Fundamentals of geomorphology
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Fundamentals of geomorphology
（Routledge fundamentals of physical geography series）
Routledge, 2017
4th ed
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The new fourth edition of Fundamentals of Geomorphology continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject by discussing the latest developments in the field, as well as covering the basics of Earth surface forms and processes.
The revised edition has an improved logically cohesive structure, added recent material on Quaternary environments and landscapes, landscape evolution and tectonics, as well as updated information in fast-changing areas such as the application of dating techniques, digital terrain modelling, historical contingency, preglacial landforms, neocatastrophism, and biogeomorphology. The book begins with a consideration of the nature of geomorphology, process and form, history, and geomorphic systems, and moves on to discuss:
Endogenic processes: structural landforms associated with plate tectonics and those associated with volcanoes, impact craters, and folds, faults, and joints.
Exogenic processes: landforms resulting from, or influenced by, the exogenic agencies of weathering, running water, flowing ice and meltwater, ground ice and frost, the wind, and the sea; landforms developed on limestone; and long-term geomorphology, a discussion of ancient landforms, including palaeosurfaces, stagnant landscape features, and evolutionary aspects of landscape change.
Featuring over 400 illustrations, diagrams, and tables, Fundamentals of Geomorphology provides a stimulating and innovative perspective on the key topics and debates within the field of geomorphology. Written in an accessible and lively manner, and providing guides to further reading, chapter summaries, and an extensive glossary of key terms, this is an indispensable undergraduate level textbook for students of physical geography.
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of plates
List of tables
List of boxes
Series editor's preface
Author's preface to fourth edition
Author's preface to third edition
Author's preface to second edition
Author's preface to first edition
Acknowledgements
Part I
Introducing landforms and landscapes
1 What is geomorphology?
2 Introducing process and form
3 Introducing history
4 Geomorphology and the Earth system
Part II
Endogenic processes
5 Plate tectonics and associated structural landforms
6 Volcanoes, impact craters, folds, and faults
Part III
Exogenic processes
7 Weathering and associated landforms
8 Hillslopes
9 Fluvial landscapes
10 Glacial and glaciofluvial landscapes
11 Periglacial landscapes
12 Aeolian landscapes
13 Coastal landscapes
14 Karst landscapes
15 Long-term geomorphology
Appendix: The geological timescale
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"