Geomorphological events and landform change. The Centenary Lecture to the Department of Geography, University of Heidelberg

Auteur :
BRUNSDEN, D.

Description :
This paper discusses some of the implications of actualistic and evolutionary theory which emphasises slow steady change to landscapes toward a belief that landscapes can also change suddenly from one (stable?) state to another. For the A., C. LYELL was a precursor and has considerable importance for geomorphology, even though he exaggerated the effect of the sea, and underestimated valley formation to an inhibiting degree. The A. then studies the nature of event geomorphology (the nature of processes, event effectiveness, lifetime of landforms).


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, issn : 0372-8854, 1996, vol. 40, n°. 3, p. 273-288, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 48 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Stuttgart, Gebruder Borntraeger