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Price: $99.95

Format:
Paperback 584 pp.
130 photos, 221 figures, and 24 tables, 10" x 8"

ISBN-10:
0195430786

ISBN-13:
9780195430783

Copyright Year:
2010

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Geomorphology

A Canadian Perspective, Fourth Edition

Alan S. Trenhaile

With more Canadian content than any competing text, Geomorphology: A Canadian Perspective, fourth edition, is the essential text for undergraduate Geography and Earth Sciences students. Relevant to students in both introductory and upper-level courses, this comprehensive text provides outstanding coverage of the scientific study of landforms, landscapes, and Earth-surface processes. A two-pronged analytical study of geomorphology - focusing on both process and history - the fourth edition of this respected text engages student readers in a straightforward discussion of the material.

Companion Website for students - includes a glossary, chapter summaries, lists of further readings, an appendix on symbols, and an appendix on SI measurements.

Companion Website for instructors - includes all of the above as well as PowerPoint Slides that feature images from the book.

Readership : Suitable for undergraduate geography and earth science students taking courses in geomorphology, usually found at the second- and third-year level.

Reviews

  • "This is an excellent textbook that has truly 'grown' as each new edition has come out. The text is an easy read, equations are used when and where appropriate, and the use of 'boxes' is excellent. The topics covered and the sequence of topics is very appropriate especially in the Canadian context."

    --John Menzies, Brock University

Preface
1. Geomorphology: A Brief Philosophical and Methodological History
2. The Driving and Resisting Forces
3. Canada: The Physical Background
4. Weathering and Soils
5. Slope Form and Processes
6. Glaciers
7. Glacial Sediments and Landforms
8. Ice Ages and the Glaciation of Canada
9. Periglaciation
10. Fluvial Processes
11. Fluvial Landforms
12. Coastal Processes
13. Coastal Landforms
14. Karst
15. Aeolian Landforms and Processes
16. Environmental Geomorphology and the Effect of Landform, Landuse, and Climate Change
Glossary
List of Symbols
The SI System of Measurement
References
Index

Companion Website for Instructors:
Image and figure bank
Student Study Guide:
Chapter summaries
Lists of further readings
Web resources

Alan Trenhaile is Professor in the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at the University of Windsor. In addition to writing for OUP Canada, Alan has two books, Coastal Dynamics and Landforms (OUP UK, 1997) and The Geomorphology of Rock Coasts (OUP UK, 1987; out of print), both published out of the UK, and is a contributing editor to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Geomorphology.

Mountain Geomorphology - Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker
An Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology - Gerhard Masselink and Michael Hughes
River Processes - Andre Robert
Fluvial Forms and Processes - David Knighton

Special Features

  • Canadian and International Coverage. Provides a thorough Canadian perspective with numerous regional examples. Global examples have also been incorporated, exposing students to geomorphology at home and throughout the world.
  • Engaging art program. Features 130 photos, 217 figures, 24 tables, and a new eye-catching 8-page full colour insert, helping students understand important concepts through visual aids. Many images have been replaced in this new edition with graphics of the highest quality.
  • Historical Perspective. Outlines the history of geomorphology while emphasizing the increasing importance of historical data to present-day scientific study.
New to this Edition
  • New Colour Photographs! Prominent landforms are presented with vivid clarity through a new selection of full-colour photographs.
  • New Climate Change Coverage! New and expanded coverage of climate change shows students how geomorphology relates to one of this generation's greatest challenges.
  • New Annotated Research Lists! Students are directed to relevant print and online resources, giving them an excellent starting point for further research.
  • New Focus Boxes! Involving students with current issues, new 'Geomorphology in Focus' and 'Geomorphology Today' boxes address such topics as the impact of plate tectonics on international politics and the effects of weathering on ancient stone monuments.