9784431559986: Geomorphology and Society

Synopsis

This book deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic has had rather scant treatment in the literature except to some extent under the label "applied geomorphology". In this text the authors aim to bring together conceptual issues and case studies of how geomorphology influences society and, indeed, how society is in turn influenced by geomorphology. In an age in which the influence of human activities on global environments has become so paramount that it is increasingly common to refer to it geologically as the "anthropocene", the book aims to reflect on the geomorphological significance of widespread and diverse forms of human impact in a range of environmental settings.

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À propos de l'auteur

Professor Mike Meadows is Head of the Department of Environmental & Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town and Secretary-General and Treasurer of the International Geographical Union

Professor J-C Lin is the Chair of the International Geographical Union Commission on Geomorphology and Society

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9784431567509: Geomorphology and Society

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ISBN 10 :  443156750X ISBN 13 :  9784431567509
Editeur : Springer, 2018
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