As the largest service industry in the world, tourism plays a special role in sustainable development. Geomorphic tourism is known to be a segment of this industry with lower environmental impact and underlying causes that explain lower demand; therefore, it is essential to study, identify, assess, plan, and manage natural tourist attractions. As such, the present study assesses the ability of ...

The main issues about relation between climate and relief in the Romanian geomorphological literature follow three directions of research: the description of Pleistocene glacial and Pleistocene-Holocene periglacial landforms in the Carpathians; the direct analysis of climate?s role in landform development; the integration of separate works and findings in a synthetic morphodynamic system applic...

Abstract Sandy coastlines adjacent to tidal inlets are highly dynamic and widespread landforms, where large changes expected due climatic anthropogenic influences. To adequately assess these important changes, both oceanic (e.g., sea-level rise) terrestrial fluvial sediment supply) processes that govern the local budget must be considered. Here, we present novel projections of shoreline change ...

We present a geomorphological map of the southwestern coast Sardinia encompassing inland and offshore areas S’Omu e S’Orku Mesolithic site. The submerged area was documented by high-resolution multibeam bathymetry combined with Side-Scan Sonar data. emerged coastal surveyed using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing field surveys. landforms were shaped coastal, fluvial, gravity-induced proces...

Marshes are ubiquitous landforms in estuaries and lagoons, where important hydrological, morphological and ecological processes take place. These areas attenuate sea action on the coast and act as sediment trapping zones. Due to their ecosystem functions and effects on coastal stabilization, marshes are crucial structures in tidal environments, both biologically and geomorphologically, and fund...

In much of the world, large scale soil maps which would better inform land use decisions are not available. The major impediment to collection of large scale data is the cost of field survey over large areas. One promising approach to increase the efficiency of soil survey is soil-landscape modelling. Soil-landscape models formalise relationships between soil attributes and other environmental ...

The world’s arid lands are some of the most beautiful landscapes on Earth, and their paucity of vegetation often makes it possible to see landforms and structures with great clarity (Figure 1.1). In addition, they have many characteristics both in terms of landforms and geomorphological processes that render them different from other major environments (see, for example, Laity, 2008; Parsons an...

Flash floods represent one of the natural hazards that causes greatest number victims in Mediterranean area. These processes occur by short and intense rainfall affecting limited areas a few square kilometers, with rapid hydrological responses. Among flood frequency increase last decades are effects urban expansion fluvial pertinence climatic change, namely interaction between anthropogenic lan...

Marshes are ubiquitous landforms in estuaries and lagoons, where important hydrological, morphological and ecological processes take place. These areas attenuate sea action on the coast and act as sediment trapping zones. Due to their ecosystem functions and effects on coastal stabilization, marshes are crucial structures in tidal environments, both biologically and geomorphologically, and fund...