Geomorphological Processes and Landscape Change: Britain In The Last 1000 Years

David L. Higgitt · E. Mark Lee

2011 оны 7-р сар · John Wiley & Sons ээс худалдаалагдав

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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.

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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.