The basics of geomorphology: key concepts
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
About the Authors
viii
Preface
ix
How to Use the Book and Website
xi
1.
Introduction: Concepts and Geomorphology
1
1.1
Geomorphology as a discipline
4
1.2
Techniques employed by geomorphologists
5
1.3
A structure for concepts
8
SECTION A SYSTEM CONTEXTS
11
2.
The Systems Approach
13
2.1
Adoption of the systems approach in
landform
science and geomorphology
14
2.2
Embedding and encompassing the systems approach
15
23
Conclusion
19
3.
Uniformitarianism
21
3.1
The development of uniformitarianism
22
3.2
Additional concepts
25
33
Present significance
28
4. Landform 31
4.1
Building blocks of landscape
33
4.2
Classification, hierarchies and associated concepts
37
4.3
Contemporary perceptions of reality and interpretations
41
5.
Form, Process and Materials
45
5.1
Relating form, process and materials
45
5.2
A theme prevailing in the development of geomorphology
and
landform
science
47
53
A view of the present position
51
6.
Equilibrium
56
6.1
Developing equilibrium
58
6.2
Development and application of related concepts
60
Vf
THE BASICS OF GEOMORPHOLOGY
6.3
The present status
61
6.4
Conclusion
64
7.
Complexity and Non-linear Dynamical Systems
66
7.1
Increasing complexity
67
7.2
Modelling complexity in non-linear dynamical systems
70
7.3
Multidisciplinary complexity
74
7.4
Conclusion
75
SECTION
В
SYSTEM FUNCTIONING
77
8.
Cycles
79
8.1
Global cycles
79
8.2
Temporal cycles
82
8.3
Spatial cascades
84
8.4
Conclusion
87
9.
Force-Resistance
90
9.1
Sources or energy
90
9.2
Force and resistance
93
9.3
Expressions of force, resistance, stress and strain
and their assessment
94
9.4
Conclusion
99
10.
Geomorphic Work
101
10.1
The concept of geomorphic work
101
10.2
Magnitude and frequency
104
10.3
Power
106
10.4
Conclusion
109
11.
Process-form Models 111
11.1
Landscape evolution models 111
11.2
Characteristic form
115
11.3
Multiple outcomes in landscape models
118
SECTION
С
SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS
123
12.
Timescales
125
12.1
Dividing time
127
12.2
Events and episodes
132
12.3
Conclusion
135
13.
Forcings
137
13.1
Allogenic histories
137
13.2
Autogenic processes
141
13.3
Thresholds and perturbations
142
13.4
Conclusion
145
CONTENTS
Vii
14.
Change Trajectories
147
14.1
Change models
147
14.2
Multiple paths, multiple outcomes and equifinality
152
14.3
Hierarchies and complexities
154
14.4
Modelling issues
155
14.5
Conclusion
158
15.
Inheritance
160
15.1
The historical memory
162
15.2
Historical contingency
165
15.3
Geomorphological sensitivity
166
15.4
Shape shifts: the gradual and the catastrophic
167
15.5
Conclusion
168
16.
The Anthropocene
170
16.1
Recognition of human activity
170
16.2
Concepts associated with human impacts
172
16.3
Implications of human agency for geomorphology
174
16.4
The Anthropocene as a new geological epoch
176
16.5
Conclusion
177
SECTION
D
DRIVERS FOR THE FUTURE
181
17.
Geomorphic Hazards
183
17.1
The range of geomorphic hazards
184
17.2
Geomorphological contributions
187
17.3
Future developments
190
18.
Geomorphic Engineering
193
18.1
Why geomorphic engineering?
193
18.2
Progress of applications of geomorphology
195
18.3
Outstanding requirements
200
19.
Prediction and Design
204
19.1
A conceptual framework
204
19.2
Design in geomorphology
209
19.3
Achievements
211
19.4
Potential and uncertainty?
213
CONCLUSION
217
20.
The Concept of Geomorphology
219
Index
225
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