Written by a team of international experts, this book is divided into three sections, which consider historical, functional, and applied mountain geomorphology from both global and local perspectives. The historical perspective focuses on the formation of landforms, the functional emphasizes the interaction between processes and landforms, and the applied concerns the interrelationships between geomorphological processes and society. This will be a valuable source of information for interested readers at all levels.
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This book is a valuable source of information for students studying mountain geomorphology, and also for academics and research scientists interested in mountain environments. - January issue -- CAB Abstacts "Given the modest price it definitely represents a useful student text for any course dealing with mountain hazards/mountain environments and is a useful library addition." -- The Geographical Journal
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Philip N. Owens is a Senior Research Fellow with the National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, North Wyke Research Station, Devon, UK Olav Slaymaker is Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Few would argue with the assertion that mountains are some of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the Earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
geomorphic hazards, marginal swell, volcanogenic tsunamis, sediment evacuation, bedrock incision, rock uplift rate, mountain geomorphology, mountain hazards, specific sediment yield, denudation rates, alpine perspective, bedrock landslides, landslide dam failure, threshold hillslopes, active mountain belts, catastrophic rockslides, eruption scenarios, incision model, proglacial zone, denudation history, active orogens, glaciation limit, breakup unconformity, mass movement events, upstream drainage area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Southern Alps, Great Escarpment, British Columbia, New York, Alpine Fault, South Island, North America, South America, Geological Survey, Journal of Geophysical Research, Western Ghats, New Guinea, Nanga Parbat, Nevado del Ruiz, Academic Press, European Alps, Water Resources Research, Yangtze River, American Geophysical Union, Cambridge University Press, Rocky Mountains, Front Range, Government Printing Office, Japanese Alps New!
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Few would argue with the assertion that mountains are some of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the Earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
geomorphic hazards, marginal swell, volcanogenic tsunamis, sediment evacuation, bedrock incision, rock uplift rate, mountain geomorphology, mountain hazards, specific sediment yield, denudation rates, alpine perspective, bedrock landslides, landslide dam failure, threshold hillslopes, active mountain belts, catastrophic rockslides, eruption scenarios, incision model, proglacial zone, denudation history, active orogens, glaciation limit, breakup unconformity, mass movement events, upstream drainage area Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Southern Alps, Great Escarpment, British Columbia, New York, Alpine Fault, South Island, North America, South America, Geological Survey, Journal of Geophysical Research, Western Ghats, New Guinea, Nanga Parbat, Nevado del Ruiz, Academic Press, European Alps, Water Resources Research, Yangtze River, American Geophysical Union, Cambridge University Press, Rocky Mountains, Front Range, Government Printing Office, Japanese Alps New!
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- The Little Ice Age by Jean M. Grove on page 199, page 215, and page 297
- Periglacial Processes (Benchmark papers in geology ; 27) by Cuchlaine A.M. King on page 25, and page 292
- British Columbia by Carol Baker on page 180, and page 185
- Earth Science by Ceanne Tzimopoulos on page 55, and page 57
- Earth Surface Processes by Philip A. Allen on page 148, and page 151
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- Mountain Environments: An Examination of the Physical Geography of Mountains by A. J. Gerrard on 13 pages
- Granite Landscapes of the World (Geomorphological Landscapes of the World) by Piotr Migon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems by Donald G. Janelle on page 501
- The Rio Chagres, Panama: A Multidisciplinary Profile of a Tropical Watershed (Water Science and Technology Library) by Russell S. Harmon on page 188
- Basement Regions by Alain Godard in Back Matter
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