Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal, 1st ed. 2020 World Geomorphological Landscapes Series

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

From the Contents: Part I Introduction.- Geology, tectonics and geomorphology.- Climate and past.- Hydrogeomorphology.- Part II Geomorphological landscapes.- The Minho valley.- Tectonics and landforms in Minho.- Part III Geomorphological heritage.- Protection of geomorphological heritage.    

    

Only book on the Geomorphology of Portugal Thoroughly illustrated with color photos and geomorphological maps Ideal for earth scientists visiting Portugal