Geomorphology
- ISBN-10
- 100000709X
- ISBN-13
- 9781000007091
- Series
- Geomorphology
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 652
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-07-09
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Richard J. Chorley, Stanley A. Schumm, David E. Sugden
Description
Originally published in 1984. This major text covers the whole discipline of geomorphology, presenting a clear and comprehensive overview of the field, drawing on the full range of modern research. Landforms and their formative processes are treated on a broad spectrum of spatial scales, and examples are drawn from the major geological, climatic and biotic environments. The book is divided conveniently into some 170 clearly defined sections to allow readers to make the most efficient use of those parts of the text relevant to their particular needs. After introducing the basic concepts such as systems analysis, morphologic and cascading systems, the historical-evolutionary approach and process-response geomorphology, the book moves on to the geological background to geomorphology and then the extensive third part deals with the geomorphic processes and responding landforms. Part four examines climatic geomorphology and the appendix touches on applied geomorphology, especially fluvial processes.
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