconservation of Monogenetic Volcanic Sites under Fast Urbanization and Infrastructure Developments with Special Relevance to the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6549.
Ordination methods are used in ecological multivariate statistics in order to reduce the number of dimensions and arrange individual variables along environmental variables. Geoheritage designation is a new challenge for conservation planning. Quantification of geoheritage to date is used explicitly for site selection, however, it also carries significant potential to be one of the indicators of sustainable development that is delivered through geosystem services. In order to achieve such a dominant position, geoheritage needs to be included in the business as usual model of conservation planning. Questions about the quantification process that have typically been addressed in geoheritage studies can be answered more directly by their relationships to world development indicators. We aim to relate the major informative geoheritage practices to underlying trends of successful geoheritage implementation through statistical analysis of countries with the highest trackable geoheritage interest. Correspondence analysis (CA) was used to obtain information on how certain indicators bundle together. Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) was used to detect sets of factors to determine positive geoheritage conservation outcomes. The analysis resulted in ordination diagrams that visualize correlations among determinant variables translated to links between socio-economic background and geoheritage conservation outcomes. Indicators derived from geoheritage-related academic activity and world development metrics show a shift from significant Earth science output toward disciplines of strong international agreement such as tourism, sustainability and biodiversity. Identifying contributing factors to conservation-related decisions helps experts to tailor their proposals for required evidence-based quantification reports and reinforce the scientific significance of geoheritage.
Boglárka Németh; Károly Németh; Jon Procter. Informed Geoheritage Conservation: Determinant Analysis Based on Bibliometric and Sustainability Indicators Using Ordination Techniques. Land 2021, 10, 539 .
AMA StyleBoglárka Németh, Károly Németh, Jon Procter. Informed Geoheritage Conservation: Determinant Analysis Based on Bibliometric and Sustainability Indicators Using Ordination Techniques. Land. 2021; 10 (5):539.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoglárka Németh; Károly Németh; Jon Procter. 2021. "Informed Geoheritage Conservation: Determinant Analysis Based on Bibliometric and Sustainability Indicators Using Ordination Techniques." Land 10, no. 5: 539.
Geoheritage is an emerging research subject with increasing global interest to define, characterize and quantify it in diverse geological and geomorphological settings. As being a new research subject there are great variety of conceptual approaches to do its definition and quantification. Geoheritage conservation is in the process of establishing a common ground that become necessary in the transnational collaboration for a sustainable future. Geoheritage conservation generates ever increasing number of scientific publications based on heterogenous evaluation methods with limited consensus within the field. The produced material, also part of various Big Data repositories, conceals valuable patterns and information on the level of agreement and the solution to draw the line for the acceptable level of subjectivity. Analysing bibliometric data of scientific publication appear in accessible global data bases (e.g. Web of Science) broken down to country levels allow us to find potential indicators for geoheritage designation. Finding determinants that positively influences decision makers and end users within the conservation arena helps geoscientists to achieve policy impact and increase the number of recognised and protected geological and geomorphological sites. Multiple Correspondence Analysis was used to detect and explore relationships between population, land, tourism, protected areas and bibliometric variables. The result revealed very important links between the socio-economic background and geoheritage conservation outcomes. The fact that there was no one major determinant found that would affect geoheritage conservation globally means that a common ground awaits to be established on which countries can build upon with the unique and special values local communities have to contribute toward geoheritage conservation.
The research is aligned with the goals of the “Geoheritage for Resilience” UNESCO IGPC project 692 program.
Boglárka Németh; Károly Németh. Determinants of geoheritage conservation: Multiple correspondence analysis to explore interrelations between socio-economic and bibliometric data. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleBoglárka Németh, Károly Németh. Determinants of geoheritage conservation: Multiple correspondence analysis to explore interrelations between socio-economic and bibliometric data. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBoglárka Németh; Károly Németh. 2021. "Determinants of geoheritage conservation: Multiple correspondence analysis to explore interrelations between socio-economic and bibliometric data." , no. : 1.
Cultural landscapes were developed as a result of continuous interaction between nature and human culture. During their evolution, the geodiversity was also considerably influenced by human activities. Recently, geoheritage studies have become more sensitive towards man-made cultural landmarks. In this paper, we explore a methodology to compile a regional inventory for a historic mountainous cultural landscape with remarkable geological, volcanological, and mining heritage in Tokaj Mts, (NE Hungary). The databases of the natural and cultural heritage contribute to the extension of regional inventories with a large number of geodiversity-related records. The specific selection procedure with a combination of GIS and fieldwork assessment resulted in the final list of potential sites. The applied three stage classification forms a basis for territorial analysis. The selected 60 geosites of 700 km2 represents well the geological history of the study area, while another 160 geodiversity and geocultural sites emphasize further enhancement of natural and cultural diversity. The functional classification referring to the physical nature of the sites was useful to define specific conservation management priorities. The thematic grouping of the sites defined new interpretation possibilities for geotourism and geoeducation taking into account volcanological, geomorphological, and mining heritage values.
János Szepesi; Zsuzsanna Ésik; Ildikó Soós; Boglárka Németh; László Sütő; Tibor József Novák; Szabolcs Harangi; Réka Lukács. Identification of Geoheritage Elements in a Cultural Landscape: a Case Study from Tokaj Mts, Hungary. Geoheritage 2020, 12, 1 -21.
AMA StyleJános Szepesi, Zsuzsanna Ésik, Ildikó Soós, Boglárka Németh, László Sütő, Tibor József Novák, Szabolcs Harangi, Réka Lukács. Identification of Geoheritage Elements in a Cultural Landscape: a Case Study from Tokaj Mts, Hungary. Geoheritage. 2020; 12 (4):1-21.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJános Szepesi; Zsuzsanna Ésik; Ildikó Soós; Boglárka Németh; László Sütő; Tibor József Novák; Szabolcs Harangi; Réka Lukács. 2020. "Identification of Geoheritage Elements in a Cultural Landscape: a Case Study from Tokaj Mts, Hungary." Geoheritage 12, no. 4: 1-21.