LEADER 04847nam 22007455 450 001 9910299453303321 005 20200701155911.0 010 $a3-319-03560-6 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-03560-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000372119 035 $a(EBL)1998309 035 $a(OCoLC)904547678 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001465583 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11831006 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001465583 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11472140 035 $a(PQKB)10891256 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-03560-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1998309 035 $a(PPN)184893925 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000372119 100 $a20150305d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLandscapes and Landforms of South Africa /$fedited by Stefan Grab, Jasper Knight 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Geomorphological Landscapes,$x2213-2090 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-03559-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aLandscapes and Landforms of South Africa ? an overview -- Sandstone Landforms of the Karoo Basin: Naturally Sculpted Rock -- The Mpumalanga/Limpopo Escarpment: Geology and Fluvial Landforms -- Landscape and Landforms of the Vredefort Dome: Exposing an Old Wound -- Geomorphological evolution of the Pilanesberg -- The Drakensberg escarpment: mountain processes at the edge -- Rocky shorelines of the Wild Coast -- The Augrabies Falls region: a fluvial landscape divided in flow but magnificent in spectacle -- The Richtersveld: an ancient rocky wilderness -- The Cederberg: a rugged sandstone topography -- Table Mountain: Wonder of Nature at the Foot of Africa -- The Cape Winelands -- The Kruger National Park: geology and geomorphology of the wilderness -- The Maputaland Corridor: a coastal geomorphological treasure -- Of dunes, depressions and dry valleys: the arid landscapes of the Kalahari Desert -- The Western Free State Panfield: a landscape of myriad pans and lunettes -- The Sterkfontein Caves: geomorphology and hominin-bearing deposits -- Military Geography: Landscapes of the Anglo-Boer War -- Geoheritage and geotourism in South Africa. 330 $aThis book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the most prominent landscapes of South Africa and the distinctive landforms associated with them. It describes the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes, including their relationships to human activity of the past and present. The sites described in this book include, amongst others, the Blyde River Canyon, Augrabies Falls, Kruger National Park, Kalahari desert landscapes, the Great Escarpment, Sterkfontein caves and karst system, Table Mountain, Cape winelands, coastal dunes, rocky coasts, Boer War battlefield sites, and Vredefort impact structure.  Landscapes and Landforms of South Africa provides a new perspective on South Africa?s scenic landscapes by considering their diversity, long and short term histories, and importance for geoconservation and geotourism. This book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of South Africa, climate change and landscape tourism. 410 0$aWorld Geomorphological Landscapes,$x2213-2090 606 $aGeomorphology 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aEnvironmental geology 606 $aEnvironmental geology 606 $aSoil science 606 $aSoil conservation 606 $aGeomorphology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J16010 606 $aPhysical Geography$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/J16000 606 $aGeoecology/Natural Processes$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U21006 606 $aSoil Science & Conservation$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U28000 615 0$aGeomorphology. 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aEnvironmental geology. 615 0$aEnvironmental geology. 615 0$aSoil science. 615 0$aSoil conservation. 615 14$aGeomorphology. 615 24$aPhysical Geography. 615 24$aGeoecology/Natural Processes. 615 24$aSoil Science & Conservation. 676 $a916.8 702 $aGrab$b Stefan$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aKnight$b Jasper$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299453303321 996 $aLandscapes and Landforms of South Africa$92501954 997 $aUNINA