Landscapes and Landforms of Portugal [electronic resource] / edited by Gonçalo Vieira, José Luís Zêzere, Carla Mora.

From the Contents: Part I Introduction -- Geology, tectonics and geomorphology -- Climate and past -- Hydrogeomorphology -- Part II Geomorphological landscapes -- The Minho valley -- Tectonics and landforms in Minho -- Part III Geomorphological heritage -- Protection of geomorphological heritage. .

The book brings together contributions from over 35 Portuguese geomorphologists, presenting a thorough overview of the main highlights of the landscape of Portugal's mainland, Azores and Madeira. The book, which is a tribute to Professor António de Brum Ferreira, first President of the Portuguese Association of Geomorphologists and former Professor at the University of Lisbon, who passed away in January 2013, is organized in 3 parts: a) Introduction, which presents a general framework of the physical geography of Portugal, b) Geomorphological landscapes, presenting ca. 30 short papers with regional focus on key geomorphological areas, c) Applied geomorphology, providing an updated vision on the protection of geomorphological heritage with a focus on geoparks, as well as on Geomorphological hazards in Portugal. This first book ever to concentrate on the geomorphology of Portugal will surely become a benchmark for Portuguese geomorphology. .