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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |30 pages
Introduction
chapter |28 pages
Approaches to geomorphology
part |96 pages
Endogenic processes and landforms
chapter |23 pages
Global morphology and tectonics
chapter |26 pages
Landforms and tectonics of plate margins
chapter |20 pages
Landforms and tectonics of plate interiors
chapter |20 pages
Landforms associated with igneous activity
part |241 pages
Exogenic processes and landforms
chapter |32 pages
Weathering and associated landforms
chapter |27 pages
Slope processes and forms
chapter |14 pages
Fluvial processes
chapter |27 pages
Fluvial landforms
chapter |26 pages
Aeolian processes and landforms
chapter |30 pages
Glacial processes and landforms
chapter |19 pages
Periglacial processes and landforms
chapter |30 pages
Coastal processes and landforms
chapter |23 pages
Climate, climatic change and landform development
part |111 pages
Endogenic – exogenic interactions
chapter |32 pages
Rates of uplift and denudation
chapter |27 pages
Tectonics and drainage development
chapter |23 pages
Sea-Level Change
chapter |23 pages
Long-term landscape development
part |29 pages
Extraterrestrial landforms