Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst by Çiner, Attila; Turan, Veysel; Knight, Jasper;

Long description:

This edited volume is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 3rd MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul 2023. With four parts spanning a large spectrum of geological and geophysical topics, this book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa. The book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in hydrogeosciences in the Middle East and Mediterranean region and surrounding areas. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geoenvironmental and hydrogeosciences from diverse backgrounds including climate change, geoecology, biogeochemistry, water resources management, and environmental monitoring and assessment. It shares insights on how the understanding of ecological, climatological, oceanic and hydrological processes is the key for improving practices in environment management, including the eco-responsibility, scientific integrity, and social and ethical dimensions.

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Connecting Present and Future Soil Erosion Risk in the Upper Tagus River Region of Portugal.- Modern tasks of robotization of geoarchaeological research Black Sea.- Geomorphological investigation on gully erosion and deposition in the river Mashkulova catchment (Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria).- Effect of Vertisols clays on organic matter and moisture content (Northern Tunisia).- Negative exokarstic units as a basis for urban manage-ment: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.- Study of the adherence to Mediterranean diet (KIDMED Index) in Lebanese families’ members.- Investigating Effects of Climate Change on Madagascar’s Agricultural Land, using Cs-137 Re-sampling Approach.- Development of virtual water tourism based on the harmonization of robotic and telecommunication technologies.- Mapping of geomorphological slope units in the municipality of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil using Digital Image Processing – DIP.- Educational innovation projects to teach geography and get to know the Spanish coasts, an example from Canarian public centers.- Seasonal variation of hydraulic properties of Epicalic Chernozem under different erosion control methods.- Modeling the concentration of heavy metals in Jizera Mountain, one of the ‘Black Triangle’ regions of Europe.- Landscape development in the hinterland of Chekka (Northern Lebanon) - first results of a geoscientific study accompanying an archaeological excavation.- Geomorphological transformations of the coastal plain east of the Venice Lagoon (Italy) in the last centuries.- Using ancient and Bedouin farming knowledge for water catchment construction in the Negev highlands, Rahma Bedouin village, a case study.