The SAGE handbook of geomorphology
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The SAGE handbook of geomorphology
SAGE, 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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 Herve Piegay
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 - Denes Loczy and Laszlo 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 - Andre G. Roy and Helene 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
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