Tectonic Geomorphology

Douglas Burbank is a tectonic geomorphologist who investigates the growth of mountains and evolution of landscapes primarily in collisional mountain belts, ranging from New Zealand’s Southern Alps to the Tien Shan and the Andes.  He has focused on interactions among mountain building, erosion, climate, and deposition at time scales ranging from decades to millions of years. Robert Anderson is a geomorphologist who has studied the processes responsible for shaping many landscapes.  These include several tectonically active mountain ranges, from the Himalayas to Alaska.  He has been involved deeply in the development of methods to extract timing from landscapes, focusing on the use of cosmogenic radionuclides, and consistently employs numerical models in his work.

“Finally, it is worth mentioning that, unusually, this book comes with an electronic supplement readily available on the web that includes all figures, plates, and tables to be used in lectures by anyone, making this book a must-have for anyone teaching tectonic geomorphology or interested in this topic. Kodama intelligently summarizes achievements in the field of sedimentary paleomagnetism, where he also plays an important role.”  (Pure Appl. Geophys, 1 January 2015)“In summary, Tectonic Geomorphology is a nicely written, finely illustrated, rich and, above all, thought provoking textbook. I believe it will be extremely useful not only for graduate students, but also for those more mature scientists who left school before the onset of what I consider the most exciting advancement in the Earth Sciences after Plate Tectonics.”  (J Seismol, 1 March 2013)“This is an excellent second edition of Tectonic Geomorphology and is highly recommended to geologists and geomorphologists with an interest in neotectonics and landscape evolution.”  (Geological Journal, 29 January 2014)“In summary, Tectonic Geomorphology is a well-thought-out and well-executed text that well serves teaching of the subject at graduate and upper levels, and it provides a valuable reference for practicing geologists.”  (Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, 2 May 2013)“This is definitely a book worth taking a look at by any member; and one worth trying hard to come to terms with if aspects of this important subject really interest you.”  (Open University Geological Society Journal, 1 November 2012)“Notwithstanding this, I strongly recommend to have ’Tectonic Geomorphology’ on one’s bookshelf. It will be of particular value to the young generation of  geoscientists, wondering which research direction to go. They will get first-class food-for-thought.” (Geologos, 2012)

• Preface to First Edition viiiPreface to Second Edition xii1 Introduction to tectonic geomorphology 12 Geomorphic markers 173 Establishing timing in the landscape: dating methods 454 Stress, faults, and folds 715 Short-term deformation: geodesy 1176 Paleoseismology: ruptures and slip rates 1477 Rates of erosion and uplift 1958 Holocene deformation and landscape responses 2439 Deformation and geomorphology at intermediate time scales 27410 Tectonic geomorphology at late Cenozoic time scales 31611 Numerical modeling of landscape evolution 370References 412Index 444