Overview
- The most comprehensive and up-to-date research-level treatment of desert geomorphology
- A global perspective
- Written by authoritative practitioners in the field
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About one-third of the Earth’s land surface experiences a desert climate, and this area supports approximately 15% of the planet’s population. This percentage continues to grow, and with this growth comes the need to acquire and apply an understanding of desert geomorphology. Such an understanding is vital in managing scarce and fragile resources and in mitigating natural hazards.
This authoritative reference book is comprehensive in its coverage of the geomorphology of desert environments, and is arranged thematically. It begins with an overview of global deserts, proceeds through treatments of weathering, hillslopes, rivers, piedmonts, lake basins, and aeolian surfaces, and concludes with a discussion of the role of climatic change. Written by a team of international authors, all of whom are active in the field, the chapters cover the spectrum of desert geomorphology.
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Weathering
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Hillslopes
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Rivers
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Piedmonts
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geomorphology of Desert Environments
Editors: Anthony J. Parsons, Athol D. Abrahams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5719-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5718-2Published: 26 March 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0447-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5719-9Published: 20 March 2009
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVIII, 831
Topics: Geomorphology, Physical Geography, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Hydrogeology