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The Nature of Geomorphology

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In this re-evaluation of the basic postulates of geomorphology, first published in 1982, Alistair Pitty examines the subject within its scientific context, arguing that coherence in geomorphology can be demonstrated despite the many apparent divergences, which should themselves be regarded as poles within a spectrum of opinion. Not least, the particularly geological and geographical aspects of geomorphology are carefully identified and explained within this coherence.

Author(s): Alistair F. Pitty
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Geology, 24
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2020

Language: English
Pages: 172
City: London

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Title page
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Scientific context of geomorphology
Introduction
Implications of recent changes of emphasis in geology
Divergence between geomorphology and certain emphases in geology
Geographical characteristics of geomorphology
Implications of changes of emphasis in geography
Statistics and geography
The fourth dimension
Conclusion
2 The nature of geomorphology
Description and interpretation
Process and form
Qualitative and quantitative aspects
Laboratory and field work
The role of geomorphology
3 Basic postulates
Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism
The Cycle of Erosion
Climatic geomorphology
Stillstands and the mobility of earth structures
Structure, process and stage
The necessity for simplification of geomorphological complexity
Glossary
Bibliography
Index