- Well-illustrated short descriptions of geomorphological sites
- Useful for field trips for geographers and interested non-professionals
- Reference book for nature conservation planning
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- About this book
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This volume is the first comprehensive description of the most spectacular landforms of Hungary. It is a richly illustrated book which presents a collection of significant sites, capturing the geodiversity of Hungarian landscapes.
The Landscapes and Landforms of Hungary discusses the effects of geomorphological features to the landscape, such as volcanism, weathering, fluvial or aeolian erosion, karst formation, gravitational movements, and others. The importance of the conservation of geomorphological heritage is underlined, as well as the importance of geomorphological heritage and conservation. This book can be used for undergraduate and graduate courses in geomorphology, physical geography, hydrogeography, and nature conservation. It will be of benefit to environmental scientists, geomorphologists, conservationists, among others.
- Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-3
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Geological and Tectonic Background
Pages 7-17
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Climate and Drainage
Pages 19-27
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Long-Term Geomorphological Evolution
Pages 29-38
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Geomorphological Regions
Pages 39-43
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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Landscapes and Landforms of Hungary
- Editors
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- Dénes Loczy
- Series Title
- World Geomorphological Landscapes
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-08997-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-08997-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-08996-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-37876-3
- Series ISSN
- 2213-2090
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 294
- Number of Illustrations
- 37 b/w illustrations, 168 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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