The book presents a general to detailed perspective of the most updated geomorphological works in Costa Rica. The book will be very interesting for professionals, researchers, general public, and students.
Introduction: Landscapes and Landforms of Costa Rica.- A synopsis of the
Geology, Geotectonic and Geological History of Costa Rica.- Morphotectonic
regions of Costa Rica: A review and updated classification.- Volcanic
geomorphology of Costa Rica.- Mass movements dynamics and morphologies in
Costa Rica.- Fluvial landscapes of Costa Rica: An overview of dynamic
rivers.- Lakes in Costa Rica.- Main karstic landscapes and caves of Costa
Rica.- Glacial and periglacial landscapes in Costa Rica.- Coastal and shallow
marine geomorphology of Costa Rica.- A Costa Rican Biological Puzzle The
geological, landscape, and vicariance history as a conditioning of the past
and present biogeography.- Agricultural Landscapes of Costa Rica.-
Anthropogenic geomorphology of Costa Rica.- Geoheritage, geoconservation, and
geotourism promotion in Costa Rica.- Biogeomorphological evolution of Arenal
stratovolcano: A field laboratory to investigate relationships between
volcanic activity, erosion, and vegetation succession.- Tectonic
geomorphology of the Fortuna Fault and the Venado Transtensive System,
Northern Costa Rica.- Geomorphology and morphometric aspects of the upper
region of the Barva Volcano, Costa Rica.- Geomorphology and slope instability
in a densely populated county such as Escazú, San José, Costa Rica.- Caves in
volcanic terrains in Costa Rica with the description of new
volcano-speleogenetic mechanisms.- Landslides of the Middle Reventazón
catchment lithological and topographic controls.- Geomorphology of the
Caribbean coastal plains of northern Costa Rica: the realm of avulsive
fluvial systems.- Highly weathered soils landscapes of Costa Rica.
