Encyclopedia of Geomorphology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041527298X ISBN 13: 9780415272988

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Geomorphology, the discipline which analyzes the history and nature of the earth's surface, deals with the landforms produced by erosion, weathering, deposition, transport and tectonic processes. In recent decades there have been major developments in the discipline and these are reflected in this major Encyclopedia, the first such reference work in the field to be published for thirty-five years.

Encyclopedia of Geomorphology has been produced in association with the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and has a truly global perspective. The entries have been written by an international editorial team of contributors, drawn from over thirty countries, who are all among the leading experts in the discipline.

In two lavishly illustrated volumes, Encyclopedia contains nearly 700 alphabetically organized entries to provide a comprehensive guide both to specific landforms and to the major types of geomorphological processes that create them. The Encyclopedia also demonstrates the major developments that have taken place in recent years in our knowledge of tectonic and climatic changes and in the use of new techniques such as modelling, remote sensing and process measurement. Older concepts, however, are not forgotten and provide an historical perspective on the development of ideas. Both accessible and authoritative, Encyclopedia of Geomorphology is destined to become the definitive resource for students, researchers and applied practitioners in the field of geomorphology and the cognate disciplines of geography, earth science, sedimentology and environmental science.

About this title

Review:

"Highly recommended. All academic and public libraries."
-"Choice, September 2004
"Students, researchers, and practitioners in geomorphology and related fields such as earth science and sedimentology will welcome this comprehensive resource."
-"SciTech Book News, September 2004
"This new two-volume encyclopedia does an admirable job.... Offers a scholarly and authoritative starting place.... Deserving of a place in most academic science reference collections."
-"Against the Grain, September 2004
"This reference work is long overdue... In accomplishing the goal of publishing an up-to-date, comprehensive, and internationally flavored overview of the concepts and theories associated with geomorphology, this book succeeds... This encyclopedia is suggested for academimc and special libraries, particularly those that specialize in the sciences."
-"American Reference Books Annual, 2005

About the Author:

Andrew Goudie is Professor of Geography in the University of Oxford, and a former Chairman of the British Geomorphological Research Group. He is the Vice-President of the International Association of Geomorphologists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 041527298X
• ISBN 13: 9780415272988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1200
• Editor: Goudie Andrew