Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Change
Britain In The Last 1000 Years
1st Edition
Published on 25. October 2001
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-631-22273-6 (ISBN)
Description
The expert contributors to this cutting edge volume provide an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years. The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes.
Provides an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years.
The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes.
Considers the relevance of technological and conceptual approaches to understanding landscape dynamics.
Examines key process environments highlighting significant trends and the influence of human activity, and incorporating examples and modelling.
Encourages geographers to look forward to the challenges that geomorphology faces in the new millennium.
Find out more information about the RGS-IBG journals by following the links below:
AREA:
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The Geographical Journal:
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Transactions of the Insititute of British Geographers:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0020-2754
Provides an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years.
The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial, estuarine and coastal processes.
Considers the relevance of technological and conceptual approaches to understanding landscape dynamics.
Examines key process environments highlighting significant trends and the influence of human activity, and incorporating examples and modelling.
Encourages geographers to look forward to the challenges that geomorphology faces in the new millennium.
Find out more information about the RGS-IBG journals by following the links below:
AREA:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0004-0894
The Geographical Journal:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0016-7398
Transactions of the Insititute of British Geographers:
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0020-2754
Reviews / Votes
"This significant and timely volume provides a contemporary body of information on the function of geomorphological processes in landscape and environmental management in human history." (Choice) "I enjoyed this particular journey through time, which contains some thought-provoking (though invariably qualitative) observations on the making of the British landscape." (Basil Gomez, Annals of the Association of American Geographers)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
654 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-22273-6 (9780631222736)
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Additional editions
David L. Higgitt | E. Mark Lee
Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Change
Britain In The Last 1000 Years
E-Book
07/2011
Wiley-Blackwell
€63.99
Available for download
Persons
David Higgitt, is Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Durham. He has published widely in geomorphological literature including a review series in Progress in Physical Geography, and recent papers in Catena, Geomorphology, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Environmental Management. He has also written several invited book chapters.
Mark Lee is Senior Research Associate, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. As a consultant geomorphologist he has extensive experience of working on engineering geomorphology projects (especially coastal management) in UK and overseas. Has written numerous papers in geomorphological literature including authoring the recent DoE overviews on soil erosion and landsliding in the UK.
Mark Lee is Senior Research Associate, Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. As a consultant geomorphologist he has extensive experience of working on engineering geomorphology projects (especially coastal management) in UK and overseas. Has written numerous papers in geomorphological literature including authoring the recent DoE overviews on soil erosion and landsliding in the UK.
Content
List of Figures vii List of Tables xi
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xv
Figure Acknowledgements xvii
Chapter 1 A Brief Time of History 1
David L. Higgitt
Chapter 2 Back A'long: a Millennial Geomorphology 27
Denys Brunsden
Chapter 3 The Evolution of Hillslope Processes 61
David K. C. Jones
Chapter 4 Valley-floor and Floodplain Processes 90
Barbara T. Rumsby
Chapter 5 Fluvial Processes 116
Janet M. Hooke
Chapter 6 Estuaries and Coasts: Morphological Adjustments and Process Domains 147
E. Mark Lee
Chapter 7 Sediment Transfer in Upland Environments 190
David L. Higgitt, Jeff Warburton and Martin G. Evans
Chapter 8 Fine Particulate Sediment Transfers in Lowland Rural Environments 215
Ian D. L. Foster
Chapter 9 Living with Natural Hazards: the Costs and Management Framework 237
E. Mark Lee
Chapter 10 Geomorphology for the Third Millennium 269
David L. Higgitt and E. Mark Lee
Geographical Index 289
Subject Index 293
List of Contributors xiii
Preface xv
Figure Acknowledgements xvii
Chapter 1 A Brief Time of History 1
David L. Higgitt
Chapter 2 Back A'long: a Millennial Geomorphology 27
Denys Brunsden
Chapter 3 The Evolution of Hillslope Processes 61
David K. C. Jones
Chapter 4 Valley-floor and Floodplain Processes 90
Barbara T. Rumsby
Chapter 5 Fluvial Processes 116
Janet M. Hooke
Chapter 6 Estuaries and Coasts: Morphological Adjustments and Process Domains 147
E. Mark Lee
Chapter 7 Sediment Transfer in Upland Environments 190
David L. Higgitt, Jeff Warburton and Martin G. Evans
Chapter 8 Fine Particulate Sediment Transfers in Lowland Rural Environments 215
Ian D. L. Foster
Chapter 9 Living with Natural Hazards: the Costs and Management Framework 237
E. Mark Lee
Chapter 10 Geomorphology for the Third Millennium 269
David L. Higgitt and E. Mark Lee
Geographical Index 289
Subject Index 293