Monitoring and modelling dynamic environments : a festschrift in memory of Professor John B. Thornes

Monitoring and modelling dynamic environments : a festschrift in memory of Professor John B. Thornes / edited by Alan P. Dykes, Mark Mulligan, John Wainwright.

Monitoring and Modeling Geomorphological Environments is a comprehensive overview of the latest research in the field with a focus on the advantages and benefits of integrating different methodological approaches to geomorphological research. The chapters in the book reflect both the geographical ra...

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Other Authors: Dykes, Alan P., 1968- (Editor), Mulligan, Mark, 1970- (Editor), Wainwright, John, 1967- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
Subjects:
Thornes, John B.
Geomorphology > Methodology.
Geomorphology > Mathematical models.
Geomorphology > Computer simulation.
Geomorphology > Mathematical models
Geomorphology > Methodology
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Understanding and managing landscape change through multiple lenses: the case for integrative research in an era of global change Alan P. Dykes, Mark Mulligan and John Wainwright PART A 2. Assessment of soil erosion through different experimental methods in the Region of Murcia (Southeast Spain) Asunción Romero Díaz and José Damián Ruíz Sinoga 3. Shrubland as a soil and water conservation agent in Mediterranean-type ecosystems. The Sierra de Enguera study site contribution Artemi Cerdà, Paulo Pereira, Agata Novara, José Damián Ruiz Sinoga, Antonio Jordan, Jorge Mataix-Solera, Félix Ángel González Peñaloza, Merche B. Bodí and Alicia Morugan 4. Morphological and vegetation variations in response to flow events in rambla channels of SE Spain Janet Hooke and Jenny Mant 5.
  • Stability and instability in Mediterranean landscapes: A geoarchaeological perspective John Wainwright 6. Desertification indicator system for Mediterranean Europe (DIS4ME): science, stakeholders and public dissemination of research results Jane Brandt and Nichola Geeson 7. Geobrowser based simulation models for land degradation policy support Mark Mulligan 8. Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Rift Valley Lakes Basin Master Plan Carolyn F. Francis and Andrew T. Lowe 9. Modelling hydrological processes in long-term water supply planning: current methods and future needs Glenn Watts 10. Changing discharge contributions to the Río Grande de Tárcoles Matthew Marsik, Peter Waylen and Marvin Quesada 11.
  • Insights on channel networks delineated from Digital Elevation Models (DEMs): The adaptive model Ashraf Afana and Gabriel del Barrio 12. From Digital Elevation Models to 3-D deformation fields: A semi-automated analysis of uplifted coastal terraces on the Kamena Vourla Fault, central Greece Thomas J.B. Dewez and Iain S. Stewart 13. Environmental change and landslide hazards in Mexico Alan P. Dykes and Irasema Alcántara-Ayala PART B 14. John Thornes and palaeohydrology Ken Gregory and Leszek Starkel 15. John Thornes: Landscape sensitivity and landform evolution Tim Burt 16. John Thornes and desertification research in Europe Mike Kirkby, Louise J. Bracken and Jane Brandt 17. John Thornes: An appreciation Denys Brunsden.

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