Engineering Geomorphology
Subtitle: Theory and Practice
Contributors: P.G. Fookes (Editor); Mark Lee (Editor); James S. Griffiths (Editor)
Publisher: Whittles Publishing; Whittles; CRC
Published: April 2, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781420050899
Subjects: Earth Sciences - General; Science / Earth Sciences; Science; Science/Mathematics
Description: This volume covers the topic of engineering geomorphology as a distinct discipline. It includes basic concepts that underpin efforts to explain the causes, mechanisms and consequences of landform change. It then considers how the land surface works in the context of wetland, flatland, hills, mountains, rivers and coasts.