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Geoenvironmental Changes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

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Editors:
  1. Vít Vilímek

    1. Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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  2. Bryan Mark

    1. Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  3. Adam Emmer

    1. Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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  • Covers natural and human dimensions of geo-environmental changes
  • Addresses general as well as regionally specific and cross-disciplinary topics
  • Pays special attention to natural hazards and disasters

Part of the book series: Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction (GEDIRE)

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This book focuses on Peru’s highest and most glacierized mountain range – the Cordillera Blanca. This mountain range experienced numerous disasters in the past (e.g. lake Palcacocha outburst in 1941, earthquake-induced ice and rock avalanche from Mt. Huascarán in 1970) and has attracted the attention of researchers from around the world. The 15 chapters of the book span from broadly thematic topics of geology, geomorphology, climate, hydrology and hydrogeology, lakes, glaciation, and environmental settings to more specific topics and emergent themes of relevance for the Cordillera Blanca, including studies of various types of natural hazards (landslides, GLOFs). While most of the chapters focus on biophysical processes of the natural environment, several chapters explore the complex interactions between humans and environmental factors, providing insights and perspectives from social science and the humanities. This book offers an unprecedentedly comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art knowledge about the geo-environmental changes in the Cordillera Blanca.

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Geology and Tectonic Setting of the Cordillera Blanca

    • Sarah R. Hall, Alba M. Rodríguez Padilla, Keith R. Hodson, Laurence Audin
    Pages 1-20

  3. Geomorphological Setting of the Cordillera Blanca

    • Vít Vilímek
    Pages 21-40

  4. Climate of the Cordillera Blanca

    • Christian Yarleque
    Pages 41-59

  5. Hydrology and Hydrogeology in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Michel Baraër, Bryan G. Mark, Jeffrey M. McKenzie, Lauren Somers
    Pages 61-73

  6. Lakes of the Cordillera Blanca: Typology, Inventory, Bathymetry and Evolution

    • Adam Emmer, Joanne L. Wood, Randy Muñoz, Alejo R. Cochachin
    Pages 75-93

  7. Glaciation and the Environments of the Cordillera Blanca

    • Bryan G. Mark, Nathan D. Stansell, Tal Shutkin, Forrest Schoessow
    Pages 95-115

  8. Climate-Morphogenetic and Morphodynamic Zones of the Western Cordillera in Peru

    • Vít Vilímek
    Pages 117-127

  9. Landslides in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Jan Klimeš
    Pages 129-145

  10. Stability of Moraine and Rock Slopes at Glacial Lakes—Two Case Studies in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Jan Novotný, Jan Klimeš
    Pages 147-168

  11. Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Adam Emmer, Joanne L. Wood, Alejo R. Cochachin
    Pages 169-186

  12. Current Perspectives on Community, Land, and Water in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Holly Moulton, Mark Carey
    Pages 187-204

  13. Human Interaction with Glacier-Related Hazards in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Steven A. Wegner
    Pages 205-219

  14. How People Feel Endangered by Natural Hazards: Interpretation of Questionnaires in the Callejón de Huaylas

    • Vít Vilímek, Jana Šifta
    Pages 221-233

  15. Novel Proglacial Landscapes and Ecosystems in the Cordillera Blanca

    • Anaïs Zimmer, Kristina Priotto, Timothy Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Sebastián Riva Regalado
    Pages 235-268

  16. Annie Smith Peck, Social Systems, and Landscape Change in the Cordillera Blanca from 1908 to the Present

    • Molly H. Polk, Jessica Gilbert
    Pages 269-295

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 297-299
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

    Vít Vilímek

  • Department of Geography, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Bryan Mark

  • Institute of Geography and Regional Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Adam Emmer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Geoenvironmental Changes in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

  • Editors: Vít Vilímek, Bryan Mark, Adam Emmer

  • Series Title: Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58245-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58244-8Published: 21 June 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-58247-9Due: 22 July 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-58245-5Published: 20 June 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2946-5710

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-5729

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 299

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Natural Hazards, Geology, Water, general

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