The Earth's Land Surface: Landforms and Processes in Geomorphology/ (Record no. 192874)
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| fixed length control field | 00355nam a2200109Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781446251621 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | Department of Geography |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kenneth J Gregory |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Earth's Land Surface: Landforms and Processes in Geomorphology/ |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | SAGE, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Part I: Visualizing the Land Surface<br/><br/>Chapter 1: Recognizing the Land Surface<br/>1.1 What is the Land Surface?<br/>1.2 Envisaging the Land Surface<br/>1.3 Components of the Land Surface<br/>Chapter 2: Study of the Land Surface<br/>2.1 Disciplines for the Land Surface<br/>2.2 Methods for Measurement and Analysis<br/>2.3 Conceptual Ideas<br/>2.4 Debates and Paradigm Shifts<br/>Part II: Dynamics of the Land Surface<br/><br/>Chapter 3: Controls Affecting the Land Surface<br/>3.1 Spheres, Cycles and Systems<br/>3.2 Controls upon the Land Surface System<br/>3.2.1 Lithosphere<br/>3.2.2 Atmosphere<br/>3.2.3 Biosphere<br/>3.2.4 Hydrosphere<br/>3.3 The Noosphere<br/>Chapter 4: Processes and Dynamics of the Land Surface<br/>4.1 Controls on Processes<br/>4.2 Exogenetic Processes<br/>4.2.1 Weathering<br/>4.2.2 Mass Movement Processes<br/>4.2.3 Fluvial Processes<br/>4.2.4 Processes on Coastal Margins<br/>4.2.5 Aeolian Processes<br/>4.2.6 Glacial Processes<br/>4.2.7 Periglacial/Nival and Cryonival Processes<br/>4.2.8 Subsidence<br/>4.2.9 Soil Processes and Soil Erosion<br/>4.2.10 Ecosystem Processes<br/>4.3 Endogenetic Processes<br/>4.3.1 Earthquakes<br/>4.3.2 Volcanic Activity<br/>4.4 Conclusion<br/>Part III: Landform Evolution<br/><br/>Chapter 5: The Changing Surface - Evolution of Landscapes<br/>5.1 Time Scales and the Land Surface<br/>5.2 Changes in Controlling Conditions<br/>5.2.1 Glacial Impacts<br/>5.2.2 Loading Effects<br/>5.2.3 Sea Level Changes<br/>5.2.4 Climate Shifts<br/>5.2.5 Rapidity of Change<br/>5.3 Modelling Change: Past, Present and Future<br/>Part IV: Environments of the Land Surface<br/><br/>Chapter 6: World Land Surface Landscapes<br/>Chapter 7: Polar Regions: Arctic, Antarctic and High Latitudes<br/>7.1 Glacial Landscapes<br/>7.2 Proglacial Landscapes<br/>7.3 Periglacial Landscapes<br/>7.4 Paraglacial Landscapes<br/>7.5 High Altitude Cryosphere<br/>7.6 Sensitivity and Future Change<br/>Chapter 8: Temperate and Mediterranean Environments<br/>8.1 The Inherited Palimpsest<br/>8.1.1. Quaternary Impacts<br/>8.1.2 Human Impact<br/>8.1.3. Temperate Zone Features<br/>8.2 Rain and Rivers<br/>8.3 Subdivisions of the Temperate Zone<br/>8.3.1 Maritime Zone<br/>8.3.2. Continental Zone<br/>8.3.3. Subdesert Steppes and Prairies<br/>8.3.4 Mediterranean Zone<br/>8.3.5 Mountain Areas<br/>8.4 Conclusion<br/>Chapter 9: Arid Environments<br/>9.1 Sand Deserts and Sand Seas<br/>9.2 Rocky Deserts and Basin and Range Environments<br/>9.3 Sensitivity and Change<br/>Chapter 10: Humid and Seasonally Humid Tropics<br/>10.1 Deep Weathering<br/>10.2 Rainforest Landscapes<br/>10.3 Savanna Landscapes<br/>10.4 Monsoon Environments<br/>10.5 Evolving Tropical Landscapes<br/>Chapter 11: Urban Landscapes<br/>11.1 Perception of Urban Environments<br/>11.2 Creation of Urban Land Systems<br/>11.3 Urban Earth Surface Processes<br/>11.3.1 Alterations of Existing Processes by Impervious Areas<br/>11.3.2 Processes Precluded by Impervious Areas<br/>11.3.3 New Processes Introduced by Impervious Areas<br/>11.4 Management of Urban Environments<br/>Part V: Management of the Land Surface - Future Prospects<br/><br/>Chapter 12: Future Land Surfaces - Management of Change<br/>12.1 The Past - Containing and Constraining Management<br/>12.2 The Present - Management and Planning Approaches<br/>12.2.1 The Audit Stage<br/>12.2.2 Environmental Impacts<br/>12.2.3 Evaluation of Environment and Environmental Processes<br/>12.2.4 Prediction, Design and Policy-Related Issues<br/>12.3 The Future - Sustainable Solutions and Future Scenarios<br/>12.3.1 What have we Learnt?<br/>12.3.2 Implications of Global Change and a high CO2 World<br/>12.4 How Firm is Terra Firma? |
| 856 ## - ONLINE RESOURCES | |
| url | http://sk.sagepub.com/books/the-earths-land-surface |
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| Koha item type | e-Books |
| Home library | Current library | Accession number | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | E-177 | e-Books |