Catherine Kuzucuoğlu & Attila Çiner 
Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey [PDF ebook] 

This book on Turkish geomorphology offers location descriptions, based on their dynamics and evolution processes, including hydrology, tectonics, volcanism, slopes, coasts, ice/snow, and wind. It presents landforms as a result of evolution (Quaternary, Holocene, historic) and in relation to the elements determining and/or impacting this evolution (vegetation, soil, hydrology, geology, climate, sea level and human action) as well as the resulting landscapes. Richly illustrated with pictures from each site, including geomorphological maps and sections, it explains the risks associated with the geomorphological dynamics (on local and global scales), natural and/or cultural heritage (archaeology, prehistory, history, architectural specifications adapted to the landscape), as well as challenges for human society (endangered landscape, protection/conservation rules/statutes, posters/paintings.).

Table des matières

Chapter 1. Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of Turkey.- Chapter 2. The Physical Geography of Turkey: An Outline.- Chapter 3. The Tectonic Control on the Geomorphological Landscapes of Turkey.- Chapter 4. The Geomorphological Regions of Turkey.- Chapter 5. Karstic Landscapes and Landforms in Turkey.- Chapter 6. Gypsum Karst Landscape in the Sivas Basin.- Chapter 7. The Antalya Tufas: Landscapes, Morphologies, Age, Formation Processes, and Early Human Activities.- Chapter 8. Pamukkale Travertines: A Natural and Cultural Monument in the World Heritage List.- Chapter 9. Coastal Landforms and Landscapes of Turkey.- Chapter 10. The Geology and Geomorphology of Istanbul.- Chapter 11. The Sinop Peninsula: The Northernmost Part of Asia Minor.- Chapter 12. Landscape Development and Changing Environment of Troia (Northwestern Anatolia).- Chapter 13. Rapid Delta Growth in Historical Times at Ephesus and Miletus – The examples of the Küçük and The Büyük Menderes Rivers.- Chapter 14. Landscape Development of the Eşen valley and Delta Plain (Letoôn and Patara sites).- Chapter 15. The Lake Basins of Southwest Anatolia.- Chapter 16. Geomorphological Landscapes in the Konya Plain and Surroundings.- Chapter 17. Lake Van.- Chapter 18. A Fossil Morphology: The Miocene Fluvial Network of the Western Taurus (Turkey).- Chapter 19. Ice in Paradise: Glacial Heritage Landscapes of Anatolia.- Chapter 20. Pleistocene Glacier Heritage and Present-day Glaciers in the Southeastern Taurus (Ihtiyar Sahap Mountains).- Chapter 21. Aladağlar Mountain Range: A Landscape Shaped by the Interplay of Glacial, Karstic Fluvial Erosion.- Chapter 22. Glacial Landscape and Old-Growth Forests of the Mount Kaçkar National park (Eastern Black Sea Region).- Chapter 23. The Köroğlu Mountains: The Most Settled Highlands of Anatolia.- Chapter 24. Fairyland in the Erzurum High Plateau, Eastern Anatolia.- Chapter 25. Landscape Evolution and Occupation History in the Vicinity of Amasya.- Chapter 26. The North Anatolian Fault and the North Anatolian Shear Zone.- Chapter 27. Morphotectonics of the Alaşehir Graben with a Special Emphasis on the Landscape of the Ancient City of Sardis, Western Turkey.- Chapter 28. The Büyük Menderes River: Origin of Meandering Phenomenon.- Chapter 29. Geomorphic Reponse to Rapid Uplift in a Folded Structure: The Upper Tigris Case.- Chapter 30. A Fascinating Gift from Volcanoes: The Fairy Chimneys and Underground Cities of Cappadocia.- Chapter 31. Quaternary Volcanic Landscapes and Prehistoric Sites in Southern Cappadocia: Göllüdağ, Acıgöl and Hasandağ.- Chapter 32. In the Footsteps of Strabon: Mount Erciyes Volcano – The Roof of Central Anatolia and Sultansazliği Basin.- Chapter 33. Quaternary Monogenetic Volcanoes Scattered on a Horst: The Bountiful Landscape of Kula.- Chapter 34. Nemrut Caldera and Eastern Anatolian Volcanoes: Fire in the Highlands.- Chapter 35. Threats and Conservation of Landscapes in Turkey.

A propos de l’auteur

Prof. Catherine Kuzucuoglu, the lead Editor, is Research Director in geomorphology and palaeoenvironments at the Laboratory of Physical Geography of CNRS-INEE/Paris-1 University, at Meudon (France).
Attila Çiner, the second editor, is geologist and Director of Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.
Nizamettin Kazancı, the third editor, is geologist and recently retired from Ankara University, Turkey.