Landscapes and Landforms of Austria

ISBN-13: 9783030928131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 500 str.

Christine Embleton-Hamann

Opis

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 landscape as a whole. Part 2 is the core of the volume and comprises a careful selection of the most outstanding landscapes in Austria. Each of the chapters results from detailed research conducted by an author over many years. Austria's landscapes are especially attractive because of the great variety of topographic slopes, geologic foundations and the special landscape legacy from the Quaternary period. Glacial and Karst landscapes dominate, but there are superb examples of granite weathering landscapes and geologically recent volcanism. The book is lavishly illustrated with about 350 color images and is securely based on scientific scholarship.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction to the Physical Geography of Austria

1 Geological and Tectonic Setting of Austria

Ralf Schuster and Kurt Stüwe

2 Geomorphological Landscape Regions of Austria

Gerhard K. Lieb and Christine Embleton-Hamann

3 The Imprint of Quaternary Processes on the Austrian Landscape

Jürgen M. Reitner

4 River and Valley Landscapes

Gerhard K. Lieb, Wolfgang Schöner, and Christine Embleton-Hamann

5 Karst Landscapes in Austria

Christian Bauer and Lukas Plan

6 Geomorphic Hazards in Austria

Sven Fuchs, Martin Wenk, and Margreth Keiler

7 Geoheritage, Geotourism and Landscape Protection in Austria

Horst J. Ibetsberger and Christine Embleton-Hamann

Part 2: Geomorpic Hotspots of High Scenic Quality and/or High Scientific Interest

8 Granite Tors of the Waldviertel Region in Lower Austria

Piotr Migoń, Aleksandra Michniewicz, and Milena Różycka

9 Deeply Incised Valley Meanders of the Bohemian Massif

Ronald E. Pöppl, Reinhard Roetzel, and Doris Riedl

10 Wachau World Heritage Site: A Diverse Riverine Landscape

Doris Riedl, Reinhard Roetzel, Ronald E. Pöppl, and Tobias Sprafke

11 Sunken Roads and Palaeosols in Loess Areas in Lower Austria – Landform Development and Cultural Importance

Helene Petschko, Tobias Sprafke, Robert Peticzka, and Heinz Wiesbauer

12 The Danube Floodplain National Park – A Fluvial Landscape with Expiration Date?

Severin Hohensinner and Ronald E. Pöppl

13 Lake Neusiedl Area: A Particular Lakescape at the Boundary between Alps and Pannonian Basin