Abstract

RENDON RIVERA, ALBEIRO DE JESÚS; HENAO ARROYAVE, ANGELA MARÍA  and  OSORIO CACHAYA, JUAN GUILLERMO. METHODOLOGICAL PROPOSAL FOR CONSIDERING GEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AS A BASIS FOR ITS MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTIOQUIA - COLOMBIA. Bol. cienc. tierra [online]. 2013, n.33, pp.85-92. ISSN 0120-3630.

This paper presents a methodology for the assessment of geological heritage in the Department of Antioquia, located in the northwest region of Colombia, characterized by great geodiversity. This methodological proposal proposes an empirical expression called Geological Heritage Index (GHI), formed by the arithmetic sum of the following parameters with different weights: Scientific value (0.4), educational value (0.2), Diversity (0.2), aesthetic value (0.1) and Age Geology (0.1). Are proposed three IPG ranges for classification of geological heritage: IPG> 4.0 (restricted use Geological heritage), 4 ≥ IPG ≥ 2 (multipurpose Geological heritage) and IPG <2 (not geological heritage). The application of this index to a pilot sample of Antioquia geological heritage by Osorio and Henao (2012), resulted in a match in 70% of cases. Finally, we propose two additional indexes that serve as support for the management of geological heritage of the region called: Potential Use Index (PUI) and Threat Index (TI), which only left formulated theoretically, for lack of information and out of the goals of this investigation.

Keywords : Antioquia Department; Environmental Geology; Heritage Management; Geological heritage; Heritage Index.

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