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Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands

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概要 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 va...rious time-scales by different sets of processes. Additionally, the work highlights how the small geographical setting of the Maltese Islands helped to closely connect these landscapes with Maltese society and as a result, they have evolved from stand-alone examples of geomorphology to important backdrops of Maltese cultural identity. Most of the contributing authors are academics – both local and foreign – with a research focus on the geomorphology of the Maltese Islands. However, the editors have also (and purposefully) chosen other contributors from governmental institutions and research agencies, who complement the geomorphological research with their proactive work in selected case studies on Maltese landscapes.続きを見る
目次 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 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
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. .
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