Environmental Sedimentology
Published on 12. March 2009
460 pages
978-1-4443-0900-3 (ISBN)
Description
Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensiveintroduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses thefunctioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and howthese systems respond to a range of both natural andanthropogenically-induced disturbance events.
* considers a range of sedimentary environments; mountain andupland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine,temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf
* aspects of sediment management and remediation are alsoconsidered as are the potential impacts of on-going and futureclimatic and environmental change
* Readership: advanced level undergraduates in earth science,environmental science and physical geography, and graduate studentsin the earth and environmental sciences with an interest incontemporary sediment systems
Reviews / Votes
"This text covers a wide range of well-written and well-researched material that is presented to a high standard. The individual chapters are all well worth reading and present thorough coverage of concepts and debates relevant to the different environments in question.... Anyone who is interested in any aspect of sediment transfer will find something of interest in this book." (Geographical Journal, June 2008)More details
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Chris Perry | Kevin Taylor
Environmental Sedimentology
Book
10/2006
1st Edition
Wiley
€96.50
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Persons
Chris Perry and Kevin Taylor are Readers in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Content
Preface.
1. Environmental Sedimentology: Introduction: Chris Perry &Kevin Taylor (Manchester Metropolitan University).
2. Mountain Environments: Jeff Warburton (University ofDurham).
3. Fluvial Environments: Karen Hudson-Edwards (Birkbeck College,London).
4. Lake Environments: Lars Hakanson (University of Uppsala).
5. Arid Environments: Anne Mather (University of Plymouth).
6. Urban Environments: Kevin Taylor (Manchester MetropolitanUniversity).
7. Deltaic and Estuarine Environments: Peter French (RoyalHolloway, University of London).
8. Temperate Coastal Environments: Andrew Cooper (University ofUlster).
9. Tropical Coastal Environments: Coral Reefs and Mangroves:Chris Perry (Manchester Metropolitan University).
10. Continental Shelf Environments: Piers Larcombe (CEFAS,UK).
Index
