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Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes
Adrian Harvey
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Description for Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes
Paperback. Introducing Geomorphology provides a structured and easily accessible introduction to the science of geomorphology for those with an adult curiosity about the landscape and for those contemplating a course of formal study in physical geography, geology or environmental studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 194 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Geomorphology is the study of the earth's landforms and the processes that made the landscape look the way it does today. What we see when we look at a scenic view is the result of the interplay of the forces that shape the earth's surface. These operate on many different timescales and involve geological as well as climatic forces. Adrian Harvey introduces the varying geomorphological forces and differing timescales which thus combine: from the global, which shape continents and mountain ranges; through the regional, producing hills and river basins; to the local, forming beaches, glaciers and slopes; to those micro ... Read more
Geomorphology is the study of the earth's landforms and the processes that made the landscape look the way it does today. What we see when we look at a scenic view is the result of the interplay of the forces that shape the earth's surface. These operate on many different timescales and involve geological as well as climatic forces. Adrian Harvey introduces the varying geomorphological forces and differing timescales which thus combine: from the global, which shape continents and mountain ranges; through the regional, producing hills and river basins; to the local, forming beaches, glaciers and slopes; to those micro ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Dunedin Academic Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906716325
SKU
9781906716325
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99-1
About Adrian Harvey
Professor Adrian Harvey retired recently from the University of Liverpool where he taught undergraduate courses in geomorphology. As editor in chief a the leading academic journal in the field he is uniquely placed to condense his encyclopedic knowledge of geomorphology into this introduction to the subject.
Reviews for Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes
`An introduction, not a textbook: 'The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to the science of geomorphology. The book is not intended as a textbook; there are many of these' (p. xi). This attractive publication is indeed footnote-free and well-produced in colour. It is, though, definitely slimline rather than lightweight. Authoritative in tone and broad in ... Read more