Author : T. P. Burt
Release : 2022
Genre : Geomorphology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 841/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The History of the Study of Landforms Or the Development of Geomorphology by : T. P. Burt
Download or read book The History of the Study of Landforms Or the Development of Geomorphology written by T. P. Burt. This book was released on 2022. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the fifth in the definitive series, The History of the Study of Landforms or the Development of Geomorphology. Volume 5 covers, in detail, the revolutionary changes in approach that characterized the study of geomorphology in the second half of the twentieth century. It is divided into three sections: the first deals with changes in approach and method; the second with changes in ideas and the broader scientific context within which geomorphology is studied; and the final section details advances in research on processes and landforms. The volume's objective is to describe and analyse many of the developments that provide a foundation for the rich and varied subject matter of twenty-first century geomorphology.