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Steepland Geomorphology

These areas are difficult to manage because of their high variability in terms of natural stability and because of inadequate theory and models. This volume examines the various problems associated with steeplands throughout the world.

Contents

Partial table of contents: On Appraising Classical Models of Landscape Evolution for Passive Continental Margins (A. Gilchrist). Debris Transfer and Sedimentary Environments: Alpine Glaciated Areas (P. Johnson). Slope Erosion Processes in the Alps (M. Becht). The Dynamics of Rock Glaciers: Data From Tr?llaskagi, North Iceland (W. Whalley, et al.). Stratified Slope Deposits: The Stone-Banked Sheets and Lobes Model (P. Bertran, et al.). Neotectonics and Large-Scale Gravitational Phenomena in the Umbria-Marche Apennines, Italy (F. Dramis, et al.). Surface Erosional Environment and Pond Sediment Information (K. Kashiwaya, et al.). Estimating Long-Term Rockfall Accretion Rates by Lichenometry (B. Luckman & C. Fiske). Index.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	Wiley & Sons Ltd
Pm Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Pm Isbn 10	0471957526
Pm Isbn 13	9780471957522
Pm Publication Date	1995-08-15
Pm Width	172
Pm Author	Slaymaker, O
Pm Height	18
Pm Longness	250

Author: Slaymaker, O
Page Count: 283