Landscapes and landforms of Scotland / Colin K. Ballantyne, John E. Gordon, editors.
Ballantyne, C. K.; Gordon, J. E. (John E.)
2021
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Title Landscapes and landforms of Scotland / Colin K. Ballantyne, John E. Gordon, editors.
ISBN 9783030712464 (electronic bk.)
303071246X (electronic bk.)
3030712451
9783030712457
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71246-4
Imprint Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-71246-4 doi
Call Number GB191
Dewey Decimal Classification 551.41
Summary This book provides an appealing and informative overview of the outstanding landforms and landscapes of Scotland. Scotland is internationally renowned for the diversity of its geology, landforms and landscapes. The rock record spans most of geological time, from the Archaean to the Palaeogene, and represents the outcome of tectonic plate movements, associated geological processes, and sea-level and climate changes. Scotland incorporates primeval gneiss landscapes, the deeply eroded roots of the Caledonian mountain chain, landscapes of extensional tectonics and rifting, and eroded remnants of volcanic complexes that were active when the North Atlantic Ocean opened during the Palaeogene. The present relief reflects uplift and deep weathering during the Cenozoic, strongly modified during successive episodes of Pleistocene glaciation. This striking geodiversity is captured in this book through 29 chapters devoted to the evolution of Scotlands scenery and locations of outstanding geomorphological significance, including ancient palaeosurfaces, landscapes of glacial erosion and deposition, evidence of postglacial landscape modification by landslides, rivers and wind, and coastal geomorphology. Dedicated chapters focus on Ice Age Scotland and the associated landscapes, which range from alpine-type mountains and areas of selective glacial erosion to ice-moulded and drift-covered lowlands, and incorporate accounts of internationally renowned sites such as the Parallel Roads of Glen Roy, the Cairngorm Mountains and the inselbergs of Assynt. Other chapters consider the record of postglacial rock-slope failures, such as the famous landslides of Trotternish on Skye, and the record of fluvial changes since deglaciation. The sea-level history of Scotland is addressed in terms of its raised and submerged shorelines, while several chapters discuss the contrasting coastal landscapes, which range from the spectacular sea cliffs of Shetland and Orkney to the beaches and dunes of eastern Scotland. The role of geoconservation in preserving Scotlands outstanding geomorphological heritage is outlined in the final chapter. The book offers an up-to-date and richly illustrated reference guide for geomorphologists, other Earth scientists, geographers, conservationists, and all those interested in geology, physical geography, geomorphology, geotourism, geoheritage and environmental protection.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 9, 2021).
Added Author Ballantyne, C. K.
Gordon, J. E. (John E.)
Series World geomorphological landscapes.
Available in Other Form Landscapes and landforms of Scotland.
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Landscapes and Landforms of Scotland: a Geomorphological Odyssey
Part I Physical Environment: Scotland: Geological Foundations and Landscape Evolution
Long-term Denudation and Geomorphology in Scotland
The Quaternary in Scotland
Scotlands Changing Landscape
Part II Landscapes and Landforms: Geomorphology of the Continental Shelf
Shetland
Orkney and Caithness
The Outer Hebrides and St Kilda
The Islands of the Hebridean Igneous Province: Skye, Mull, Rum and Arran
The Islands of Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Tiree and Coll
The Far Northwest: Sutherland, Assynt and Coigach
Wester Ross
Rock-slope Failures in the North West Highlands
The Glacial Geomorphology around Inverness and the Great Glen
Glen Roy and Glen Spean
Western Grampian Highlands
The Cairngorm Mountains
Fluvial Landforms of Glen Feshie and the Spey Drainage Basin
Central and Eastern Grampian Highlands
The Buchan Palaeosurface
Beaches and Dunes of the Moray Firth Coast
Beaches and Dunes of Eastern Scotland
Loch Lomond, Menteith and the Forth Valley
Glacifluvial and Glacilacustrine Landforms of the Midland Valley
The Midland Valley: Ice-moulded Lowlands
Upland Landscapes and Landforms of the Southern Uplands
The Solway Lowlands and Coast
Part III Geoheritage, Scotland's Geomorphological Heritage and its Conservation
Index.

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