About this book
Introduction
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Landscapes and Landforms of Switzerland. It covers the country’s geological and tectonic context, together with its climatic context, geomorphological history, structural and karstic landscapes, glacial and periglacial landscapes, landscapes with natural hazards, geomorphology and society, and the preservation of its geomorphological heritage. Richly illustrated, it presents case studies on some of the country’s most famous natural sites, including the Matterhorn, Aletsch Glacier, Sardona Tectonic Arena, and Engadine, among others.
Keywords
Climatic Context of Switzerland Geological Context of Switzerland Geomorphological Heritage Geomorphological History Geomorphology Glacial Landscapes Landforms of Switzerland Structural and Karstic Landscapes Swiss Landscapes Tectonic context of Switzerland
Editors and affiliations
Bibliographic information
- Book Title Landscapes and Landforms of Switzerland
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Editors
Emmanuel Reynard
- Series Title World Geomorphological Landscapes
- Series Abbreviated Title World Geomorphological Landscapes
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43203-4
- Copyright Information Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
- Publisher Name Springer, Cham
- eBook Packages Earth and Environmental Science Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
- Hardcover ISBN 978-3-030-43201-0
- eBook ISBN 978-3-030-43203-4
- Series ISSN 2213-2090
- Series E-ISSN 2213-2104
- Edition Number 1
- Number of Pages XIII, 429
- Number of Illustrations 20 b/w illustrations, 318 illustrations in colour
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Topics
Geomorphology
Physical Geography
Geographical Information Systems/Cartography
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