ABSTRACT

The plate tectonics revolution in the earth sciences has provided a valuable new framework for understanding long-term landform development.

This innovative text provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of global geomorphology, with the emphasis placed on large-scale processes and phenomena. Integrating global tectonics into the study of landforms and incorporating planetary geomorphology as a major component the author discusses the impact of climatic change and the role of catastrophic events on landform genesis and includes a comprehensive study of surface geomorphic processes.

part |30 pages

Introduction

chapter |28 pages

Approaches to geomorphology

part |96 pages

Endogenic processes and landforms

part |241 pages

Exogenic processes and landforms

part |111 pages

Endogenic – exogenic interactions

part |29 pages

Extraterrestrial landforms

chapter |27 pages

Planetary geomorphology