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Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphologyby Robin Davidson-Arnott
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 48.00A complete guide to coastal processes and their related features for undergraduate students. more...
Coastal Defencesby Peter W. French
Routledge 2001; US$ 81.95The book presents the broad spectrum of methods that engineers use to protect the coastline and investigates the sorts of issues that can arise as a result. more...
Hillslope Formby A. J. Parsons
Routledge 1989; US$ 258.00Describes the present state of knowledge of hillslope form, the results of measurements of hillslope form and points to unresolved problems in its understanding. more...
Coastal and Estuarine Managementby Peter M. French
Routledge 1997; US$ 67.95Examines the issues surrounding the human use and abuse of estuarine and coastal environments and explores the ways in which management and conservation policies can protect these productive and diverse ecosystems. more...
Geomorphology of Desert Dunesby Nicholas Lancaster
Routledge 1995; US$ 71.95How desert dunes are formed, how they change, their environmental significance and the role of climate change - these issues are examined through extensive case studies drawn from South Africa, India, Northern Europe and Australia. more...
History of the Study of Landformsby Robert P. Beckinsale; Richard J. Chorley
Routledge 1991; US$ 240.00Provides a global study of historical and regional geomorphic work as it developed from the end of the nineteenth century - which saw the burgeoning of the eustatic theory and the concepts of isostasy, to the Second World War. more...
Cultures of Disasterby Greg Bankoff
RoutledgeCurzon 2002; US$ 195.00Explores the relationship between environment and culture in the contemporary Philippines. The book will be of interest to those engaged in relief policy and administration in developing countries. more...
Mediterranean Desertificationby N. A. Geeson; C. J. Brandt; J. B. Thornes
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 370.00Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the biosphere. This book presents the most recent findings from the European Community's MEDALUS project, which was formed to understand and manage semi-arid environments that are undergoing great change. * Covers climate and land use processes and responses in the Mediterranean * First book to provide guidelines for the management of land degradation in Mediterranean environments * Based on first-hand experience of the problems by those responsible for solving them more...
Geomorphological Techniquesby Andrew Goudie
Routledge 1990; US$ 81.95The specialist contributors to Geomorphological Techniques have thoroughly augmented and updated their original, authoritative coverage with critical evaluations of major recent developments in this field. A new chapter on neotectonics reflects the impact of developments in tectonic theory, and heavily revised sections deal with advances in remote sensing, image analysis, radiometric dating, geomorphometry, data loggers, radioactive tracers, and the determination of pore water pressure and the rates of denudation. more...
Fundamentals of Geomorphologyby Richard John Huggett
Routledge 2002; US$ 61.95An engaging and comprehensive introduction to geomorphology, exploring the world's landforms from a systems perspective, that pays attention to the roles of geomorphic processes and historical events in understanding their development. more...