Geoenvironmental Changes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction

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Beskrivning

The 15 chapters of the book span from broadly thematic topics of geology, geomorphology, climate, hydrology and hydrogeology, lakes, glaciation, and environmental settings to more specific topics and emergent themes of relevance for the Cordillera Blanca, including studies of various types of natural hazards (landslides, GLOFs).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-06-21
Mått:178 x 254 x 24 mm
Vikt:809 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction
Antal sidor:299
Upplaga:2024
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031582448

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Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Geology and Tectonic Setting of the Cordillera Blanca (Hall, S.).- Chapter 2. Geomorphological setting of the Cordillera Blanca (Vilímek, V.).- Chapter 3. Climate of the Cordillera Blanca (Yarleque, C.).- Chapter 4. Hydrology and hydrogeology in the Cordillera Blanca (Baraër, M.).- Chapter 5. Lakes of the Cordillera Blanca: typology, inventory, bathymetry and evolution (Emmer, A.).- Chapter 6. Glaciation and the environments of the Cordillera Blanca (Mark, B.G.).- Chapter 7. Climate-morphogenetic and morphodynamic zones of the Western Cordillera in Peru (Vilímek, V.).- Chapter 8. Landslides in the Cordillera Blanca (Klimeš, J.).- Chapter 9. Stability of moraine and rock slopes at glacial lakes - two case studies in the Cordillera Blanca (Novotný, J.).- Chapter 10. Glacial lake outburst floods in the Cordillera Blanca (Emmer, A.).- Chapter 11. Current Perspectives on Community, Land, and Water in the Cordillera Blanca (Moulton, H.).- Chapter 12. Human interaction with glacier-related hazards in the Cordillera Blanca (Wegner, S.A.).- Chapter 13. How people feel endangered by natural hazards: interpretation of questionnaires in the Callejón de Huaylas (Vilímek, V.).- Chapter 14. Novel proglacial landscapes and ecosystems in the Cordillera Blanca (Zimmer, A.).- Chapter 15. Anne Smith Peck, Social Systems, and Landscape Change in the Cordillera Blanca from 1908 to the present (Polk, M.H.).