Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU countries 2010 edition

Marc Notes: The six countries of study interest are Portugal, Malta, Greece, Italy, Romania, and Turkey--Fwd.; Bibl. ref. & index. Table of Contents: Geomorphological Evolution of Santorini / Andreas Vassilopoulos, Niki Evelpidou, Konstantia Chartidou -- The Petrified Forest of Lesvos A Unique Natural Monument / Nickolas C. Zouros -- The Lavrion Mines / Athanassios Katerinopoulos -- Tafoni and Alveole Formation. An Example from Naxos and Tinos Islands / Niki Evelpidou, Dimitra Leonidopoulou, Andreas Vassilopoulos -- Origin, Geology and Geochemistry of Mpouharia and Nohtaria Landforms, in Mikrovaltos Kozani, NW Macedonia-Greece / Akindinos Kelepertzis, Evagelos Tziritis -- The Gorge of the Angitis River at Stena Petras Near the Alistrati Cave. A Magnificent Piece of Natural Architecture in Eastern Macedonia, Greece / Theodoros Astaras -- Volcanoes Monuments of Nature / Konstantinos G. Kyriakopoulos -- Amber in Romania / Antonela Neacsu -- Muddy Volcanoes / Cristian Marunteanu, Dumitru Ioane -- Post-Volcanic Phenomena in the East Carpathians / Alexandru Szakacs -- Ancient Gold Mining in Rosia Montana (Apuseni Mts, Romania) / Dumitru Ioane, Horea Bedelean -- Rupestrian Settlements in the Alunis Area / Cristian Marunteanu, Dumitru Ioane -- Salt Karst in Manzalesti - Romania / Cristian Marunteanu, Dumitru Ioane -- Montesinho and the Mountains of Northern Portugal / Tomas de Figueiredo -- Montesinho Natural Park: General Description and Natural Values / J. Castro, Tomas de Figueiredo, Felicia Fonseca, Joao Paulo Castro, Silvia Nobre, Luis Carlos Pires -- The Geological Heritage of Montesinho Natural Park (Portugal) / Carlos Meireles -- Ultramafics of Braganca Massif: Soils, Flora and Vegetation / Eugenio Sequeira, Calos Aguiar, Carlos Meireles -- Land Use, Landscape and Sustainability: Examples from Montesinho / J. Castro -- Alvao-Marao: Preserving Important Natural Resources in a Mountain Range / Domingos Lopes, Joao Bento, Marco Magalhaes, Pedro Ferreira -- A Groundwater System in a Mountain Environment (Serra da Estrela, Portugal) / Jorge Espinha Marques, Jose Manuel Marques, Calos Aguiar -- Northwest Beira Highlands - Freita and Caramulo Hills (Portugal) / Celeste Oliveira Alves Coelho, Sandra Valente, Cristina Ribeior -- Ecological and Cultural Consequences of Agricultural Abandonment in the Peneda-Geres National Park (Portugal) / Yvonne Cerqueira, Claudia Araujo, Joana Vicente, Henrique Miguel Pereira, Joao Honrado -- The Cyclops Islands / Laura Maria Padovani -- The Gate of Hades: The Phlegraean Fields / Paola Carrabba -- Val d'Orcia, a Renaissance Agricultural Landscape / Alessandro Ramazzotti, Francesco Mauro -- Vallo di Diano: A Highland in South Italy / Francesco Mauro -- Valnerina: The High Valley of Hermits, Friars and Saints / Francesco Mauro, Ilaria Reggiani -- Volcanoes and Crater Lakes in Latium: Nature and History of Rome / Francesco Mauro -- The Natural Heritage of the Island of Gozo, Malta / Dirk De Ketelaere, Anna Spiteri, Josianne Vella -- The Geomorphological Cave Features of Ghar il-Friefet / Anna Spiteri, Michael Sinreich, Dirk De Ketelaere -- Our Ancestral Country Allies: The Rubble Walls / Josianne Vella, Jesus Garrido -- Cappadocia (Kapadokya) / Ferika ozer Sari, Malike ozsoy -- Caves of Turkey / Muhammed Aydoğan -- Dalyan Paradise / Sabah Balta -- Damlatas Cave, Alanya / Ebru Alakavuk, Zeynep Yağmuroğlu -- The Dilek Peninsula: Buyuk Menderes Delta / Ebru Alakavuk, Burcu Şengun -- Halfeti - Rumkale / Gulnur Ballice -- Kekova / Ebru Aydeniz -- Mt. Nemrud (Nemrut) Kommagene (Commagene) / Malike ozsoy -- Mt. Nemrud Caldera / Malike ozsoy -- Oludeniz Lagoon - Fethiye / Gokce Ozdemir, Osman Culha -- Pamukkale (Hierapolis) / Gokce Ozdemir -- Index. Publisher Marketing: Cumulative global transformations, occurring daily, affect important aspects of our life. Characteristic cultural and natural heritage, including sites of priceless value, is under constant threat. There are growing pressures, of both natural and human origin, such as wars, con icts, natural or technological disasters and the effects of global climate change. These provoke the continuous degradation of many sites included in the World Heritage List. In consequence, immediate strategic measures must be taken. Natural heritage is our legacy from the past, that we inherited from our ancestors and pass on to future generations. It is vital to realize its value and protect it by all possible means, enforcing innovative and sustainable action plans that promote global international co-operation. This book aims to address speci c natural heritage sites in Europe, from West to East. The six countries of study interest are Portugal, Malta, Greece, Italy, Romania and Turkey. For each case, the corresponding current status is presented. This is accompanied by recommended action plans for protection and conservation, tra- ing initiatives that improve the public awareness of natural heritage issues and efforts to estimate the natural/environmental value of the sites. The book is the overall result of an interregional initiative aiming to promote convergence, provoke public interest and recommend action for radical changes in our attitude towards heritage conservation.