Caballero, J.Martín Duque, José FranciscoCarrasco González, Rosa MaríaFernández González, FedericoSanz Santos, Miguel ÁngelBodoque del Pozo, José MaríaMartín Duque, José FranciscoBrebbia, C. A.Godfrey, Andrew E.Díaz de Terán, J.R.2025-11-032025-11-032004Caballero, J., et al. «Proposal for an inventory of geomorphological heritage in Castilla-La Mancha Region, Spain». vol. 75, 2004, pp. 179-88, https://doi.org/10.2495/GEO040171.1746-448X10.2495/GEO040171https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125621Geological and geomorphological heritage protection has been frequently considered a last-rate priority by organisations and governments, either within their general policy for heritage conservation or particularly within the conservation of nature. In spite of this complaint, a change of this tendency is taking place during the last few years. The growing interest for geological heritage can be seen from the definition of Geosites as a specific form of World Heritage by UNESCO. In addition, a much broader attention to this subject has been paid by the scientific community, environmental educators or the ecotourism sector. The legislation of Castilla-La Mancha Region, Spain, considers the geo(morpho)logical environment to be an important component of Nature. This is the first region in Spain that makes explicit a mandate for the protection of specific landforms. This paper describes the procedures and outcomes of a research project that constitutes the first implementation of this law, concerning the inventory of landforms from their 'natural heritage' point of view.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/conference paper1743-3541https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-ecology-and-the-environment/75/12518open access551.4:502.4(460.28)geomorphological heritagegeositesnature conservationlandformlandscapeCastilla-La ManchaGeología estratigráfica2506.07 Geomorfología