Applied Geomorphology

R. J. Allison is the editor of Applied Geomorphology: Theory and Practice, published by Wiley.

“I shall value having this book in my collection…” (Zeitschrift Fur Geomorphologie, Vol.48, No.3 2004) "…many highly competent case-studies…I shall value having this book in my collection..." (Z. Geomorph.N.F Vol 48 No 3)“…deserves a wider readership, especially amongst those in neighbouring disciplines…” (The Geographical Journal, No.170, 2004)

• Slopes and Landslides 1 -Stability Analysis of Prediction Models for Landslide Hazard Mapping (Chung et al). 2 -Geomorphology, stability analyses and stabilization works on the Montepiano Travertinous Cliff (Central Italy) (Alessandro et al). 3 -Photogrammetric techniques for the investigation of the Corniglio landslide (Gentili et al). 4 -Risk-prone lands in hilly regions. Mapping stages (Grecu). 5 -Rates and mechanisms of change of hard rock steep slopes on the Colorado plateau, USA (Kimber et al). 6 -Slope remodelling in areas exploited by skiers: case study of the northern Flysch slope of Pilkso Mountain, Polish Carpathian Mountains (Lajczak). 7 -Effects of runoff characteristics on the frequency of slope failures in Soya Hills, Northern Japan (Tanaka and Agata). Sediment Transfer Dynamics Overview -Sediment Tranfer Dynamics (Higgitt) 8 -Pollutant transfer by erosion on two agricultural watersheds in Northern Parisian Basin (Angeliaume and Wicherek). 9 -Fire intensity, runoff and sediment movement in eucalypt forest near Sydney, Australia (Drogovich and Morris). 10 -Sediment associated Chernobyl 137Cs redistribution in the small basins of Central Russia (Gosolov and Ivanova). 11 -Sources of river-suspended sediment after selected logging in a headwater basin (Kurashige). 12 -Vertical redistibution of radio-caesium (137Cs) in an undisturbed organic soil of northeastern France (Mabit et al). 13 -Weathering surveys in geomorphology: mapping examples from Sila Massif (Calabria, Italy) (Di Nocera and Matano). 14 -Assessment of silting-up dynamics of 11 cut-off channel plugs on a free meandering river (the Ain river, France) (Piegay et al). Hazard and Risk Overview: Hazard and Risk (Chester) 15 -The role of geomorphology in landscape ecology: the landscape unit map of Italy, scale 1:250000 (Amadio et al). 16 -Estimation of the effects of slope map computing on shallow landslide hazard zonation. A case history in the Northern Appenines (Italy) (Casadei and Farabegoli). 17 -Geomorphological risk assess ment for cultural heritage conservation (Catani et al). 18 -Geomorphology and Environmental Impact Assessment in Relation to Dryland Agriculture (Conacher) 19 -Contribution of quantative geomorphic analysis to the evaluation of geomorphological hazards: case study in Italy (Del Monte et al). 20 -Geomorphological changes and hazard potential by eruption and debris discharge Unzen Volcano, Japan (Iwamoto). Coasts Overview: Using Geomorphology at the Coast (Reed) 21 -Vertical ground movements in the eastern Po Plain (Bondeson et al). 22 -Natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the recent evolution of Calabria beaches (Italy) (Alessandro et al). 23 -Effects of Hurricane Roxanne on coastal geomorphology in southeastern Mexico (Palacio-Prieto and Ortiz-Peres). 24 -Dunes generations and ponds on the coast of the Ceara State (North-east Brazil) (Claudino-Sales and Peulvast).