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Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal

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Editors:
  1. Gonçalo Vieira

    1. Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. José Luís Zêzere

    1. Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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  3. Carla Mora

    1. Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

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

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

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Geomorphological Setting, Dynamics and Hazards

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Landscapes of Portugal: Paleogeographic Evolution, Tectonics and Geomorphology

      • Catarina Ramos, Ana Ramos-Pereira
      Pages 3-31

    3. The Climate of Portugal

      • Carla Mora, Gonçalo Vieira
      Pages 33-46

    4. Geomorphological Hazards

      • José Luís Zêzere
      Pages 47-62

    5. Portugal Landslide Hazardscapes

      • Ricardo A. C. Garcia, Sérgio C. Oliveira
      Pages 63-71

    6. Geomorphological Hazards, Land Use Planning and Emergency Management

      • Sérgio C. Oliveira, Ricardo A. C. Garcia, José Luís Zêzere
      Pages 73-80

  3. Coasts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. The Northwest Portuguese Coast: A Longitudinal Coastline and Its Diversity

      • Maria Assunção Araújo
      Pages 83-98

    3. The Tróia Peninsula—An Aeolian Sedimentological Legacy

      • Carlos Neto, Miguel Geraldes, Diana Almeida
      Pages 99-108

    4. The Southwest Coast of Portugal

      • Ana Ramos-Pereira, Catarina Ramos
      Pages 109-115

    5. The Rocky Coast of Western Algarve

      • Delminda Moura, Sónia Oliveira, Tomasz Boski
      Pages 117-124

  4. Mountains and Valleys

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. The Granite and Glacial Landscapes of the Peneda-Gerês National Park

      • Paulo Pereira, Diamantino Insua Pereira
      Pages 127-137

    3. The Geomorphological Landscape of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

      • Diamantino Insua Pereira, Paulo Pereira
      Pages 139-149

    4. The Terraced Slopes of the Douro Valley

      • Susana Pereira
      Pages 151-162

    5. The Longroiva and Vilariça Depressions: Two Narrow Tectonic Basins with Different Impacts on the Human Occupation

      • Suzanne Daveau
      Pages 163-174

    6. The Mondego River and Its Valley

      • Lúcio Cunha, João Santos, Anabela Ramos
      Pages 175-184

    7. Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes of the Serra da Estrela

      • Gonçalo Vieira, Alexandre Nieuwendam
      Pages 185-198

    8. Landscapes and Landforms of the Beira Baixa Region (Sarzedas–Monfortinho, Eastern Central Mainland Portugal)

      • Pedro P. Cunha, António A. Martins, Alberto Gomes, David R. Bridgland
      Pages 199-210
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About this book

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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Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre of Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Gonçalo Vieira, José Luís Zêzere, Carla Mora

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal

  • Editors: Gonçalo Vieira, José Luís Zêzere, Carla Mora

  • Series Title: World Geomorphological Landscapes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03641-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

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

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03640-3Published: 23 May 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03641-0Published: 22 May 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2213-2090

  • Series E-ISSN: 2213-2104

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 390

  • Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 301 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geomorphology, Physical Geography

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