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Landforms and Landscapes of Portugal brings together contributions from 47 authors, presenting a thorough overview of the main highlights of the landscape of Portugal’s mainland. The book, which is a tribute to Professor António de Brum Ferreira, first President of the Portuguese Association of Geomorphologists and former Professor at the University of Lisbon, is organized in five parts: a) Geomorphological setting, dynamics and hazards, b) Coasts, c) Mountains and valleys, d) Urban areas and e) The Portuguese UNESCO Geoparks. This is the first book ever to concentrate on the geomorphology of Portugal and is a benchmark for Portuguese geomorphology

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Author:   Gonçalo Vieira ,  José Luís Zêzere ,  Carla Mora
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   1.719kg
ISBN:  

9783319036403

ISBN 10:   3319036408
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   23 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part I Introduction.- Geology,tectonics and geomorphology.- Climate and past.- Hydrogeomorphology.- Geomorphology and soils.- Geomorphological hazards.- Part II Geomorphological landscapes.- The Minho valley.- Tectonics and landforms in Minho.- Granite landforms and glaciation of Serra de Gerês.- Montesinho and Trás-os-Montes.- Coast of NW Portugal.- Terraced slopes of the Douro valley.- Urban geomorphology of Porto.- Plateaus and mountains of North of Beira.- Montanhas Ocidentais.- The Mondego valley.- Serra da Estrela.- Serra da Lousã.- Sicó,Ançâ e Boa Viagem.- Tejo Internacional and VV.Rodão.-  Serra de Sintra.- The Limestone Massif of Estremadura.- The Estremadura coastline.- The Tagus estuary.-  The north of Lisbon region - a dynamic landscape.- Urban geomorphological landscape of Lisbon(incl. 1755 Earthquake).- Serra da Arrábida and Cabo Espichel.- Troia Peninsula.- The Alentejo planation surfaces.- Alentejo coast.- West coast of Algarve.- East Coast of Algarve.- The Azores.- Madeira Island.- The Porto Santo Island.- Part III Geomorphological heritage.- Protection of geomorphological heritage.   

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