Urban Geomorphological Heritage. An Overview

Reynard Emmanuel (), Pica Alessia and Coratza Paola
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Reynard Emmanuel: Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Pica Alessia: Department of Earth Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Coratza Paola: Department of Chemical and Geological Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Quaestiones Geographicae, 2017, vol. 36, issue 3, 7-20

Abstract: Urbanization is a global phenomenon and currently more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Studies on geomorphological heritage and the development of specific methods of investigation (assessment, inventories, cartography) are, however, relatively rare and limited. This paper first describes the relationships between urbanization and geomorphology. Secondly, it presents an overview of the main works on the urban geomorphological heritage. Then, the main methods of investigation are presented. Finally, we discuss the challenging issues concerning the protection and the promotion of the urban geomorphological heritage.

Keywords: geomorphology; geomorphological heritage; urban areas; urban geomorphology; geomorphosites (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/quageo-2017-0022

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