António Vieira

University of Minho

Antonio Vieira is a geographer with a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is an associate professor in the Department of Geography, University of Minho, Portugal, and an integrated member of the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) at the same university. He is a member of several scientific organizations, including the Portuguese Association of Geomorphologists (chair from 2017 to 2019) and the Portuguese Association of Risk, Prevention and Security (vice president since 2015). He is also a member of FUEGORED and coordinator of the FESP International Network. His main research topics include granitic geomorphology, geomorphological heritage and changes in land use, GIS and remote sensing and its application to land use, soil erosion following forest fires, and mitigation measures.

António Vieira

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Applied geomorphology aims to understand the constraints that natural dynamics impose on human activities, as well as societal impacts on geomorphic forms and processes. It is therefore concerned with the analysis and interpretation of landforms resulting from the interaction between anthropic and non-anthropic (so-called natural) processes, using methodologies specific to this scientific area. This book provides a comprehensive overview of applied geomorphology. It includes five chapters that address such topics as geodiversity as a tool for nature conservation, geoheritage and its enhancement in the context of geotourism, piles as structural elements, slope stability, and landslides.

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