Steepland Geomorphology (Hardcover)

Steepland geomorphology concerns high gradient landscapes which are either tectonically active or influenced by volcanism and where there is a perceived close relationship between soils, incomplete vegetation cover, recent geomorphic processes and associated landforms. Such areas are difficult to manage because of their high variability in terms of natural stability and because of inadequate theory and models. This book, through thirteen independent steepland field investigations, illustrates the differing conceptual frameworks that are used at four different temporal scales of investigation. The first four investigations, from Southern Africa, the Yukon Territory, the German Alps and Colombia, define relevant temporal scales. The other investigations concern the sediment production problem in Spitzbergen and northern Norway, sediment storage phenomena in Iceland, Bolivia, the Himalayas and the Apennines, and methods of interpreting environmental change from Japan, the Canadian Rockies, Ecuador and Bolivia.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 1995
First published:	December 1995
Authors:	O. Slaymaker
Dimensions:	250 x 179 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	294
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-95752-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-471-95752-6
Barcode:	9780471957522

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