Geoparks and sustainable development: Systematic review

DR Ferreira, J Valdati - Geoheritage, 2023 - Springer
The geoparks' primary objective is to promote local sustainable development based on three
key strategies: geotourism, geoconservation, and education. Given the increased interest in …

Statistical evaluation of multiple interpolation techniques for spatial map** of highly variable geotechnical facets of soil in natural deposition

Z Ijaz, C Zhao, N Ijaz, Z Rehman, A Ijaz - Earth Science Informatics, 2023 - Springer
This article aims to build geotechnical maps (GMs) of soil in its natural deposition using the
most efficient interpolation techniques based on statistical analyses using a comprehensive …

The Paleocene Hangu formation: a key to unlocking the mysteries of Paleo-Tethys tectonism

A Bilal, R Yang, N Lenhardt, Z Han, X Luan - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sedimentary rocks of the Paleocene Hangu Formation in the Yadgaar Section of the
Upper Indus Basin in northern Pakistan, have been the subject of an integrated field …

Petrological controls on the engineering properties of carbonate aggregates through a machine learning approach

J Hussain, T Zafar, X Fu, N Ali, J Chen, F Frontalini… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Rock aggregates have been extensively exploited in the construction sector, and the
associated engineering features play a critical role in their application. The main aim of this …

Study on methodology of assessing synergy between conservation and development of karst protected area in the case of the Diehong Bridge Scenic Area of Jiuxiang …

Y Li, M Li, Z Ding - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
The synergy between conservation and development of the protected area is involved in
stakeholders' trade-off for the future of the protected area. The paper designed the …

Rockfall susceptibility assessment along M-2 Motorway in Salt Range, Pakistan

S Mahmood, F Atique, A Rehman, SM Mayo… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rockfall is one of the recurrent geo-hazards in Pakistan and poses challenge not only to
elements at risks but also to the infrastructure planners, engineers and government. In this …

Insights into the structure and surface geology of balanced and retrodeformed geological cross sections from the Nizampur basin, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

M Yaseen, M Shahab, Z Ahmad, R Khan… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Springer
The current research work is an attempt to apply the basic geological procedures, methods
of geological map**, surface and subsurface interpretation and restoration of balanced …

New fossil remains of Bovids from the Middle Siwaliks of Punjab, Pakistan

S Naz, T Sultana, S Sultana, R Yasin… - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A detailed taxonomic study of fossil mammals from five different localities
including Nagri, Padhri, Markhal, Dhok Pathan type locality and Hasnot, from the Miocene of …

Preliminary Geoheritage Assessment of The Gharam Chashma Granitic Batholith (GCGB), Southern Margin of Asian Plate, NW Pakistan: Multiple Constraints from …

AA Naseem, MN Anjum, M Yaseen, M Ali, W Inam… - Geoheritage, 2023 - Springer
This study was performed on the preliminary geoheritage assessment of the Gharam
Chashma Granitic Batholith (GCGB) based on field observations, petrology, and the …

Geological and geomorphological characteristics of Hingol National Park (HNP), Balochistan: a geoheritage candidate from southern Pakistan

M Yaseen, AA Naseem, J Ahmad, A Khan, A Khan… - Geoheritage, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Hingol National Park, Pakistan, holds complex geological setting due to active
geodynamic nature and association of three major tectonic plates, ie, Eurasian, Arabian, and …