Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes (Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences) - Softcover

Harvey, Adrian

 
9781780461038: Introducing Geomorphology: A Guide to Landforms and Processes (Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1780461038 ISBN 13: 9781780461038
Verlag: Liverpool University Press, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

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 scale forces which weather rock faces and produce sediment. Finally, he considers the effect that humans have had on the world's topography. 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. As with sister volumes, technical terms are kept to a minimum and a glossary is provided.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Adrian Harvey is a retired Professor of Geomorphology from the University of Liverpool. He was editor of the scientific periodical Geomorphology.

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Verlag
Liverpool University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1780461038
ISBN 13 
9781780461038
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
146
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