Landscapes and geomorphology: a very short introduction

Landscapes are all around us, but most of us know very little about how they have developed, what goes on in them, and how they react to changing climates,tectonics, and human activities. This Very Short Introduction discusses the key ideas and methods used to study and examine landscapes, and their importance in cultural terms. INDICE: Introduction; 1: The changing landscape; 2: The present is the key to the past; 3: Landscapes past and present; 4: Landscapes, tectonics, andclimate; 5: Living landscapes; 6: Landscapes and us; 7: Landscapes of the future; 8: Landscapes, art, and culture; 9: Unseen landscapes; Further Reading

• ISBN: 978-0-19-956557-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 152
• Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés