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DOI10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.04.008
Geological heritage as a new kind of natural resource in the Siwa Oasis, Egypt: The first assessment, comparison to the Russian South, and sustainable development issues
Sallam, Emad S.1; Abd El-Aal, Ahmed K.2,3; Fedorov, Yury A.4; Bobrysheva, Olessia R.5; Ruban, Dmitry A.5
通讯作者Ruban, Dmitry A.
来源期刊JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES
ISSN1464-343X
EISSN1879-1956
出版年2018
卷号144页码:151-160
英文摘要

Discovering new natural resources is important for sustainable development of remote oases in arid regions of Africa and the Middle East. The first comprehensive assessment of geological heritage of the Siwa Oasis in the northwestern part of Egypt is based on field inventory of potentially unique geological features and analysis of literature data. Comparison to similar features in the other parts of Egypt and the world, including the Russian South, is essential to evaluate the uniqueness of the described geological phenomena. A total of nine geological heritage types are established in the Siwa Oasis. These include stratigraphical, palaeontological, sedimentary, palaeogeographical, hydrological and hydrogeological, geothermal, pedological, geomorphological, and economical types. The most high-ranked are features constituting sedimentary, palaeogeographical, and hydrological and hydrogeological types. The former can be found in the old Shali town built from evaporite stones experienced diagenetic changes, and the latter is local manifestation of the Eocene-Oligocene palaeoenvironmental transition different from the global cooling trend. Additionally, saline lakes and pools, as well as stratigraphical sections, landforms, and some other features demonstrate certain uniqueness. A series of geosites are identified in the oasis and vicinities. Taken together, the geological heritage of the Siwa Oasis is significant for conservation and exploitation for research, education, and tourism purposes. It is suggested that geological tourism there should be combined with archaeological, industrial, and "ordinary" to become efficient and to contribute to the local sustainable development. Examples from the Russian South (the Big Tambukan and Big Yashalta lakes) permit to realize that the consideration of salt and therapeutic mud resource indicates on the higher value of the discussed geological heritage features of the Siwa Oasis. Moreover, this resource, which is of big uniqueness itself, can contribute substantially to tourism development on the basis of unique geological phenomena. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


英文关键词Geological conservation Facies Saline lakes Therapeutic muds Tourism Russian South Western desert
类型Article
语种英语
国家Egypt ; Saudi Arabia ; Russia
收录类别SCI-E
WOS记录号WOS:000436223100011
WOS关键词EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION ; 3 KEY POINTS ; WESTERN DESERT ; MIDDLE MIOCENE ; NORTHWESTERN EGYPT ; LAKE ; SAND ; GEOCONSERVATION ; GEODIVERSITY ; SEDIMENTS
WOS类目Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向Geology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/210393
作者单位1.Benha Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Geol, Farid Nada St 15, Banha 13518, Egypt;
2.Najran Univ, Fac Engn, Civil Engn Dept, King Abdulaziz Rd,POB 1988, Najran 1988, Saudi Arabia;
3.Al Azhar Univ, Assuit Branch, Fac Sci, Dept Geol, Assiut 71524, Egypt;
4.Southern Fed Univ, Inst Earth Sci, Dept Phys Geog Ecol & Nat Protect, Zorge St 40, Rostov Na Donu 344090, Russia;
5.Southern Fed Univ, Higher Sch Business, Dept Business Hospitality Sphere, 23 Ja Linija St 43, Rostov Na Donu 344019, Russia
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Sallam, Emad S.,Abd El-Aal, Ahmed K.,Fedorov, Yury A.,et al. Geological heritage as a new kind of natural resource in the Siwa Oasis, Egypt: The first assessment, comparison to the Russian South, and sustainable development issues[J],2018,144:151-160.
APA Sallam, Emad S.,Abd El-Aal, Ahmed K.,Fedorov, Yury A.,Bobrysheva, Olessia R.,&Ruban, Dmitry A..(2018).Geological heritage as a new kind of natural resource in the Siwa Oasis, Egypt: The first assessment, comparison to the Russian South, and sustainable development issues.JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES,144,151-160.
MLA Sallam, Emad S.,et al."Geological heritage as a new kind of natural resource in the Siwa Oasis, Egypt: The first assessment, comparison to the Russian South, and sustainable development issues".JOURNAL OF AFRICAN EARTH SCIENCES 144(2018):151-160.
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