Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil by Bianca Carvalho Vieira
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Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil


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Brazil: A Land of Beautiful and Undiscovered Landscapes.- Geological Background: A Tectonic Panorama of Brazil.- Long-Term Geomorphological Evolution of the Brazilian Territory.- Climates of Brazil: Past and Present.- Discovery Coast: The Brazilian Landscape First Sighted by Europeans.- The Todos Os Santos Bay -An Ephemeral High Stand Feature Incised into an Aborted Cretaceous Rift.- Brazil in the South Atlantic: The Fernando De Noronha and Trindade Archipelagos.- The Lençois Maranhenses: A Paradise of Dunes and Ponds.- One Island, Many Landscapes: Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazilian Coast.- Antonina Bay and Superagui Island: A Mosaic Of Mountains, Coastal Plain and Atlantic Forest.- The Bertioga Coastal Plain: An Example of Morphotectonic Evolution.- Brazilian Pantanal: A Large Pristine Tropical Wetland.- Potiguar Basin: Diversity of Landscapes in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin.- The Anavilhanas And Mariuá Archipelagos: Fluvial Wonders from the Negro River, Amazon Basin.- The Rio Peruaçu Basin, An Impressive Multiphased Karst System.- Lagoa Santa Karst: Cradle of Brazilian Cave Studies.- Jalapão: Sedimentary Heritages in Central Brazil.- Chapada Das Mesas: Unknown Geomorphological Heritage.- Chapada Diamantina: A Remarkable Landscape Dominated by Mountains and Plateaus.- Chapada Dos Veadeiros: The Highest Landscapes in the Brazilian Central Plateau.- Chapada Do Araripe: A Highland Oasis Incrusted into the Semi-Arid Region of Northeastern Brazil.- Stone and Sand Ruins in the Drylands of Brazil: The Rustic Landscapes of Catimbau National Park.- Serra Da Capivara National Park: Ruinform Landscapes on the Parnaiba Cuesta.- Tepequém Mountains: A Relict Landscape in the Northern Amazon.- Carajás National Forest: Iron Ore Plateaus and Caves in Southeastern Amazon.- Serra Do Mar: The Most "Tormented" Relief in Brazil.- Itatiaia Massif: Morphogenesis of Southeastern Brazilian Highlands.- Southern Plateau and Itaimbezinho Canyon.- Quadrilátero Ferrífero': A Beautiful and Neglected Landscape Between the Gold and Iron Ore Reservoirs.- Campos Gerais of Paraná A Regional Palimpsest.- Foz Do Iguaçú Regional Geomorphological Context of the Iguaçú Falls.- The Canastra Range: On the Way to São Francisco River Spring.- Southern Serra Do Espinhaço: The Impressive Plateau of Quartzite Ridges.- Itatim Geomorphological Site: Largest Concentration of Inselbergs in Brazil.- Pancas: The Kingdom of Bornhardts.- The Guanabara Bay, A Giant Body of Water Surrounded by Mountains in the Rio De Janeiro Metropolitan Area.


About the Author:

Bianca Carvalho Vieira is Bachelor in Geography and M.Sc. (Geography) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). As of 2005, she is professor at the Department of Geography at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. She teaches courses on Geomorphology (Graduation) and Mass Movement: concepts, conditioning factors and preview methods (Post-Graduation). She has PhD in Geography (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) on predicting shallow landslides in Serra do Mar (SP) from physically based models. From 2002-2003, she was researcher on the Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo (IPT) and worked with landslides diagnosis and prediction on the urban areas and mapping of risk areas in the São Paulo city. She is Member of the Executive Committee of Brazilian Geomorphological Union (UGB) as of 2004. From 2003-2005, she was Professor at the Department of Geography - State University of São Paulo (UNESP). Her main research interests are methods are currently used in the spatial and temporal prediction of shallow landslides in a basin scale, analysis of the role of the topography in the distribution of erosive forms and identification risk areas of landslides and floods in urban areas.

André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado is a Bachelor in Geography and a M.Sc. in Geography (Federal University of Minas Gerais), is a Doctorate in Crustal Evolution and Natural Resources (Federal University of Ouro Preto) and doctorate in Geosciences (Universite d'Aix-Marseille III). He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has experience in Geosciences, with emphasis on geomorphology and his research interests are in regional evolution of the topography and measurement of erosion in the long term. Since 2009 works as a consultant in the evaluation of ad hoc scientific merit of research projects in Geomorphology that require financing from the National Science Fondation (NSF) - funder of scientific research agency of the US Government. Currently vice-president of the Brazilian Geomorphology Union (UGB) and Sub-Program Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Geography (M/D) of UFMG.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789402400304
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 22 mm
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9402400303
  • Publisher Date: 12 Oct 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 403
  • Series Title: World Geomorphological Landscapes
  • Weight: 997 gr


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