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Urbanization is a global phenomenon and currently more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Studies on geomorphological heritage and the development of specific methods of investigation (assessment, inventories, cartography) are, however, relatively rare and limited. This paper first describes the relationships between urbanization and geomorphology. Secondly, it presents an overview of the main works on the urban geomorphological heritage. Then, the main methods of investigation are presented. Finally, we discuss the challenging issues concerning the protection and the promotion of the urban geomorphological heritage.

Urban Geomorphological Heritage. An Overview

Institute of Geography and Sustainability

Department of Chemical and Geological Science

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Urbanization is a global phenomenon and currently more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Studies on geomorphological heritage and the...

Urban Geomorphological Heritage. An Overview

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 7 - 20

Received: May 08, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0022

Keywords
geomorphology, geomorphological heritage, urban areas, urban geomorphology, geomorphosites

© 2017 Emmanuel Reynard et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Urban Geomorphological Heritage. An Overview

Published Online: Sep 29, 2017

Page range: 7 - 20

Received: May 08, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0022

Keywordsgeomorphology, geomorphological heritage, urban areas, urban geomorphology, geomorphosites

© 2017 Emmanuel Reynard et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
geomorphology, geomorphological heritage, urban areas, urban geomorphology, geomorphosites