Thanks to their coastal location on what is now an island on the continental shelf, the two early Middle Palaeolithic sites of La Cotte à la Chèvre and La Cotte de St Brelade are especially sensitive to environmental change. The former is a small sea-cave cut during a...
Jersey’s Geodiversity
Geodiversity as a discipline is increasingly being included in the assessment and management of natural and cultural environments (Zwolinski, 2017). It has a strong influence on biodiversity (Hjort, Heikkinen and Luoto, 2012; Gray, Gordon and Brown, 2013) and is...
A quantative assessment of Jersey’s Geodiversity
Geodiversity is an effective new tool in land management and conservation. It generally consists of four principle components: geology, geomorphology, pedology (soils) and hydrology. This study quantified and displayed the spatial distribution of Jersey’s geodiversity...
Holistic Geodiversity Assessment of Jersey’s Coastline, Channel Islands
UNESCO Global Geopark designation has succeeded in focusing international recognition upon geodiversity and its protection. The economic reputational gains richly reward regions around the globe, supporting local communities through their bottom-up approach. Previous...