Product Description

The plate tectonics revolution in the earth sciences has provided a valuable new framework for understanding long-term landform development.

This innovative text provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of global geomorphology, with the emphasis placed on large-scale processes and phenomena. Integrating global tectonics into the study of landforms and incorporating planetary geomorphology as a major component the author discusses the impact of climatic change and the role of catastrophic events on landform genesis and includes a comprehensive study of surface geomorphic processes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #38787 in Books
• Published on: 1991-04-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 560 pages

About the Author
Michael A Summerfield is Reader in Geography at the University of Edinburgh.

Customer Reviews

Must have for Physical Geography Degrees
If you are doing or thinking of doing a Physical geography degree, this book is a must have. It goes into sufficient depth, while it is still fairly easy to understand. I guarrantee it will be on your reading lists.

Geomorpholgy!
A must for undergraduate physical geography students. A comprehensive text that explains most of the processes and landforms studied at undergraduate level. But not to be used as a stand alone text, you will still have to trawl through journals for the in depth research.

Useful Reader
This book is a very useful and helpful introduction book for Physical Geography with regards to Geomorph - well written and very informative without being over the top in excessive details. Clear & comprehensible.