The impact of natural and anthropogenic factors on the landforms and landscapes of mountains and their forelands

Prokop, Paweł; Kijowska-Strugała, Małgorzata; Wiejaczka, Łukasz

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The impact of natural and anthropogenic factors on the landforms and landscapes of mountains and their forelands Prokop, PawełKijowska-Strugała, MałgorzataWiejaczka, Łukasz

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The impact of natural and anthropogenic factors on the landforms and landscapes of mountains and their forelands

Geographia Polonica Vol. 96 No. 1 (2023)

Prokop, Paweł : Autor ; Kijowska-Strugała, Małgorzata : Autor ; Wiejaczka, Łukasz : Autor

mountains ; geomorphological processes ; human impact ; landforms ; landscapes

This paper is an introduction to a collection of nine studies that are intended to fill the gap in the literature associated with landform development and landscape changes related to natural forces and human activities in the Central European Mountains and their close forelands. The papers are grouped into four general categories that describe the influence of climate on glacial landforms and snow avalanches, the evolution of slopes in high mountains, the development of mid-mountain relief, and changes in fluvial systems in mountains and their forelands. This paper summarises the contributions of these studies to this special issue and attempts to outline possible avenues of future research on landforms and landscapes in mountainous areas.

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