Natural Heritage from East to West

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Geomorphological Evolution of Santorini

   • Andreas Vassilopoulos, Niki Evelpidou, Konstantia Chartidou

   Pages 1-14

3. The Petrified Forest of Lesvos A Unique Natural Monument

   • Nickolas C. Zouros

   Pages 15-26

4. The Lavrion Mines

   • Athanassios Katerinopoulos

   Pages 27-33

5. Tafoni and Alveole Formation. An Example from Naxos and Tinos Islands

   • Niki Evelpidou, Dimitra Leonidopoulou, Andreas Vassilopoulos

   Pages 35-42

6. Origin, Geology and Geochemistry of Mpouharia and Nohtaria Landforms, in Mikrovaltos Kozani, NW Macedonia – Greece

   • Akindinos Kelepertzis, Evagelos Tziritis

   Pages 43-49

7. The Gorge of the Angitis River at “Stena Petras” Near the Alistrati Cave. A Magnificent Piece of Natural Architecture in Eastern Macedonia, Greece

   • Theodoros Astaras

   Pages 51-57

8. Volcanoes “Monuments of Nature”

   • Konstantinos G. Kyriakopoulos

   Pages 59-70

9. Amber in Romania

   • Antonela Neacsu

   Pages 71-77

10. Muddy Volcanoes

    • Cristian Marunteanu, Dumitru Ioane

    Pages 79-85

11. Post-volcanic Phenomena in the East Carpathians

    • Alexandru Szakács

    Pages 87-93

12. Ancient Gold Mining in Rosia Montana (Apuseni Mts, Romania)

    • Dumitru Ioane, Horea Bedelean

    Pages 95-99

13. Rupestrian Settlements in the Alunis Area

    • Cristian Marunteanu, Dumitru Ioane

    Pages 101-104

14. Salt Karst in Manzalesti – Romania

    • Cristian Marunteanu, Dumitru Ioane

    Pages 105-109

15. Montesinho and the Mountains of Northern Portugal

    • Tomás de Figueiredo

    Pages 111-118

16. Montesinho Natural Park: General Description and Natural Values

    • J. Castro, Tomás de Figueiredo, Felícia Fonseca, João Paulo Castro, Sílvia Nobre, Luís Carlos Pires

    Pages 119-132

17. The Geological Heritage of Montesinho Natural Park (Portugal)

    • Carlos Meireles

    Pages 133-141

18. Ultramafics of Bragança Massif: Soils, Flora and Vegetation

    • Eugénio Sequeira, Calos Aguiar, Carlos Meireles

    Pages 143-149

19. Land Use, Landscape and Sustainability: Examples from Montesinho

    • J. Castro

    Pages 151-154

20. Alvão-Marão: Preserving Important Natural Resources in a Mountain Range

    • Domingos Lopes, João Bento, Marco Magalhães, Pedro Ferreira

    Pages 155-162

Cumulative global transformations, occurring daily, affect important aspects of our life. Characteristic cultural and natural heritage, including sites of priceless value, is under constant threat. There are growing pressures, of both natural and human origin, such as wars, con icts, natural or technological disasters and the effects of global climate change. These provoke the continuous degradation of many sites included in the World Heritage List. In consequence, immediate strategic measures must be taken. Natural heritage is our legacy from the past, that we inherited from our ancestors and pass on to future generations. It is vital to realize its value and protect it by all possible means, enforcing innovative and sustainable action plans that promote global international co-operation. This book aims to address speci c natural heritage sites in Europe, from West to East. The six countries of study interest are Portugal, Malta, Greece, Italy, Romania and Turkey. For each case, the corresponding current status is presented. This is accompanied by recommended action plans for protection and conservation, tra- ing initiatives that improve the public awareness of natural heritage issues and efforts to estimate the natural/environmental value of the sites. The book is the overall result of an interregional initiative aiming to promote convergence, provoke public interest and recommend action for radical changes in our attitude towards heritage conservation.

• Europe
• Flora
• Geoheritage
• Landscapes
• Natural heritage
• environment
• geochemistry
• preservation
• sustainability
• vegetation
• landscape/regional and urban planning

• Fac. Geology & Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Zografou, Greece

  Niki Evelpidou

• Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Braganca, Portugal

  Tomás Figueiredo

• Universitá Telematica, Guglielmo Marconi, Roma, Italy

  Francesco Mauro

• Fac. Economics &, Dokuz Eylul University, Buca/Izmir, Turkey

  Vahap Tecim

• Eastern Aegean GeoCultural Park, Athens, Greece

  Andreas Vassilopoulos

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