The new fourth edition of Fundamentals of Geomorphology continues
to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject by
discussing the latest developments in the field, as well as
covering the basics of Earth surface forms and processes. The
revised edition has an improved logically cohesive structure, added
recent material on Quaternary environments and landscapes,
landscape evolution and tectonics, as well as updated information
in fast-changing areas such as the application of dating
techniques, digital terrain modelling, historical contingency,
preglacial landforms, neocatastrophism, and biogeomorphology. The
book begins with a consideration of the nature of geomorphology,
process and form, history, and geomorphic systems, and moves on to
discuss: Endogenic processes: structural landforms associated with
plate tectonics and those associated with volcanoes, impact
craters, and folds, faults, and joints. Exogenic processes:
landforms resulting from, or influenced by, the exogenic agencies
of weathering, running water, flowing ice and meltwater, ground ice
and frost, the wind, and the sea; landforms developed on limestone;
and long-term geomorphology, a discussion of ancient landforms,
including palaeosurfaces, stagnant landscape features, and
evolutionary aspects of landscape change. Featuring over 400
illustrations, diagrams, and tables, Fundamentals of Geomorphology
provides a stimulating and innovative perspective on the key topics
and debates within the field of geomorphology. Written in an
accessible and lively manner, and providing guides to further
reading, chapter summaries, and an extensive glossary of key terms,
this is an indispensable undergraduate level textbook for students
of physical geography.
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