Overview
- Highlights selected landscapes and landforms in case studies written by leading scientific experts
- Highly illustrated book, presenting the geomorphology of mainland Norway
- Comprehensive introduction on the varied landscapes and landscape evolution in mainland Norway
- Discusses the status and value of geomorphological heritage and geoconservation in Norway
Part of the book series: World Geomorphological Landscapes (WGLC)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of Norway
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Case Studies of Varied Landscapes, Geomorphological Processes and Landforms in Norway
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The Status and Value of Geomorphological Heritage in Norway
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About this book
Providing readers with an opportunity to explore the variety of Norwegian landscapes and landforms through informative texts richly illustrated with color maps and photos, the book will appeal to scientists, scholars and any readers interested in geology, physical geography, geomorphology, landscape tourism, geoheritage and environmental protection.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Achim A. Beylich (Geomorphological Field Laboratory (GFL), Sandviksgjerde, Strandvegen 484, 7584 Selbustrand, Norway) is a geomorphologist with more than 24 years of work experience in field- and laboratory based quantitative process geomorphic research in various climatic environments and landscapes in Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Russia, Germany, Austria, Norway and Spain. Since 2004 he has been initiating and leading a number of large international and interdisciplinary research groups, networks and programs on geomorphologic earth surface processes and landscape development under ongoing or accelerated climate change and increasing anthropogenic impacts and pressures. During his scientific career he has carried out research and has been working at research institutes and universities in Germany, Sweden, Iceland, Canada and Norway, and he is currently Head of Operations at the Geomorphological Field Laboratory (GFL) in Selbustrand, Norway. He is a senior scientist with more than 100 scientific publications in journals and books, numerous edited works, and with formal full professor competence in geomorphology. He is Editor-in-Chief for the scientific journal Geomorphology (Elsevier), an Editorial Board Member for several international scientific journals, and serves frequently as a peer-reviewer for a number of international scientific journals and for various national and international funding bodies and agencies. He is the President of the IAG Geomorphological Research Group of Norway (IAG GeoNor), initiator and Chair of the Nordic IAG Network of National Geomorphology Groups from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland (IAG GeoNorth), and the Norwegian National Scientific Representative (IAG National Scientific Member Norway) for the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Landscapes and Landforms of Norway
Editors: Achim A. Beylich
Series Title: World Geomorphological Landscapes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52563-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52562-0Published: 05 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52565-1Published: 06 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52563-7Published: 04 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2213-2090
Series E-ISSN: 2213-2104
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 288
Number of Illustrations: 45 b/w illustrations, 129 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geomorphology, Geology, Popular Earth Science, Nature Conservation, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography