Written by a team of international experts, this book is divided into three sections, which consider historical, functional, and applied mountain geomorphology from both global and local perspectives. The historical perspective focuses on the formation of landforms, the functional emphasizes the interaction between processes and landforms, and the applied concerns the interrelationships between geomorphological processes and society. This will be a valuable source of information for interested readers at all levels.
Written by a team of international experts, this book is divided into three sections, which consider historical, functional, and applied mountain geom...
Demonstrates that the land-based geomorphological evidence of environmental change from late Pleistocene, Holocene, historical and contemporary time periods remain central to a full understanding of global environmental change both at the global and regional scale. * Includes case studies from Europe, North America and Asia
Demonstrates that the land-based geomorphological evidence of environmental change from late Pleistocene, Holocene, historical and contemporary time p...
Steepland geomorphology concerns high gradient landscapes which are either tectonically active or influenced by volcanism and where there is a perceived close relationship between soils, incomplete vegetation cover, recent geomorphic processes and associated landforms. Such areas are difficult to manage because of their high variability in terms of natural stability and because of inadequate theory and models. This book, through thirteen independent steepland field investigations, illustrates the differing conceptual frameworks that are used at four different temporal scales of investigation....
Steepland geomorphology concerns high gradient landscapes which are either tectonically active or influenced by volcanism and where there is a perceiv...
This is the first textbook to consider all aspects of the cryosphere system in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate.
Considers all six aspects of the cryosphere - ice sheets, glacier ice, permafrost, river and lake ice, sea ice and snow - in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and climate.
Describes a new concept of cryosphere transience and landscape transition which links climate, hydrology, ecology and geomorphology.
Looks at the evidence, process, and patterns of...
This is the first textbook to consider all aspects of the cryosphere system in the context of global environmental change driven by human activity and...
This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. One of the curiosities of Canada West is the presence of volcanic landforms, extruded through the ice cover of the late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, which have also left a strong imprint on the landscape.
This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. One of the curiosities of Canada West is the presence of volcanic la...
