Geomorphology is the study of the Earth′s diverse physical land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape these features. Examining natural and anthropogenic processes,
The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology is a comprehensive exposition of the fundamentals of geomorphology that examines form, process, and applications of the discipline.
Organized into five substantive sections, the Handbook is an overview of:
• Foundations and Relevance: including the nature and scope of geomorphology; the origins and development of geomorphology; the role and character of theory in geomorphology; geomorphology and environmental management; and geomorphology and society
• Techniques and Approaches: including observations and experiments; geomorphological mapping; the significance of models; process and form; dating surfaces and sediment; remote sensing in geomorphology; GIS in geomorphology; biogeomorphology; human activity
• Process and Environment: including the evolution of regolith; weathering; fluids, flows and fluxes; sediment transport and deposition; hill slopes; riverine environments; glacial geomorphology; periglacial environments; coastal environments; aeolian environments; tropical environments; karst and karst processes
• Environmental Change: including landscape evolution and tectonics; interpreting quaternary environments; environmental change; disturbance and responses to geomorphic systems
• Conclusion: including challenges and perspectives; and a concluding review
The Handbook has contributions from 48 international authors and was initially organized by the International Association of Geomorphologists. This will be a much-used and much-cited reference for researchers in Geomorphology, Physical Geography and the Environmental Sciences.
Spis treści
Introduction to the Discipline of Geomorphology – Kenneth J. Gregory and Andrew Goudie
PART ONE: FOUNDATION AND RELEVANCE
Geomorphology: Its Early History – Andrew Goudie
The Nature of Explanation in Geomorphology – Keith Richards and Nicholas J. Clifford
The Role and Character of Theory in Geomorphology – Bruce L. Rhoads and Colin E. Thorn
Geomorphology in Environmental Management – Peter W. Downs and Derek B. Booth
Geomorphology and Society – Mathias Kondolf and Hervé Piégay
PART TWO: TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES
Observations and Experiments – Michael Church
Geomorphological Mapping – Mike J. Smith and Colin F. Pain
The Significance of Models in Geomorphology: From Concepts to Experiments – Nicholas A. Odoni and Stuart N. Lane
Process and Form – Richard Huggett
Dating Surfaces and Sediments – Tony G. Brown
Remote Sensing in Geomorphology – Tom G. Farr
Geographic Information Systems in Geomorphology – Takashi Oguchi and Thad A. Wasklewicz
Biogeomorphology – Heather Viles
Human Activity and Geomorphology – Dénes Lóczy and László S to
PART THREE: PROCESS AND ENVIRONMENTS
The Evolution of Regolith – Graham Taylor
Rock Surface and Weathering: Process and Form – David A. Robinson and Cherith A. Moses
Fluids, Flows and Fluxes in Geomorphology – André G. Roy and Hélène Lamarre
Sediment Transport and Deposition – Jeff Warburton
Hillslopes – David Petley
Riverine Environments – Jim Pizzuto
Glacial Geomorphology – John Menzies
Periglacial Environments – Hugh French
Coastal Environments – Colin D. Woodroffe, Peter J. Cowell, Mark E. Dickson
Aeolian Environments – Joanna E. Bullard
Tropical Environments – Michael Thomas and Vishwas Kale
Geomorphology Underground: The Study of Karst and Karst Processes – D. C. Ford, and P. W. Williams,
PART FOUR: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Landscape Evolution and Tectonics – Paul Bishop
Interpreting Quaternary Environments – Anne Mather
Environmental Change – Martin Williams
Disturbance and Responses in Geomorphic Systems – Jonathan D. Phillips
PART FIVE: CONCLUSION
Challenges and Perspectives – Mike Crozier, P. Bierman, Andreas Lang and Victor R. Baker
Conclusion – Kenneth J. Gregory and Andrew Goudie
O autorze
Andrew Goudie is Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford and President of the British Institute in Eastern Africa.
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