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Environmental Sedimentology

 

Edited by: Chris Perry
Kevin Taylor, Manchester Metropolitan University

Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced disturbance events.
  • considers a range of sedimentary environments; mountain and upland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine, temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf
  • aspects of sediment management and remediation are also considered as are the potential impacts of on-going and future climatic and environmental change
  • Readership: advanced level undergraduates in earth science, environmental science and physical geography, and graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences with an interest in contemporary sediment systems

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    • provides a comprehensive introduction to environmental sedimentology
    • examines the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced disturbance events
    • considers a range of sedimentary environments; mountain and upland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine, temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf
    • aspects of sediment management and remediation are also considered as are the potential impacts of on-going and future climatic and environmental change
    • Readership: advanced level undergraduates in earth science, environmental science and physical geography, and graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences with an interest in contemporary sediment systems


    Contents
    Preface.

    1. Environmental Sedimentology: Introduction: Chris Perry & Kevin Taylor (Manchester Metropolitan University).

    2. Mountain Environments: Jeff Warburton (University of Durham).

    3. Fluvial Environments: Karen Hudson-Edwards (Birkbeck College, London).

    4. Lake Environments: Lars Hakanson (University of Uppsala).

    5. Arid Environments: Anne Mather (University of Plymouth).

    6. Urban Environments: Kevin Taylor (Manchester Metropolitan University).

    7. Deltaic and Estuarine Environments: Peter French (Royal Holloway, University of London).

    8. Temperate Coastal Environments: Andrew Cooper (University of Ulster).

    9. Tropical Coastal Environments: Coral Reefs and Mangroves: Chris Perry (Manchester Metropolitan University).

    10. Continental Shelf Environments: Piers Larcombe (CEFAS, UK).

    Index

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    460 pages


    ISBN
    9781405115155
    ISBN 10
    1405115157
    Paperback


    Published
    27 Nov 2006 (USA)
    25 Oct 2006 (ROW)

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