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Landscapes and Landforms of Belgium and Luxembourg

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Editors:
  1. Alain Demoulin

    1. Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

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  • A lavishly illustrated book, presenting the landscapes and geomorphology of Belgium and Luxembourg
  • Informative and attractive overview of the scenic landscapes of Belgium and Luxembourg
  • Covers a variety of geomorphological sites and landscapes: ranging from the study of caves, to planation surfaces in the Ardennes and Oesling, to coastal geomorphology polders in the Zwin area and Bruges harbor
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: World Geomorphological Landscapes (WGLC)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Morphogenic Setting and Diversity of Processes and Landforms: The Geomorphological Regions of Belgium

    • Alain Demoulin
    Pages 1-8

  3. An Introduction to the Geology of Belgium and Luxembourg

    • Frédéric Boulvain, Noël Vandenberghe
    Pages 9-33

  4. The Climate of Belgium and Luxembourg

    • Michel Erpicum, Myriem Nouri, Alain Demoulin
    Pages 35-41

  5. Landscapes and Landforms of the Luxembourg Sandstone, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

    • Birgit Kausch, Robert Maquil
    Pages 43-62

  6. Erosion Surfaces in the Ardenne–Oesling and Their Associated Kaolinic Weathering Mantle

    • Alain Demoulin, François Barbier, Augustin Dekoninck, Michèle Verhaert, Gilles Ruffet, Christian Dupuis et al.
    Pages 63-84

  7. A Unique Boulder-Bed Reach of the Amblève River, Ardenne, at Fonds de Quarreux: Modes of Boulder Transport

    • Geoffrey Houbrechts, François Petit, Jean Van Campenhout, Etienne Juvigné, Alain Demoulin
    Pages 85-99

  8. The Periglacial Ramparted Depressions of the Hautes Fagnes Plateau: Traces of Late Weichselian Lithalsas

    • Alain Demoulin, Etienne Juvigné, Geoffrey Houbrechts
    Pages 101-113

  9. Karstic Systems in Eastern Belgium: Remouchamps and Noû Bleû

    • Alexandre Peeters, Camille Ek
    Pages 115-137

  10. The Karstic System of Han-sur-Lesse

    • Yves Quinif, Vincent Hallet
    Pages 139-158

  11. The Picturesque Ardennian Valleys: Plio-Quaternary Incision of the Drainage System in the Uplifting Ardenne

    • Gilles Rixhon, Alain Demoulin
    Pages 159-175

  12. Karst and Underground Landscapes in the Cretaceous Chalk and Calcarenite of the Belgian-Dutch Border—The Montagne Saint-Pierre

    • Luc Willems, Joël Rodet
    Pages 177-192

  13. The Campine Plateau

    • Koen Beerten, Roland Dreesen, Jos Janssen, Dany Van Uytven
    Pages 193-214

  14. Morphotectonics and Past Large Earthquakes in Eastern Belgium

    • Kris Vanneste, Thierry Camelbeeck, Koen Verbeeck, Alain Demoulin
    Pages 215-236

  15. The Hageland Hills, Legacies of the Depositional Architecture of the Miocene Diest Sands

    • Rik Houthuys, Johan Matthijs
    Pages 237-252

  16. Gullies and Closed Depressions in the Loess Belt: Scars of Human–Environment Interactions

    • Jean Poesen, Tom Vanwalleghem, Jozef Deckers
    Pages 253-267

  17. River Landscapes in the Dijle Catchment: From Natural to Anthropogenic Meandering Rivers

    • Gert Verstraeten, Bastiaan Notebaert, Nils Broothaerts, Jef Vandenberghe, Paul De Smedt
    Pages 269-280

  18. The Scheldt Estuary: An Overview of the Morphodynamics of Intertidal Areas

    • Lennert Schepers, Tom Maris, Patrick Meire, Stijn Temmerman
    Pages 281-296

  19. The Flemish Valley: Response of the Scheldt Drainage System to Climatic and Glacio-Eustatic Oscillations

    • Irénée Heyse, Alain Demoulin
    Pages 297-311

  20. The Coastal Plain of Belgium, Joint Product of Natural Processes and Human Activities

    • Cecile Baeteman
    Pages 313-334
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About this book

This book provides an informative and intriguing overview of the most scenic landscapes of Belgium and Luxembourg. Geodiversity is emphasized, for example the periglacial features in the Hautes Fagnes area, the planation surfaces in the Ardennes and Oesling, and the famous caves of Han/Lesse and Remouchamps. The book’s chief goals are to provide the reader with enjoyable and informative descriptions of the selected sites within their regional geographical and geological settings; to offer an up-to-date survey of the evolution of Belgium’s and Luxembourg’s landscape; and to share additional information on the cultural value of the respective sites wherever appropriate.
 
The book is a richly illustrated reference work that makes accessible for the first time a wealth of information currently scattered among many national and regional journals. It will benefit earth scientists, environmental scientists, tourism geographers and conservationists alike.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    Alain Demoulin

About the editor

Alain Demoulin is Senior Research Associate of the FSR-FNRS (National Fund for Scientific Research) of Belgium and teaches Quaternary geology, morphotectonics and volcanism at the University of Liège, Belgium. His more than 35-year-long research activities in the field of Geomorphology saw him involved in studies about long-term geomorphology, geodetic monitoring of recent crustal movement, landslide hazard and, more recently, Quaternary drainage evolution, geomorphometry, and river incision response to tectonic perturbations. Besides main researches conducted in Belgium and NW Europe, he worked also in Argentina, Turkey, Greece, Italy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Landscapes and Landforms of Belgium and Luxembourg

  • Editors: Alain Demoulin

  • Series Title: World Geomorphological Landscapes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58239-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58237-5Published: 30 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86356-6Published: 07 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58239-9Published: 25 August 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2213-2090

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-2104

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 424

  • Number of Illustrations: 305 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geomorphology, Nature Conservation

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