Geology and scenery in Britain
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書誌事項
Geology and scenery in Britain
Chapman & Hall, 1992
大学図書館所蔵 全2件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This text explains the relationship between the landscape of Britain and its underlying rocks and structures. Why, for example, do the Scottish Highlands present a scene of heathery wilderness while the English Midlands appear as a rich farmland invaded by patches of industrial spoliation? Current readers are now more conscious of environmental issues and those starting at University and Polytechnic are urgently seeking to discover how the landscape in which they live was fashioned over aeons of time. It is not simply a matter of relating topography to rock-types because landscape is changed as natural processes fashion the soils, vegetation and therefore the land uses. It is important, moreover, to trace the ways in which human impact began to alter our scenery from the time of our prehistoric forebears right up until our mineral resources were fully exploited in the Industrial Revolution and beyond. Whilst the book concentrates on the character of the rock types and the varying ways in which they have been worked upon by weather, rivers, glaciers and wind, attention is also given to the evolution of the cultural landscapes in post-glacial times.
Such items as forest clearance and changing agricultural practices are examined together with regional differences in the use of building materials. Among the most distinctive features of this book are the systematic regional treatment of British scenery and the inclusion of a substantial bibliography, to allow the reader to pursue their explorations further among major books and articles.
目次
- The shaping of Britain
- South-West England
- the south coast and the chalklands
- the Weald and the London basin
- East Anglia and the Fens
- the English stonebelt
- the English Midlands and the Welsh border
- Wales
- North-West England and the Lake District
- the Pennines and North-East England
- the Scottish border country and Galloway
- the midland valley of Scotland
- Strathmore and the north-eastern coastlands
- the Grampian Highlands and Argyll
- Glen Mor and the Western Highlands
- the Hebrides
- the Northern Highlands
- Orkney and Shetland.
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