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21 produkter
MOUNTAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY
Häftad, 2004
915 kr
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Mountains represent one of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the earth. Visually, they dominate the landscape. However, the increasing realization of the fragility of mountain areas because of changes in land use, management and climate, combined with an …
Fluv Geom: Geom Crit Conc Vol
Inbunden, 2004
4619 kr
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This volume, also available as part of the collection "Geomorphology: Critical Concepts in Geography" [set ISBN 0-415-27608-X], constitutes an instant archive of esential benchmark papers and makes available in one place key published material on its area.
Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change
Inbunden, 2000
5361 kr
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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 …
Steepland Geomorphology
Inbunden, 1995
5717 kr
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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 …
Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change
Av Olav Slaymaker, Thomas Spencer m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
993 kr
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How will global environmental change affect the landscape and our interaction with it? Apart from climate change, there are other important catalysts of landscape change, including relief, hydroclimate and runoff, sea level variations and human activity. This volume summarises the geomorphic …
Canada's Cold Environments
Av Olav Slaymaker, Hugh M. French
E-bok, 1993
433 kr
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Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada''s northern and alpine environments during the past two million years. The evolution of Canada''s cultural landscapes, the processes of settlement of rural areas, and the present interaction of …
Changing Cold Environments
A Canadian Perspective
Av Olav Slaymaker, Hugh M. French
E-bok, 2011
1939 kr
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Changing Cold Environments; Implications for Global Climate Change is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada''s cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global scale. The book places particular emphasis on the …
Changing Cold Environments
A Canadian Perspective
Av Olav Slaymaker, Hugh M. French
E-bok, 2011
804 kr
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Changing Cold Environments; Implications for Global Climate Change is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada''s cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global scale. The book places particular emphasis on the …
MOUNTAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY
E-bok, 2014
1051 kr
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Mountains represent one of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the earth. Visually, they dominate the landscape. However, the increasing realization of the fragility of mountain areas because of changes in land use, management and climate, combined with an …
MOUNTAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY
Inbunden, 2016
2525 kr
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Mountains represent one of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the earth. Visually, they dominate the landscape. However, the increasing realization of the fragility of mountain areas because of changes in land use, management and climate, combined with an …
Cryosphere and Global Environmental Change
Av Olav Slaymaker, Richard Kelly
Häftad, 2006
1026 kr
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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 …
MOUNTAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY
E-bok, 2014
1051 kr
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Mountains represent one of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the earth. Visually, they dominate the landscape. However, the increasing realization of the fragility of mountain areas because of changes in land use, management and climate, combined with an …
Cryosphere and Global Environmental Change
Av Richard Kelly, Olav Slaymaker
E-bok, 2009
1189 kr
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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 …
Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada
Inbunden, 2020
1970 kr
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This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to “Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada” (2017). There are a number of unique characteristics of eastern Canada’s landscapes, notably its magnificent coastlines, the extraordinary …
Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada
E-bok, 2020
2599 kr
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This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to “Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada” (2017). There are a number of unique characteristics of eastern Canada’s landscapes, notably its magnificent coastlines, the extraordinary …
Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada
Inbunden, 2016
1970 kr
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This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to …
Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada
E-bok, 2016
2599 kr
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This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to …
Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada
Häftad, 2018
1970 kr
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This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to …
Canada's Cold Environments
Av Hugh M. French, Olav Slaymaker
Häftad, 1997
485 kr
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Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada's northern and alpine environments during the past two million years. The evolution of Canada's cultural landscapes, the processes of settlement of rural areas, and the present interaction of …
Field and Theory
Lectures in Geocryology
Av Michael Church, Olav Slaymaker
Inbunden, 1985
1189 kr
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This collection of papers by internationally known scientists in thefield of geocryology was originally presented as a series of lecturesat the University of British Columbia in 1980-1 in honour of J. RossMacKay. Together they illustrate the central dilemma in a science wherefieldwork must be …
Field Experiments and Measurement Programs in Geomorphology
Inbunden, 1991
2489 kr
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A typology of experimentation in the field of geomorphology. This typology is then applied to problems of total drainage basin change and subsets of processes of change associated with slopes and channels.Contents: Introduction; The nature of geomorphic field experiments; Drainage basin studies; …
