Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kuzucuoğlu, Catherine (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Çiner, Attila (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kazancı, Nizamettin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: World Geomorphological Landscapes,
• Θέματα: Geomorphology.; Physical geography.; Historical geology.; Hydrology.; Archaeology.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; Historical Geology.; Hydrology/Water Resources.

This book on Turkish geomorphology offers location descriptions, based on their dynamics and evolution processes, including hydrology, tectonics, volcanism, slopes, coasts, ice/snow, and wind. It presents landforms as a result of evolution (Quaternary, Holocene, historic) and in relation to the elem...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey
• Chapter 2. The Physical Geography of Turkey: An Outline
• Chapter 3. The Tectonic Control on the Geomorphological Landscapes of Turkey
• Chapter 4. The Geomorphological Regions of Turkey
• Chapter 5. Karstic Landscapes and Landforms in Turkey
• Chapter 6. Gypsum Karst Landscape in the Sivas Basin
• Chapter 7. The Antalya Tufas: Landscapes, Morphologies, Age, Formation Processes, and Early Human Activities
• Chapter 8. Pamukkale Travertines: A Natural and Cultural Monument in the World Heritage List
• Chapter 9. Coastal Landforms and Landscapes of Turkey
• Chapter 10. The Geology and Geomorphology of Istanbul
• Chapter 11. The Sinop Peninsula: The Northernmost Part of Asia Minor
• Chapter 12. Landscape Development and Changing Environment of Troia (Northwestern Anatolia)
• Chapter 13. Rapid Delta Growth in Historical Times at Ephesus and Miletus - The examples of the Küçük and The Büyük Menderes Rivers
• Chapter 14. Landscape Development of the Eşen valley and Delta Plain (Letoôn and Patara sites)
• Chapter 15. The Lake Basins of Southwest Anatolia
• Chapter 16. Geomorphological Landscapes in the Konya Plain and Surroundings
• Chapter 17. Lake Van
• Chapter 18. A Fossil Morphology: The Miocene Fluvial Network of the Western Taurus (Turkey)
• Chapter 19. Ice in Paradise: Glacial Heritage Landscapes of Anatolia
• Chapter 20. Pleistocene Glacier Heritage and Present-day Glaciers in the Southeastern Taurus (Ihtiyar Sahap Mountains)
• Chapter 21. Aladağlar Mountain Range: A Landscape Shaped by the Interplay of Glacial, Karstic Fluvial Erosion
• Chapter 22. Glacial Landscape and Old-Growth Forests of the Mount Kaçkar National park (Eastern Black Sea Region)
• Chapter 23. The Köroğlu Mountains: The Most Settled Highlands of Anatolia
• Chapter 24. Fairyland in the Erzurum High Plateau, Eastern Anatolia
• Chapter 25. Landscape Evolution and Occupation History in the Vicinity of Amasya
• Chapter 26. The North Anatolian Fault and the North Anatolian Shear Zone
• Chapter 27. Morphotectonics of the Alaşehir Graben with a Special Emphasis on the Landscape of the Ancient City of Sardis, Western Turkey
• Chapter 28. The Büyük Menderes River: Origin of Meandering Phenomenon
• Chapter 29. Geomorphic Reponse to Rapid Uplift in a Folded Structure: The Upper Tigris Case
• Chapter 30. A Fascinating Gift from Volcanoes: The Fairy Chimneys and Underground Cities of Cappadocia
• Chapter 31. Quaternary Volcanic Landscapes and Prehistoric Sites in Southern Cappadocia: Göllüdağ, Acıgöl and Hasandağ
• Chapter 32. In the Footsteps of Strabon: Mount Erciyes Volcano - The Roof of Central Anatolia and Sultansazliği Basin
• Chapter 33. Quaternary Monogenetic Volcanoes Scattered on a Horst: The Bountiful Landscape of Kula
• Chapter 34. Nemrut Caldera and Eastern Anatolian Volcanoes: Fire in the Highlands
• Chapter 35. Threats and Conservation of Landscapes in Turkey.