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Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands

This edited volume brings together a collection of works that comprehensively address both the myriad geomorphological landscapes of the Maltese Islands and how their evolution has been shaped over various time-scales by different sets of processes. Additionally, the work highlights how the small ge...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gauci, Ritienne (Editor), Schembri, John A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
Series:World Geomorphological Landscapes
Subjects:
Geomorphology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands
  • Part I: Background
  • Chapter 2. The Geographical Context of the Maltese Islands
  • Chapter 3. Central Mediterranean Tectonics: A Key Player in the Geomorphology of the Maltese Islands
  • Chapter 4. Sedimentary Evolution and Resultant Geological Landscapes
  • Chapter 5. A Synthesis of Different Geomorphological Landscapes on the Maltese Islands
  • Part II: Selected Geomorphological Landscapes
  • Chapter 6. By Gentlemen for Gentlemen: Ria coastal landforms and their fortified imprints of Valletta and its harbours
  • Chapter 7. Landscapes, Landforms and Monuments in Neolithic Malta
  • Chapter 8. Cave Dwellers at Għar il-Kbir: Malta’s Best Documented Troglodytic Community
  • Chapter 9. Humans as Agents of Geomorphological Change: The Case of the Maltese Cart-ruts at Misraħ Għar il-Kbir, San Ġwann, San Pawl tat-Tarġa and Imtaħleb
  • Chapter 10. Malta’s Submerged Landscapes and Landforms
  • Chapter 22. Tsunamigenic Landscapes in the Maltese Islands: The Comino Channel Coasts
  • Chapter 23. Landform Loss and Its Effect on Health and Wellbeing: The Collapse of the Azure Window (Gozo) and the Resultant Reactions of the Media and the Maltese Community
  • Chapter 24. Landforms and Processes at Il-Majjistral Park and Its Environs
  • Chapter 25. Sea Caves and Coastal Karst Scenery along the Maltese coasts: the Case Study of Blue Grotto
  • Chapter 26. Selmun: A Coastal Limestone Landscape Enriched by Scenic Landforms, Conservation Status and Religious Significance
  • Chapter 27. The Physical Characteristics of Limestone Shore Platforms on the Maltese Islands and Their Neglected Contribution to Coastal Land Use Development
  • Part III: Conclusion
  • Chapter 28. Landscape Diversity and Protection in Malta
  • Chapter 29. The Sustainability of Landforms and Landscapes.
  • Chapter 11. Dwejra and Maqluba: Emblematic Sinkholes in the Maltese Islands
  • Chapter 12. Palaeosoils: Legacies of Past Landscapes, with a Series of Contrasting Examples from Malta
  • Chapter 13. The Terraced Character of Maltese Rural Landscape: A Case-study of Buskett area
  • Chapter 14. The Spectacular Landslide-Controlled Landscape of the Northwestern Coast of Malta
  • Chapter 15. Limestone Dissolution and Temporary Freshwater Rockpools of the Maltese Islands
  • Chapter 16. Fomm ir-Riħ and the Vigorous Nature of Its Shingle Beaches
  • Chapter 17. A Sandy Enclave Worth Conserving: Xatt l-Aħmar (the ‘red coast’, Gozo)
  • Chapter 18. The Beaches of the Maltese Islands: A Valuable but Threatened Resource?
  • Chapter 19. Ras il-Ġebel: An Extreme Wave-Generated Boulder Beach on the Xgħajra coast, Malta
  • Chapter 20. Saline Marshlands of the Maltese Islands
  • Chapter 21. Filfla: A Case Study of the Effect of Military Target Practice on Coastal Landforms

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