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E-grāmata: Geomorphology in the Anthropocene

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The Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global environments, this comprehensive volume demonstrates that human impact on landforms and land-forming processes is profound, due to various driving forces, including: use of fire; extinction of fauna; development of agriculture, urbanisation, and globalisation; and new methods of harnessing energy. The book explores the ways in which future climate change due to anthropogenic causes may further magnify effects on geomorphology, with respect to future hazards such as floods and landslides, the state of the cryosphere, and sea level. The book concludes with a consideration of the ways in which landforms are now being managed and protected. Covering all major aspects of geomorphology, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students studying geomorphology, environmental science and physical geography, and for all researchers of geomorphology.

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'Among contemporary physical geographers, there are none who are the equal of Andrew S. Goudie and Heather A. Viles in their ability to synthesize vast areas of the literature and to bring out new meanings from the avalanche of data that is published each week This is the first book that explores, in depth, the relation between the Anthropocene epoch and landscape science (geomorphology) [ It] can be recommended to any serious student of the global implications of human modification of Earth's surface [ as well as to the] geoscience and environmental science communities, from geographers to geologists and geophysicists.' Olav Slaymaker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 'What an interesting topic! What a good book! It presents the geomorphological evidence for the concept of the Anthropocene With great clarity the authors give a wonderful review of the issues and a very clear account of the problems involved in selection of the start point and character of the possible new stratigraphical unit. Breathtaking in scope, it also gives a fine account of geomorphological processes and landforms linked to human achievements.' Denys Brunsden, King's College London 'In this comprehensive examination of human impacts on diverse landscapes, Goudie and Viles provide numerous examples and details of how human activities have altered and continue to alter Earth's surface. This book provides a valuable reference and thorough overview for students and professionals.' Ellen Wohl, Colorado State University 'In today's climate of media-induced alarm about what mankind is doing to our planet, this book stands out as a calm and considered appraisal of human impacts on Earth resources and natural systems. Few are better placed than these authors to interpret the scientific data on human and natural forces driving those rapid changes currently challenging sustainability of Earth systems.' Michael Crozier, Victoria University of Wellington

