The basics of geomorphology : key concepts /: key concepts. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kenneth J. Gregory & John Lewin.
• Authors: Gregory, K. J (Kenneth John); Lewin, John, 1940-
• Contents: Introduction: Concepts and Geomorphology; SECTION A System contexts; The Systems Approach; Uniformitarianism; Landform; Form, Process and Materials; Equilibrium; Complexity and non linear dynamical systems; SECTION B System Functioning; Cycles; Force-Resistance; Geomorphic work; Process form models; SECTION C System Adjustments; Timescales; Forcings; Change trajectories; Inheritance; The ‘Anthropocene’; SECTION D Drivers for the Future; Geomorphic Hazards; Geomorphic Engineering; Prediction and Design; CONCLUSION; The Concept of Geomorphology
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 551.41; Geomorphology; Landforms
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781473908956; 1473908957
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.