The Periglacial Environment

Hugh M. French

460 pages, parution le 12/02/2007 (3^eme édition)

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Résumé

The Periglacial Environment, Third Edition presents a balanced and comprehensive account of the characteristics and significance of periglacial processes, landforms and deposits. The book is organised into four parts. Part one provides a general introduction to the subject. Part two provides an overview to the characteristics of present-day periglacial environments, and part three focuses on relict periglacial environments. The whole is rounded of with part four covering applied periglacial geomorphology. This Third Edition includes new and expanded sections on: pleistocene environments, global change, geotechnical and engineering aspects.

This excellent textbook is an invaluable resource for second and third year undergraduate students of Physical Geography, Geology, Environmental Science and Earth Science. The Periglacial Environment, Third Edition is also an informative reading for professionals, researchers and lecturers working and teaching in the field.

L'auteur - Hugh M. French

Hugh French has taught at The University of Ottawa, Canada, in the Departments of Geography (1967-2003), Geology (1980-1992) and Earth Sciences (1998-2003). He has been Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa (1992-1997), President of the International Permafrost Association (1998-2003), and Editor-in-Chief of Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (1990-2005). He is now Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa

Sommaire

The periglacial domain
- Introduction
- Periglacial landscapes?
- Periglacial climates
Present-day periglacial environments
- Cold-climate weathering
- Permafrost
- Surface features of permafrost
- Ground ice
- Thermokarst
- Hillslope processes and slope evolution
- Azonal processes and landforms
Late-pleistocene periglacial environments
- Quaternary periglacial conditions
- Evidence for past permafrost
- Periglacial landscape modification
Applied periglacial geomorphology
- Geotechnical and engineering aspects
- Climate change and periglacial environments

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Hugh M. French
Parution	12/02/2007
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	460
Format	17 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	887g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470865897
ISBN13	978-0-470-86589-7