Study Of Geoheritage Resources And Protection In Qixia Geopark, Shongdong Province

Abundant geoheritage resources and good environment are the elementary conditions to build geopark. And the building of geopark is the most effective way to protect resources and environment.The geo-heritages are generated by internal and external force of the earth, being of important scientific value, as the only information source to recognize evolvement of our earth. Therefore, the protection of geo-heritage and environment are the fundamental task and objective in the development of geopark.There are plenty of geoheritage resources in Shandong Qixia geopark. But the geopark is in the stage of initial development, so some problems exist in the aspect of geoheritage protection. And how to protect the geo-resources become more and more important. Through investing and studying the geoheritages in the park, this thesis analyzes the types, distribution and cause of geoheritage resources, and scientifically evaluates the value and sensitivity of geoheritage resources. The results show that the geoheritage resources is of scientific research, aesthetic and science education value, also shows the park is not very sensitivity to the environmental change. Lastly, the protective methods are given out on the basis of resources and sensitivity evaluation.The whole thesis consists of six important parts.Part 1,The part presents the background,significance and context of the research, basis of which the research methods are presented. Theories of geopark on protective planning are given out, including theories of function zoning and environmental carrying capacity.Part 2, briefly introduces the general situation of research area, including location, regional geological background, landforms, hydrological and climatic conditions. Part 3, according to relevant standard, the part analyzes the types and basic features of geoheritage resources, and studies the cause.Part 4, evaluating the value and sensitivity of resources.Part five, about the resource protection, pointing out the current protective situation and problems in Qixia geopark. Aiming at the problems, some measures are proposed.Part six, summery of the whole thesis, pointing the new ideas and lacking of this thesis.