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Zusatztext This book is a valuable source of information for students studying mountain geomorphology, and also for academics and research scientists interested in mountain environments. - January issue CAB Abstacts "Given the modest price it definitely represents a useful student text for any course dealing with mountain hazards/mountain environments and is a useful library addition." The Geographical Journal Informationen zum Autor Philip N. Owens is a Senior Research Fellow with the National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, North Wyke Research Station, Devon, UK Olav Slaymaker is Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Klappentext First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Mountains represent one of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the earth. This book is divided into three sections, which consider historical, functional and applied mountain geomorphology from both global and local perspectives. It is suitable for students studying mountain geomorphology, and others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Chapter 1 An introduction to mountain geomorphology Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker Part 2 Historical Mountain Geomorphology Chapter 2 Cenozoic evolution of global mountain systems Lewis A. Owen Chapter 3 The evolution of mountains on passive continental margins Cliff Ollier Chapter 4 The evolution of the mountains of New Zealand Paul W. Williams Part 3 Functional Mountain Geomorphology Chapter 5 Processes, rates and patterns of mountain belt erosion Niels Hovius, Dimitri Lague and Simon Dadson Chapter 6 Mechanical and chemical denudation in mountain systems Nel Caine Chapter 7 Hillslope hydrology and mass movements in the Japanese Alps Yuichi Onda Chapter 8 Glacial lake outburst floods in mountain environments Helgi Björnsson Part 4 Applied Mountain Geomorphology Chapter 9 Geomorphic hazards in mountain environments Kenneth Hewitt Chapter 10 Mountain hazards in China Li Tianchi Chapter 11 Geomorphic processes and hazards on volcanic mountains Jean-Claude Thouret Part 5 Mountain Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change Chapter 12 Mountain geomorphology and global environmental change Olav Slaymaker and Philip N. Owens ...
