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Study on Sustainable Development of Geoheritage of Karst Region in South China

Sun Ke-qin

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Karst region covers an estimated 12%of global continental areas.The Karst region in South China Karst was inscribed as a natural heritage on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2007.The heritage site includes the Shilin Karst of Yunnan,Libo Karst of Cuizhou and Wulong Karst of Chongqing,covering 146 016 ha.This paper describes the comparison based on the perspective of globalization,and reveals the outstanding value of the site.Then the paper summarizes heritage resources properties of the site.In addition,the paper points out some issues of the site such as geological disasters,excessive exploitation and rocky desertification,etc.The paper presents relevant conservation strategies,including establishing and implementing scientific management mechanism,disaster monitoring system,etc,so as to promote the sustainable development of the site.

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Karst region covers an estimated 12%of global continental areas.The Karst region in South China Karst was inscribed as a natural heritage on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2007.The heritage site includes the Shilin Karst of Yunnan,Libo Karst of Cuizhou and Wulong Karst of Chongqing,covering 146 016 ha.This paper describes the comparison based on the perspective of globalization,and reveals the outstanding value of the site.Then the paper summarizes heritage resources properties of the site.In addition,the paper points out some issues of the site such as geological disasters,excessive exploitation and rocky desertification,etc.The paper presents relevant conservation strategies,including establishing and implementing scientific management mechanism,disaster monitoring system,etc,so as to promote the sustainable development of the site.

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Karst region covers an estimated 12%of global continental areas.The Karst region in South China Karst was inscribed as a natural heritage on the World Heritage List by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2007.The heritage site includes the Shilin Karst of Yunnan,Libo Karst of Cuizhou and Wulong Karst of Chongqing,covering 146 016 ha.This paper describes the comparison based on the perspective of globalization,and reveals the outstanding value of the site.Then the paper summarizes heritage resources properties of the site.In addition,the paper points out some issues of the site such as geological disasters,excessive exploitation and rocky desertification,etc.The paper presents relevant conservation strategies,including establishing and implementing scientific management mechanism,disaster monitoring system,etc,so as to promote the sustainable development of the site.

Key concepts: Karst, China, World heritage, Natural heritage, Natural (archaeology), Geography, Sustainable development, Environmental planning

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