The Basics Of Geomorphology


Publisher : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Publisher Address : B 1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area,Mathura Road,New Delhi 110 044,India.
Publisher Website : http://www.sagepub.in/
Publisher Email : [email protected]
Published Date : Nov/14
 
Category
Geography
City/Country
New Delhi/India
ISBN 10
N/A
ISBN 13
9781473905740
Edition Number
N/A
 
 
 
Book Description

This book, written by two leading geomorphologists, provides a very welcome first attempt to explain the major concepts in a concise and accessible way.This student focused book provides a detailed description and analysis of the key concepts, ideas, and hypotheses that inform geomorphology. Kenneth Gregory and John Lewin explain the basics of landform science in 20 concepts, each the subject of a substantive, cross-referenced entry. They use the idea of the 'geomorphic system' to organise entries in four sections, with extensive web resources provided for each:System Contexts: The Systems Approach / Uniformitarianism / Landform / Form, Process and Materials / Equilibrium / Complexity and Non Linear Dynamical SystemsSystem Functioning: Cycles and cascades / Force-Resistance / Geomorphic work / Process Form ModelsSystem Adjustments: Timescales / Forcings / Change Trajectories / Inheritance and Sensitivity / AnthropoceneDrivers for the Future: Geomorphic Hazards / Geomorphic Engineering / Design and Prediction

 
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