Fundamentals of Geomorphology

ISBN-13: 9781032152233 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 672 str.

Emma Shuttleworth

Opis

This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world’s landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest developments in the field.

Spis treści

Part I Introducing Landforms and Landscapes  1 What Is Geomorphology?  2 Introducing Process and Form  3 Introducing History  4 Geomorphology and The Earth System  5 Life and Humans As Geomorphic Agents  Part II Endogenic Processes  6 Plate Tectonics And Associated Structural Landforms  7 Volcanoes, Folds, And Faults  Part III Exogenic Processes  8 Weathering And Associated Landforms  9 Weathering Products: Regolith And Soils  10 Hillslopes  11 Fluvial Landscapes  12 Glacial And Glaciofluvial Landscapes  13 Periglacial Landscapes  14 Aeolian Landscapes  15 Coastal Landscapes  16 Karst Landscapes  17 Planetary Landscapes  Part IV Deep-Time Perspectives  18 Long-Term Geomorphology  Appendix One: The Geological Timescale