Landscapes and Landforms of Belgium and Luxembourg (World Geomorphological Landscapes)

"This book provides an informative and intriguing overview of the most scenic landscapes of Belgium and Luxembourg. Geodiversity is emphasized, for example the periglacial features in the Hautes Fagnes area, the planation surfaces in the Ardennes and Oesling, and the famous caves of Han/Lesse and Remouchamps. The book’s chief goals are to provide the reader with enjoyable and informative descriptions of the selected sites within their regional geographical and geological settings; to offer an up-to-date survey of the evolution of Belgium’s and Luxembourg’s landscape; and to share additional information on the cultural value of the respective sites wherever appropriate. The book is a richly illustrated reference work that makes accessible for the first time a wealth of information currently scattered among many national and regional journals. It will benefit earth scientists, environmental scientists, tourism geographers and conservationists alike."-- Read more... Abstract: and to share additional information on the cultural value of the respective sites wherever appropriate. The book is a richly illustrated reference work that makes accessible for the first time a wealth of information currently scattered among many national and regional journals. Read more... Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Morphogenic Setting and Diversity of Processes and Landforms: The Geomorphological Regions of Belgium (Alain Demoulin)....Pages 1-8 An Introduction to the Geology of Belgium and Luxembourg (Frédéric Boulvain, Noël Vandenberghe)....Pages 9-33 The Climate of Belgium and Luxembourg (Michel Erpicum, Myriem Nouri, Alain Demoulin)....Pages 35-41 Landscapes and Landforms of the Luxembourg Sandstone, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (Birgit Kausch, Robert Maquil)....Pages 43-62 Erosion Surfaces in the Ardenne–Oesling and Their Associated Kaolinic Weathering Mantle (Alain Demoulin, François Barbier, Augustin Dekoninck, Michèle Verhaert, Gilles Ruffet, Christian Dupuis et al.)....Pages 63-84 A Unique Boulder-Bed Reach of the Amblève River, Ardenne, at Fonds de Quarreux: Modes of Boulder Transport (Geoffrey Houbrechts, François Petit, Jean Van Campenhout, Etienne Juvigné, Alain Demoulin)....Pages 85-99 The Periglacial Ramparted Depressions of the Hautes Fagnes Plateau: Traces of Late Weichselian Lithalsas (Alain Demoulin, Etienne Juvigné, Geoffrey Houbrechts)....Pages 101-113 Karstic Systems in Eastern Belgium: Remouchamps and Noû Bleû (Alexandre Peeters, Camille Ek)....Pages 115-137 The Karstic System of Han-sur-Lesse (Yves Quinif, Vincent Hallet)....Pages 139-158 The Picturesque Ardennian Valleys: Plio-Quaternary Incision of the Drainage System in the Uplifting Ardenne (Gilles Rixhon, Alain Demoulin)....Pages 159-175 Karst and Underground Landscapes in the Cretaceous Chalk and Calcarenite of the Belgian-Dutch Border—The Montagne Saint-Pierre (Luc Willems, Joël Rodet)....Pages 177-192 The Campine Plateau (Koen Beerten, Roland Dreesen, Jos Janssen, Dany Van Uytven)....Pages 193-214 Morphotectonics and Past Large Earthquakes in Eastern Belgium (Kris Vanneste, Thierry Camelbeeck, Koen Verbeeck, Alain Demoulin)....Pages 215-236 The Hageland Hills, Legacies of the Depositional Architecture of the Miocene Diest Sands (Rik Houthuys, Johan Matthijs)....Pages 237-252 Gullies and Closed Depressions in the Loess Belt: Scars of Human–Environment Interactions (Jean Poesen, Tom Vanwalleghem, Jozef Deckers)....Pages 253-267 River Landscapes in the Dijle Catchment: From Natural to Anthropogenic Meandering Rivers (Gert Verstraeten, Bastiaan Notebaert, Nils Broothaerts, Jef Vandenberghe, Paul De Smedt)....Pages 269-280 The Scheldt Estuary: An Overview of the Morphodynamics of Intertidal Areas (Lennert Schepers, Tom Maris, Patrick Meire, Stijn Temmerman)....Pages 281-296 The Flemish Valley: Response of the Scheldt Drainage System to Climatic and Glacio-Eustatic Oscillations (Irénée Heyse, Alain Demoulin)....Pages 297-311 The Coastal Plain of Belgium, Joint Product of Natural Processes and Human Activities (Cecile Baeteman)....Pages 313-334 Landslides in Belgium—Two Case Studies in the Flemish Ardennes and the Pays de Herve (Olivier Dewitte, Miet Van Den Eeckhaut, Jean Poesen, Alain Demoulin)....Pages 335-355 Spy and Scladina Caves: A Neandertal’s Story (Stéphane Pirson, Michel Toussaint, Dominique Bonjean, Kévin Di Modica)....Pages 357-383 The Semois Valley in Southern Ardenne: Short-Wavelength, Large-Amplitude Meanders Incised into a Slaty Basement (François Petit, Eric Hallot, Geoffrey Houbrechts)....Pages 385-394 Cuestas in Gutland (S Luxembourg) and Belgian Lorraine: Evolution of a Structurally Controlled Landscape (François Petit, Robert Maquil, Birgit Kausch, Eric Hallot)....Pages 395-410 Geomorphosites: Function and Geoheritage Preservation in Belgium (André Ozer, Michiel Dusar)....Pages 411-424 "This book provides an informative and intriguing overview of the most scenic landscapes of Belgium and Luxembourg. Geodiversity is emphasized, for example the periglacial features in the Hautes Fagnes area, the planation surfaces in the Ardennes and Oesling, and the famous caves of Han/Lesse and Remouchamps. The book's chief goals are to provide the reader with enjoyable and informative descriptions of the selected sites within their regional geographical and geological settings; to offer an up-to-date survey of the evolution of Belgium's and Luxembourg's landscape; and to share additional information on the cultural value of the respective sites wherever appropriate. The book is a richly illustrated reference work that makes accessible for the first time a wealth of information currently scattered among many national and regional journals. It will benefit earth scientists, environmental scientists, tourism geographers and conservationists alike"-- Provided by publisher "This book provides an informative and intriguing overview of the most scenic landscapes of Belgium and Luxembourg. Geodiversity is emphasized, for example the periglacial features in the Hautes Fagnes area, the planation surfaces in the Ardennes and Oesling, and the famous caves of Han/Lesse and Remouchamps. The book's chief goals are to provide the reader with enjoyable and informative descriptions of the selected sites within their regional geographical and geological settings; to offer an up-to-date survey of the evolution of Belgium's and Luxembourg's landscape; and to share additional information on the cultural value of the respective sites wherever appropriate"--Page 4 of cover