Geomorphology in the public eye : policy issues, education, and the public. Special issue
Data bank ; Geomorphology ; Internet ; Software ; Teaching of geography ; Technology
Specifically, this paper focuses on ways to employ computer technology to present geomorphologic information and progress through a hierarchy of knowledge from first-order facts to higher-order ideas, to a level of understanding of dynamic, Earth
-system science. The AA. provide examples from their classes and address issues associated with plagiarism and intellectual property rights. Teaching and research in geomorphology are undergoing a beneficial, but sometimes problematic, transition
with the new technology. Geomorphology can only prosper from the benefits offered by computer technologies.