Fundamentals of geomorphology /
Richard John Huggett.
- 3rd ed.
- London : Routledge, 2011.
- xvi, 516 p. : ill., maps.
- )Routledge fundamentals of physical geography series) .
Includes bibliographical references.
1.What is geomorphology? -- 2.Introducing process and form -- 3.Introducing history -- 4.The geomorphic system -- 5.Plate tectonics and associated structural landforms -- 6.Volcanoes, impact craters, folds, and faults -- 7.Weathering and associated landforms -- 8.Hillslopes -- 9.Fluvial landscapes -- 10.Glacial and glaciofluvial landscapes -- 11.Periglacial landscapes -- 12.Aeolian landscapes -- 13.Coastal landscapes -- 14.Karst landscapes -- 15.Landscape evolution: long-term geomorphology.
This extensively revised, restructured, and updated edition continues to present an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest developments in the field. Fundamentals of Geomorphology begins with a consideration of the nature of geomorphology, process and form, history, and geomorphic systems, and moves on to discuss: - This extensively revised, restructured, and updated edition continues to present an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest developments in the field. Fundamentals of Geomorphology begins with a consideration of the nature of geomorphology, process and form, history, and geomorphic systems, and moves on to discuss: -