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Note publique d'information : 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. Part
3 is the editor’s original and creative contribution. It emphasizes the importance
of geomorphology as a natural resource. Tourism relies upon geomorphology and many
national, aesthetic and cultural values are influenced by that geomorphology. The
book is lavishly illustrated with about 300 color images and is securely based on
scientific scholarship
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