Richard Huggett (UK University of Manchester), Emma Shuttleworth

Fundamentals of Geomorphology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the worldâ s landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest developments in the field.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Fundamentals of Physical Geography
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 5 ed
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 189mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1412g
• ISBN-13: 9781032169637
• ISBN-10: 103216963X
• Artikelnr.: 65613924

Autorenporträt

Richard Huggett is Honorary Research Fellow in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. Emma Shuttleworth is a Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I Introducing Landforms and Landscapes 1 What Is Geomorphology? 2
Introducing Process and Form 3 Introducing History 4 Geomorphology and The
Earth System 5 Life and Humans As Geomorphic Agents Part II Endogenic
Processes 6 Plate Tectonics And Associated Structural Landforms 7
Volcanoes, Folds, And Faults Part III Exogenic Processes 8 Weathering And
Associated Landforms 9 Weathering Products: Regolith And Soils 10
Hillslopes 11 Fluvial Landscapes 12 Glacial And Glaciofluvial Landscapes 13
Periglacial Landscapes 14 Aeolian Landscapes 15 Coastal Landscapes 16 Karst
Landscapes 17 Planetary Landscapes Part IV Deep-Time Perspectives 18
Long-Term Geomorphology Appendix One: The Geological Timescale