Landscapes and landforms of Austria / Christine Embleton-Hamann, editor.
This book intends to identify and publicize the unique features of Austrian geomorphology. In a country which stretches from the core of the European Alps to the Hungarian plain there is huge variety of landforms and landscapes. This book reveals that variety. Part 1 sets the context of the Austrian...
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[2022]
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Introduction to the Physical Geography of Austria: Geological and Tectonic Setting of Austria
- Geomorphological Landscape Regions of Austria
- The Imprint of Quaternary Processes on the Austrian Landscape
- River and Valley Landscapes
- Karst Landscapes in Austria
- Geomorphic Hazards in Austria
- Geoheritage, Geotourism and Landscape Protection in Austria
- Part 2: Geomorpic Hotspots of High Scenic Quality and/or High Scientific Interest: Granite Tors of the Waldviertel Region in Lower Austria
- Deeply Incised Valley Meanders of the Bohemian Massif
- Wachau World Heritage Site: A Diverse Riverine Landscape
- Sunken Roads and Palaeosols in Loess Areas in Lower Austria Landform Development and Cultural Importance
- The Danube Floodplain National Park A Fluvial Landscape with Expiration Date?
- Lake Neusiedl Area: A Particular Lakescape at the Boundary between Alps and Pannonian Basin
- Quaternary Landforms and Sediments in the Northern Alpine Foreland of Salzburg and Upper Austria
- The Walgau a Landscape Shaped by Landslides
- Fluvial Geomorphology and River Restoration: Tiroler Lech Nature Park
- The World Heritage Site Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut a Fascinating Geomorphological Field Laboratory
- Gesause River Gorge, Limestone Massifs and Sediment Cascades
- The Rax Karst Massif a Typical Plateau of the Northern Calcareous Alps?
- Montafon Geodiversity and Human Impact
- Giant Bergsturz Landscapes in the Tyrol
- The Upper Otz Valley High Mountain Landscape Diversity and Long Research Tradition
- The Moraine at Trins and the Alpine Lateglacial
- The Krimml Waterfalls in the Hohe Tauern National Park
- Groglockner and Pasterze Glacier Landscape Evolution at Austrias Highest Summit and its Neighbouring Glacier System
- Gorges and Slots - Three Examples of Geomorphosites in Western Carinthia
- Rock Glaciers in the Austrian Alps A General Overview with a Special Focus on Dosen Rock Glacier, Hohe Tauern Ran
- The Ore of the Alps UNESCO Global Geopark (Salzburg) Geosites and Geotourism
- The Variability and Uniqueness of Cirque Landscapes in the Schladminger Tauern
- The Erzberg Area: A Mining Landscape in Styria
- Dobratsch Landslides and Karst in Austrias Southernmost Nature Park
- Klagenfurt Basin A Large Basin in the Alps
- Geomorphological Evidence of Past Volcanic Activity in the Southeast of Austria.