Landscapes and Landforms of Italy

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction to the Landscapes and Landforms of Italy....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
The Great Diversity of Italian Landscapes and Landforms: Their Origin and Human Imprint....Pages 7-20
Outline of the Geology of Italy....Pages 21-27
The Climate of Italy....Pages 29-38
Morphological Regions of Italy....Pages 39-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
The Glaciers of the Valle d’Aosta and Piemonte Regions: Records of Present and Past Environmental and Climate Changes....Pages 77-88
Landscapes of Northern Lombardy: From the Glacial Scenery of Upper Valtellina to the Prealpine Lacustrine Environment of Lake Como....Pages 89-99
The Adamello-Presanella and Brenta Massifs, Central Alps: Contrasting High-Mountain Landscapes and Landforms....Pages 101-112
Large Ancient Landslides in Trentino, Northeastern Alps, as Evidence of Postglacial Dynamics....Pages 113-122
The Dolomite Landscape of the Alta Badia (Northeastern Alps): A Remarkable Record of Geological and Geomorphological History....Pages 123-134
The Vajont Valley (Eastern Alps): A Complex Landscape Deeply Marked by Landsliding....Pages 135-145
Karst Landforms in Friuli Venezia Giulia: From Alpine to Coastal Karst....Pages 147-156
The Tagliamento River: The Fluvial Landscape and Long-Term Evolution of a Large Alpine Braided River....Pages 157-167
Lake Garda: An Outstanding Archive of Quaternary Geomorphological Evolution....Pages 169-179
Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Evolution of the Lagoon of Venice....Pages 181-191
The Po Delta Region: Depositional Evolution, Climate Change and Human Intervention Through the Last 5000 Years....Pages 193-202
Landscapes and Landforms Driven by Geological Structures in the Northwestern Apennines....Pages 203-213
Fingerprints of Large-Scale Landslides in the Landscape of the Emilia Apennines....Pages 215-224
Mud Volcanoes in the Emilia-Romagna Apennines: Small Landforms of Outstanding Scenic and Scientific Value....Pages 225-234
The Outstanding Terraced Landscape of the Cinque Terre Coastal Slopes (Eastern Liguria)....Pages 235-244
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Tuscany Hills and Valleys: Uplift, Exhumation, Valley Downcutting and Relict Landforms....Pages 245-255
Landscapes and Landforms of the Duchy of Urbino in Italian Renaissance Paintings....Pages 257-269
Rocky Cliffs Joining Velvet Beaches: The Northern Marche Coast....Pages 271-280
The Typical Badlands Landscapes Between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Tiber River....Pages 281-291
The Tuff Cities: A ‘Living Landscape’ at the Border of Volcanoes in Central Italy....Pages 293-301
A Route of Fire in Central Italy: The Latium Ancient Volcanoes....Pages 303-315
Relief, Intermontane Basins and Civilization in the Umbria-Marche Apennines: Origin and Life by Geological Consent....Pages 317-326
The Terminillo, Gran Sasso and Majella Mountains: The ‘Old Guardians’ of the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas....Pages 327-337
Granite Landscapes of Sardinia: Long-Term Evolution of Scenic Landforms....Pages 339-350
The Coastal Dunes of Sardinia: Landscape Response to Climate and Sea Level Changes....Pages 351-363
The Terrestrial and Submarine Landscape of the Tremiti Archipelago, Adriatic Sea....Pages 365-376
Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei: Volcanic History, Landforms and Impact on Settlements....Pages 377-387
Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast: The Long-Term History of an Enchanting Promontory....Pages 389-398
The Coastal Landscape of Cilento (Southern Italy): A Challenge for Protection and Tourism Valorisation....Pages 399-408
The Salento Peninsula (Apulia, Southern Italy): A Water-Shaped Landscape Without Rivers....Pages 409-419
The Landscape of the Aspromonte Massif: A Geomorphological Open-Air Laboratory....Pages 421-430
Volcanic Landforms and Landscapes of the Aeolian Islands (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Sicily): Implications for Hazard Evaluation....Pages 431-441
Geomorphology of the Capo San Vito Peninsula (NW Sicily): An Example of Tectonically and Climatically Controlled Landscape....Pages 443-453
Landforms and Landscapes of Mount Etna (Sicily): Relationships Between a Volcano, Its Environment and Human Activity....Pages 455-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-478
Pantelleria Island (Strait of Sicily): Volcanic History and Geomorphological Landscape....Pages 75-75
Front Matter....Pages 479-487
Geoheritage in Italy....Pages 489-489
Geomorphodiversity in Italy: Examples from the Dolomites, Northern Apennines and Vesuvius....Pages 491-500
Goethe’s Italian Journey and the Geological Landscape....Pages 501-509
Wine Landscapes of Italy....Pages 511-521
Back Matter....Pages 523-536
....Pages 537-539