LEADER 05328nam 22007095 450 001 9910616388003321 005 20240726181239.0 010 $a9783031054877$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031054860 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-05487-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7102603 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7102603 035 $a(CKB)24959552900041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-05487-7 035 $a(PPN)264956265 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924959552900041 100 $a20220930d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aLandscapes and Landforms of the Horn of Africa $eEritrea, Djibouti, Somalia /$fedited by Paolo Billi 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (407 pages) 225 1 $aWorld Geomorphological Landscapes,$x2213-2104 311 08$aPrint version: Billi, Paolo Landscapes and Landforms of the Horn of Africa Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2022 9783031054860 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aClimate variability in the Horn of Africa eastern countries -- Geology and geomorphological landscapes of Eritrea -- Geomorphology of Afar -- Geomorphology of Eritrean river systems -- Pleistocene landscape variability recorded in the Homo-bearing Dandero Basin (Eritrea) -- Landscape and landforms of the Samoti plain, Eritrean Danakil -- A review of the forest landscape evolution in Eritrea throughout the last century -- Landscape Change, Land Degradation, and Sustainable Land Management in the Central Highlands of Eritrea -- Land degradation in Eritrea and Djibouti -- Landscape and landforms of northern Somalia -- Inselberg landscape of the Bur Area in southern Somalia -- Fluvial landscape of the Daban basin, northern Somalia -- River hydromorphology and flood hazard in Somalia -- Use of repeat photography to monitor landscape changes and development in Somalia.. Index. 330 $aThis book focuses on regions for which until now the geomorphology was very poorly studied and relatively unknown. Nevertheless, the landforms and landscapes of the Horn of Africa are highly attractive, diverse and in a few cases unique, since they span very different environments, from highland plateaus and mountains to lowlands (even below sea level) and coastlines with a high degree of diversity and from monsoon to arid climate conditions. The main topics addressed in the book include the links between the geological evolution and the current large scale geomorphology of the Horn of Africa; the large differences between the highlands and lowlands climate, river hydrology and their variation through time within a climate change perspective. This part of the world was home of the very first hominids. The landscape in which they lived and evolved throughout the Pleistocene is described in comparison with the arid and inhospitable, though immensely scenic, environment of today. Perennial and ephemeral rivers with very different morphology, processes and hydrology drain the area and when they are able to reach the sea they substantially contribute to determine the main coast and beach landforms. Their changes trough time, induced by both natural and anthropogenic factors are addressed by a couple of case studies. Though the region has few inhabitants they had to struggle to find their livelihood in a land that offers poor resources. This resulted in landscape change and land degradation. Examples of human impact on the landscape are presented at different scales. This book provides readers interested in geography and geomorphology with essential scientific and educational information on the Landscapes and Landforms of Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia through simple, though scientifically, rigorous texts illustrated with several color maps and photos. One main prerogative of this book is therefore to give an insight into a region of the world where, for geographical and historical constraints, geomorphological investigation was very limited, thus enriching its intrinsic informative value. 410 0$aWorld Geomorphological Landscapes,$x2213-2104 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aEarth sciences 606 $aSoil science 606 $aHuman ecology$xStudy and teaching 606 $aPhysical Geography 606 $aEarth System Sciences 606 $aEarth Sciences 606 $aHistory of Sub-Saharan Africa 606 $aSoil Science 606 $aEnvironmental Studies 607 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xHistory 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aEarth sciences. 615 0$aSoil science. 615 0$aHuman ecology$xStudy and teaching. 615 14$aPhysical Geography. 615 24$aEarth System Sciences. 615 24$aEarth Sciences. 615 24$aHistory of Sub-Saharan Africa. 615 24$aSoil Science. 615 24$aEnvironmental Studies. 676 $a304.2 676 $a551.410963 702 $aBilli$b Paolo 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910616388003321 996 $aLandscapes and Landforms of the Horn of Africa$92950618 997 $aUNINA