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Southern African Geomorphology: Recent Trends and New Directions

This book covers the geomorphology and landscape evolution of South Africa, focusing on arid landscapes, fluvial systems, karst, Quaternary landscapes, macro-scale geomorphic evolution, coastal geomorphology and applied geomorphology. It would appeal to postgraduate students in Physical Geography (Geomorphology) and Physical Geology and all academics in the earth sciences.

Authors:
Peter J Holmes (ed)
University of the Free State
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7828-5267
Michael E Meadows (ed)
University of Cape Town
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-3055
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920382360

Chapters

  • Southern African Geomorphology
    Recent Trends and New Directions
    Peter J Holmes, Michael E Meadows
  • 1. Macroscale Geomorphic Evolution
    Rodney R Maud
  • 2. Lithological and Structural Controls on Landforms
    Peter J Holmes
  • 3. Granite Landscapes
    C Rowl Twidale
  • 4. Weathering
    Kevin J Hall, K Ian Meiklejohn, Werner Nel, Paul D Sumner
  • 5. Fluvial Geomorphology
    Kate M Rowntree
  • 6. Aeolian Systems
    David SG Thomas, Giles FS Wiggs
  • 7. Terminal Basins
    Lacustrine and Pan Systems
    Paul A Shaw, David SG Thomas
  • 8. Duricrusts
    David J Nash
  • 9. Periglacial and Glacial Geomorphology
    Simon J Carr, Stefan W Grab, Stephanie C Mills
  • 10. Coastal Geomorphology
    Greg A Botha, Andrew S Carr
  • 11. Soil Erosion and Land Degradation
    Peter J Holmes, John Boardman, M Timm Hoffman, Giles FS Wiggs
  • 12. Landscapes and Environmental Change
    Michael E Meadows
  • 13. Applied Geomorphology
    Peter J Holmes, Gerald G Garland
  • 14. Landscape Inventories and Remote Sensing
    Michael E Meadows, Charles H Barker, Franck D Eckardt
  • Southern African Geomorphology
    The Past and the Future
    Andrew S Goudie

Author Biographies

Peter J Holmes, University of the Free State

Department of Geography

Michael E Meadows, University of Cape Town

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Charles H Barker, University of the Free State

Department of Geography

John Boardman, University of Oxford

Environmental Change Institute

Andrew S Carr, University of Leicester

Department of Geography

Simon J Carr, University of London

Queen Mary

Franck D Eckardt, University of Cape Town

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Andrew S Goudie, University of Oxford

Saint Catherine’s College

Stefan W Grab, University of the Witwatersrand

School of Geography, Anthropology and Environmental Sciences

Kevin J Hall, University of Northern British Columbia

Department of Geography

M Timm Hoffman, University of Cape Town

Plant Conservation Unit

K Ian Meiklejohn, Rhodes University

Department of Geography

David J Nash, University of Brighton

Department of Geography

Werner Nel, University of Fort Hare

Department of Geography

Kate M Rowntree, Rhodes University

Department of Geography

Paul D Sumner, University of Pretoria

Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorolo

C Rowl Twidale, University of Adelaide

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

David SG Thomas, University of Oxford

School of Geography

Giles FS Wiggs, University of Oxford

School of Geography

References

Published
June 1, 2013
Copyright (c) 2013 Peter J Holmes, Michael E Meadows
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Details about the available publication format: Paperback

Paperback
ISBN-13 (15)
9781920382025
Date of first publication (11)
2013-06-01
Physical Dimensions
175mm x 245mm

How to Cite

Holmes, P. J., & Meadows, M. E. (Eds.). (2013). Southern African Geomorphology: Recent Trends and New Directions. UJ Press. https://doi.org/10.18820/9781920382360