Andrew S. Goudie

Geomorphology in the Anthropocene (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global environments, this comprehensive volume demonstrates that human impact on landforms and land-forming processes is profound, due to various driving forces, including: use of fire; extinction of fauna; development of agriculture, urbanisation, and globalisation; and new methods of harnessing energy. The book explores the ways in which future climate change due to anthropogenic causes may further magnify effects on geomorphology, with respect to future hazards such as floods and landslides, the state of the cryosphere, and sea level. The book concludes with a consideration of the ways in which landforms are now being managed and protected. Covering all major aspects of geomorphology, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students studying geomorphology, environmental science and physical geography, and for all researchers of geomorphology.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316784303
• Artikelnr.: 52944164

Autorenporträt

Andrew S. Goudie is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. He specialises in the study of desert processes and climate change, and has worked in the Middle East, India and Pakistan, East Africa, Southern Africa, Australia, and the USA. From 2005 to 2009, Professor Goudie was President of the International Association of Geomorphologists and he has also been President of the Geographical Association, President of Section E of the British Association, and Chairman of the British Geomorphological Research Group. He was the recipient of the Farouk El-Baz Prize for Desert Research from the Geological Society of America in 2007 and the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1991.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction to the Anthropocene and anthropogeomorphology
2. Drivers of anthropogeomorphological change
3. Construction and excavation
4. Subsidence in the Anthropocene
5. Weathering processes in the Anthropocene
6. Hillslope processes in the Anthropocene
7. Fluvial processes and forms in the Anthropocene
8. Aeolian processes and forms in the Anthropocene
9. Coastal processes and forms in the Anthropocene
10. Cryospheric processes and forms in the Anthropocene
11. Conclusions on the relationships between geomorphology and the Anthropocene
References
Index.