{"product_id":"sediment-cascades-9780470849620","title":"Sediment Cascades","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/b\u003e provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development.\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/b\u003e begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sediment delivery systems and introduces the main themes of sediment production, delivery, storage and transfer. Further chapters then focus on specific environments from mountains, through floodplains, to estuaries and the continental shelf.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eFocuses on contemporary sediment system dynamics and current research\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eCovers a sequence of environments fro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach (\u003ci\u003eTimothy P. Burt, Durham University, UK and Robert J. Allison, University of Sussex, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mountains and Montane Channels (\u003ci\u003eMichael Church, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Landslides and Rockfalls (\u003ci\u003eNick J. Rosser, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes (\u003ci\u003eTim R. H. Davies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and Oliver Korup, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Pacific Rim Steeplands (\u003ci\u003eBasil Gomez, Indiana State University, USA; Michael J. Page, GNS Science, New Zealand; Noel A. Trustrum, GNS Science, New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans (\u003ci\u003eAdrian M. Harvey, University of Liverpool, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion (\u003ci\u003eLouise J. Bracken, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires (\u003ci\u003eMartin G. Evans, University of Manchester, UK and Timothy P. Burt, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Gravel-Bed Rivers (\u003ci\u003eMichael Church, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade (\u003ci\u003ePamela S. Naden, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade (\u003ci\u003eStanley W. Trimble, University of California at Los Angeles, USA\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade (\u003ci\u003eIan D.L. Foster, University of Westminster, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Continental-Scale River Basins (\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Higgitt, National University of Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Estuaries (\u003ci\u003eTom Spencer, Cambridge University, UK and Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans, USA\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope (\u003ci\u003eDavid N. Petley, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402440876375,"sku":"9780470849620","price":133.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470849620.jpg?v=1730480404","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sediment-cascades-9780470849620","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}