Processes, Products, and Cycles of Tectonic Geomorphology, Volume Six focuses on the process of landscape evolution more than the qualitative landscape description that is commonly available in geomorphic texts. The emerging understanding of the linkage between the modified Davisian landscape cycles and Wilson tectonic cycles is enumerated to highlight how sustainable land-use planning and hazard mitigation can benefit from this integrative perspective of geomorphology. This book is intended for practitioners and advanced-level students of earth sciences.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction2. Process Geomorphology (an overview)
3. Plate Tectonics (an overview)
4. Weathering and Erosion
5. Landscape evolution (Hydraulic)
6. Landscape evolution (non-hydraulic)
7. Quantitative geomorphology (morphometric parameters)
8. Tectonic influence on landscape evolution
9. Quantification of deviations from normal
10. Selected case studies and examples from diverse geological ages, tectonics, and structural and climatic settings
11. Concluding remarks on importance of geomorphic studies in disaster assessment, monitoring and mitigation
Appendix 1: List of morphometric parameters and methodology
