Themes in Geomorphology

ISBN-13: 9780367224233 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 286 str.

Opis

This book, first published in 1985, conveys the flavours of geomorphology and the bases of its ideas. It portrays the positive features of pluralism in geomorphology, and focuses on processes operative and their associated landforms; the distinctive geological settings of karst, volcanicity and tectonic activity; and technological advances.

Spis treści

1. Aspects of Glaciers and their Beds W.H. Theakstone 2. Glacial Geomorphology: Terminological Legacy and Dynamic Future B. Whalley 3. Active and Fossil Periglacial Landforms A. Rapp 4. Geomorphological Development of Modern Coastlines: A Review D. Hopley 5. Geomorphological Processes, Soil Structure and Ecology A.C. Imeson 6. Themes in Australian Fluvial Geomorphology R. Warner 7. Tropical Fluvial Geomorphology R.H. Kesel 8. Themes in Desert Geomorphology A.S. Goudie 9. Arid Zone Slopes and their Archaeological Materials I. Reid and L.E. Frostick 10. Karst Forms and Processes A.F. Pitty, R.A. Halliwell and H.S. Goldie 11. Volcanoes C.D. Ollier 12. Landform Development by Tectonics and Denudation T. Yoshikawa 13. Geomorphic Measurements from Ground-based Photographs W.L. Graf 14. Cities and Geomorphology I. Douglas 15. Relief Form on Planets V.R. Baker

O autorze

A.F. Pitty