The Earth's Land Surface - Couverture souple

Gregory, Kenneth J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848606206 ISBN 13 : 9781848606203

Editeur : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

This introductory text details the land surface of the earth in a readable style covering the major issues, key themes and sensitivities of the environments/landscape. Emphasizing the major ideas and their development, each chapter includes case studies and details of influential scientists (not necessarily geomorphologists) who have contributed to the progress of understanding. Providing a very clear explanation of the understanding achieved and of the debates that have arisen, the book is comprised of 12 chapters in four sections:

• Visualizing the land surface explains and explores the composition of the land surface and outlines how it has been studied
• Dynamics of the land surface considers the dynamics affecting the earth's land surface including its influences, processes and the changes that have occurred
• Environments of the land surface looks to understand the land surface in major world regions highlighting differences between the areas
• Management of the land surface is an examination of the current and future prospects of the management of the earth's land surface

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ken Gregory obtained his BSc, PhD and DSc from the University of London, was made CBE in 2007 for services to geography and higher education, and is currently President of the British Society for Geomorphology. Research interests include river channel change and management, palaeohydrology and the development of physical geography, and he has written more than 140 papers, authored and edited 30 books including The Earth's Land Surface (2010) and The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology (2011). He has 3 Honorary degrees, and received the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (1993), the Linton award of the BGRG (1999), and the Geographical medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (2000).

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Lively, engaging introduction to geomorphology and earth surface processes, written by one of the world's leading experts in the field.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848606206
• ISBN 13: 9781848606203
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 348
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Allemagne