Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Change

Britain In The Last 1000 Years

AvHiggitt,Lee

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

The expert contributors to this cutting edge volume provide an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years. The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes. Provides an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years.The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes.Considers the relevance of technological and conceptual approaches to understanding landscape dynamics.Examines key process environments highlighting significant trends and the influence of human activity, and incorporating examples and modelling.Encourages geographers to look forward to the challenges that geomorphology faces in the new millennium.Find out more information about the RGS-IBG journals by following the links below:AREA:http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0004-0894The Geographical Journal:http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0016-7398Transactions of the Insititute of British Geographers:http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0020-2754

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-25
Mått:158 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:572 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:RGS-IBG Book Series
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780631222736

Utforska kategorier

Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

David Higgitt, is Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Durham. He has published widely in geomorphological literature including a review series in Progress in Physical Geography, and recent papers in Catena, Geomorphology, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Environmental Management. He has also written several invited book chapters. Mark Lee is Senior Research Associate, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. As a consultant geomorphologist he has extensive experience of working on engineering geomorphology projects (especially coastal management) in UK and overseas. Has written numerous papers in geomorphological literature including authoring the recent DoE overviews on soil erosion and landsliding in the UK.

Recensioner i media

"This significant and timely volume provides a contemporary body of information on the function of geomorphological processes in landscape and environmental management in human history." (Choice) "I enjoyed this particular journey through time, which contains some thought-provoking (though invariably qualitative) observations on the making of the British landscape." (Basil Gomez, Annals of the Association of American Geographers)

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures vii List of Tables xiList of Contributors xiiiPreface xvFigure Acknowledgements xviiChapter 1 A Brief Time of History 1David L. HiggittChapter 2 Back A'long: a Millennial Geomorphology 27Denys BrunsdenChapter 3 The Evolution of Hillslope Processes 61David K. C. JonesChapter 4 Valley-floor and Floodplain Processes 90Barbara T. RumsbyChapter 5 Fluvial Processes 116Janet M. HookeChapter 6 Estuaries and Coasts: Morphological Adjustments and Process Domains 147E. Mark LeeChapter 7 Sediment Transfer in Upland Environments 190David L. Higgitt, Jeff Warburton and Martin G. EvansChapter 8 Fine Particulate Sediment Transfers in Lowland Rural Environments 215Ian D. L. FosterChapter 9 Living with Natural Hazards: the Costs and Management Framework 237E. Mark LeeChapter 10 Geomorphology for the Third Millennium 269David L. Higgitt and E. Mark LeeGeographical Index 289Subject Index 293