Sandstone Landforms
Published on 1. March 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-1-108-46204-4 (ISBN)
Description
Sandstones form the backdrop to some of the world's most spectacular scenery, and are found all over the planet and in all climates. Following on from the authors' successful 1992 book, this is the only volume that considers sandstone landforms from a truly global perspective. It describes the wide variety of landforms that are found in sandstone, and discusses the role of lithological variation, chemical weathering and erosional processes in creating these features, with examples drawn from around the world. Climatic and tectonic constraints on the development of sandstone landscapes are also considered. This volume provides a comprehensive assessment of the literature from publications in a range of languages, and is illustrated with over 130 photographs of sandstone features from every continent. It presents a holistic account of sandstone terrain for researchers and graduate students in a variety of fields including geography, geomorphology, sedimentology and geomechanics.
Reviews / Votes
Review of previous book: 'The authors are to be congratulated on producing not only an authoritative yet succinct guide to existing literature but also a frank analysis of the directions that future research needs to take. Readers are offered a heady cocktail of challenging ideas to explore and incorporate into their own geomorphological studies. This is a book that will be widely acclaimed.' R. B. G. Williams, Progress in Physical Geography '... enjoyable, provocative and stimulating. The authors succeeded in finding a balance between what we know and what we do not, and have to be sincerely congratulated. Definitely recommended!' Geologos 'The writing is clear, concise, and readable. The text is well illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and diagrams, and examples are chosen from a wide range of geographic environments ... Sandstone Landforms will provide a thorough and useful reference for readers from undergraduate students to research geomorphologists.' The Geographical JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Tables, unspecified; 116 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-46204-4 (9781108462044)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Robert W. Young | Robert A. L. Wray | Ann R. M. Young
Sandstone Landforms
Book
04/2009
Cambridge University Press
€133.50
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Persons
Robert W. Young received a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney in 1975, and has been based for over twenty years at the Earth and Environmental Sciences department at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Robert A. L. Wray received a Ph.D. from the University of Wollongong in 1996, and is an Honorary Fellow at the Earth and Environmental Sciences department there. Ann R. M. Young received a Ph.D. from the University of Wollongong in 1983 and has been based for twenty years at the Earth and Environmental Sciences department at the same university.
Content
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Variations within sandstones; 3. Cliffs; 4. Curved slopes; 5. Chemical weathering; 6. Solutional landforms; 7. Erosional forms; 8. Climatic zonation of sandstone terrain; 9. Tectonic constraints on landforms; Conclusions; References; Indexes.