El Hierro Island Global Geopark: Diversity of Volcanic Heritage for Geotourism - Paperback

by Javier Dóniz-Páez (Editor), Nemesio M. Pérez (Editor)

1-Preface

2-Introduction: volcanic geoheritage for geotourism (K. Németh)

3-Geographical and geological context

Geographical diversity of El Hierro Island (L. García-Rodríguez)

Volcanology of recent oceanic active island (Involcan)

Volcanic geomoprhology od El Hierro Island (C. Romero and C. Guillén)

4-Diversity of geographical natural and cultural heritage

Natural volcanic landscapes in subtropical oceanic island (E. Beltrán and I. Esquivel)

Values of volcanic geomorphosites of El Hierro (J. Dóniz-Páez and R. Becerra-Ramírez)

Cultural heritage and human occupation in a small volcanic island (C. S. Martín)

Archaeological heritage of the Bimbape population (E. Chávez)

Rural landscapes in an oceanic volcanic island (V. O. Martín)

5-Geotourism in El Hierro Global geopark

El Hierro geopark: the sustainable tourism (Cabildo de El Hierro)

Volcano tourism georoutes in El Hierro Global Geopark (J. Dóniz-Páez, R. Becerra-Ramírez, E. Escobar and E. González)

Geographic analysis of bird diversity, birdwatching tourism and conservation in El Hierro geopark (R. U. Gosavez Rey)

Cultural landscapes in the "Sea of Calms" and La Restinga coast. The maritime cultural landscape under the tourist gaze (R. de la Cruz-Modino, R. Jacinto-Fariña, D. Dominguez, A. Santana-Talavera and J. Pascual-Fernández)

Submarine eruption of El Hierro, geotourism and geoparks (N.M. Pérez)

Back Jacket

This open access book explores El Hierro Island, which is geologically the youngest of the Canary Islands (Spain). Having registered its latest volcanic eruption in 2011-2012, it is an oceanic subtropical island with low population pressure and a largely unchanged natural landscape. Accordingly, a great geodiversity of volcanic morphologies and erosion processes has been preserved. In addition, half of the land is protected as a Biosphere Reserve and as a UNESCO Global Geopark, and the island is pursuing energy self-sufficiency. Local tourism is a sustainable activity, as the main attractions are either diving or hiking through the island's various volcanic landscapes. Covering these and other aspects, and using accessible language, the book will appeal to scientists specialized in geotourism, active leisure entrepreneurs, and members of the general public interested in volcanic geoheritage and geotourism.