Aeolian Environments, Sediments and Landforms - (British Geomorphological Research Group Symposia) (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Die äolische Geomorphologie beschäftigt sich mit der Formung der Landschaften durch Wind. Alle beteiligten Prozesse, von der Bodenerosion über Sanddünen bis hin zur Lößbildung, werden in diesem Band beschrieben. Den Hauptteil des Buches machen instruktiv ausgewählte Fallstudien aus; das letzte Kapitel gibt einen Ausblick auf zukünftige technologische, methodische und organisatorische Entwicklungen.

From the Back Cover

This volume provides an overview of current and future trends in aeolian research. It is written by leading scientists from the UK, Canada, India, Australia and the USA, all of whom are actively involved in aeolian research. The book seeks to provide a comprehensive account of present aeolian processes, landforms and sediments, together with an analysis of past aeolian environments. Further, it looks at some of the anthropogenic pressures on aeolian processes, both on coasts and in deserts, and discusses some management solutions. The text is characterised by the wide perspective it provides and by the authority of its authors. Its fourteen chapters cover the history of desert dune studies, recent investigations of airflow and sand transport, sand seas, coastal dune dynamics, dune management, the physics of aeolian movement, wind erosion (especially of agricultural land), dust storms, loess deposition, the aeolian rock record, palaeoenvironments in the Quaternary, luminescence dating techniques, and aeolian research for the Millennium.

Review Quotes

"... a handsome and invaluable resource ... would certainly recommend...." (Journal of Quaternary Science, Vol 15/6, 2000)

"... recommend it to all geographers and geologists... from the specialist to the occasional seeker of information on the topic." (New Phytologist, Vol 147, 2000)

"... the volume will be an excellent source for graduate students and professionals." (Progress in Physical Geography, Vol. 25 No.3, 2001)

About the Author

Emeritus Professor Andrew Shaw Goudie (born Cheltenham, 21 August 1945) is a geographer at the University of Oxford specialising in desert geomorphology, dust storms, weathering, and climatic change in the tropics. He is also known for his teaching and best-selling textbooks on human impacts on the environment. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of forty-one books (many of which have appeared in numerous editions) and more than two hundred papers published in learned journals. He combines research and some teaching with administrative roles.