Description
Book SynopsisThis text on geomorphology consists of two parts. The first presents recommendations on the role and responsibilities of geomorphologists; the second consists of five review essays. Topics covered include: the role of modelling, plate tectonic processes and ancient surface forms in alpine regions.
Table of ContentsGeomorphologie Sans Frontieres (D. Brunsden).
The Great Debate: Denys Brunsden's Tablets of Stone (O. Slaymaker,et al.).
The Point of Modelling Geomorphological Systems (F. Ahnert).
Various Aspects of Coral Reef Studies with Special References toTectonic Geomorphology (Y. Ota).
Impact of Mountain Glaciations on Tors, Blockfields andCryoplanation Features.
Nunataks or Non-Scoured Zones as Refugia (A. Rapp)?
Karst in a Cold Climate: Effects of Glaciation and PermafrostConditions Upon the Karst Landform Systems of Canada (D.Ford).
A Meltwater Model for Laurentide Subglacial Landscapes (J.Shaw).
Index.