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A comprehensive treatment of the human role in modifying geomorphological forms and processes and their influence on the Earth's systems.
Acknowledgments ix
1 Introduction to the Anthropocene and Anthropogeomorphology
1(14)
1.1 The Anthropocene
1(6)
1.2 Anthropogeomorphology: Its History
7(3)
1.3 Direct and Indirect Anthropogeomorphological Influences
10(2)
1.4 Techniques in Anthropogeomorphology
12(1)
1.5 Our Approach
13(2)
2 Drivers of Anthropogeomorphological Change
15(16)
2.1 Humans Arrive
15(2)
2.2 Fire
17(2)
2.3 Tool Production
19(1)
2.4 Pleistocene Overkill
19(1)
2.5 Agriculture and Domestication
20(2)
2.6 Irrigation and Water Management
22(1)
2.7 Secondary Products Revolution
23(1)
2.8 Urbanization
24(1)
2.9 Mining and Metals
24(2)
2.10 Globalization
26(1)
2.11 Harnessing of Energy
26(2)
2.12 The Great Acceleration
28(2)
2.13 Conclusions
30(1)
3 Construction and Excavation
31(26)
3.1 Introduction: Humans as Earth Movers
31(2)
3.2 Landforms Produced by Construction and Dumping: Introduction
33(1)
3.3 Artificial Islands
34(1)
3.4 Artificial Reefs
35(1)
3.5 Coastal and Lake Reclamation
35(1)
3.6 Terracing
36(3)
3.7 Tells and Other Mounds
39(4)
3.8 Embankments and Levees
43(1)
3.9 Mine Spoil Heaps
43(2)
3.10 Artificial Lakes: Dams and Reservoirs
45(3)
3.11 Landforms Produced by Excavation
48(5)
3.12 Craters Produced by War
53(1)
3.13 Qanat
53(1)
3.14 Canals and Other Artificial Channels
54(1)
3.15 Conclusions
55(2)
4 Subsidence in the Anthropocene
57(14)
4.1 Introduction
57(1)
4.2 Karstic Collapse
57(2)
4.3 Solutional Collapse of Salt and Gypsum
59(1)
4.4 Coal Mining Subsidence
60(1)
4.5 Salt Mining
60(1)
4.6 Hydrocarbon Abstraction
61(1)
4.7 Groundwater Abstraction
62(3)
4.8 Geothermal Fluid Abstraction
65(1)
4.9 Hydrocompaction
66(1)
4.10 Land Drainage
67(1)
4.11 Induced Seismic Activity
68(2)
4.12 Conclusions
70(1)
5 Weathering Processes in the Anthropocene
71(16)
5.1 Weathering in the Paleoanthropocene
72(2)
5.2 Weathering in the Industrial Era
74(6)
5.3 Weathering in the Great Acceleration
80(1)
5.4 Future Weathering
81(5)
5.5 Conclusions
86(1)
6 Hillslope Processes in the Anthropocene
87(43)
6.1 Modification of Infiltration Capacities and Other Soil Properties
87(1)
6.2 Grazing
88(2)
6.3 Replacement of Grassland by Shrubland
90(1)
6.4 Deforestation
91(1)
6.5 Soil Compaction by Agriculture, Vehicular Activity, and Ski Resorts
92(1)
6.6 Driving Forces
93(15)
6.7 Case Study: Eroding Peat in Britain
108(2)
6.8 Soil Erosion Rates: Introduction
110(2)
6.9 Erosion Management
112(1)
6.10 Lake Sedimentation Rates
113(6)
6.11 Acceleration of Mass Movements
119(4)
6.12 Mass Movement Management
123(2)
6.13 Future Rates of Soil Erosion and Mass Movements
125(4)
6.14 Conclusions
129(1)
7 Fluvial Processes and Forms in the Anthropocene
130(49)
7.1 Modifications of River Flow
130(8)
7.2 Sediment Transport: The Impact of Dams and Soil Erosion
138(6)
7.3 Channel Changes: Deliberate
144(2)
7.4 Accidental Channel Changes
146(4)
7.5 Effects of Urbanization
150(1)
7.6 Effects of Transport Corridors
150(1)
7.7 Effects of Mining on Stream Channels
151(1)
7.8 Changing Riparian Vegetation, Animal Activity, and Stream Channels
152(1)
7.9 Stream Restoration
153(2)
7.10 Dam Removal Effects
155(1)
7.11 Holocene Floodplain Sedimentation Related to Accelerated Erosion
155(7)
7.12 Case Studies
162(6)
7.13 The Future: River Flows and Channels Under Climate Change
168(5)
7.14 Lake Level Changes
173(5)
7.15 Conclusions
178(1)
8 Aeolian Processes and Forms in the Anthropocene
179(14)
8.1 Introduction
179(1)
8.2 Dust Storms and Wind Erosion
180(5)
8.3 Sand Dunes
185(5)
8.4 Future Anthropocene Climate Changes and the Aeolian Environment
190(2)
8.5 Conclusions
192(1)
9 Coastal Processes and Forms in the Anthropocene
193(30)
9.1 Coastal Change
193(8)
9.2 Coral Reefs
201(3)
9.3 Estuaries
204(3)
9.4 Salt Marshes, Mangrove Swamps, and Seagrasses
207(4)
9.5 Future Sea-Level Rise
211(11)
9.6 Conclusions
222(1)
10 Cryospheric Processes and Forms in the Anthropocene
223(11)
10.1 Thermokarst
223(2)
10.2 Glaciers
225(8)
10.3 Glacial Lakes
233(1)
10.4 Conclusions
233(1)
11 Conclusions on the Relationships Between Geomorphology and the Anthropocene
234(17)
11.1 The Antiquity of Some Anthropogenic Geomorphological Changes
234(2)
11.2 Highlights of Human Impacts on Geomorphology During the Great Acceleration
236(3)
11.3 The Future
239(4)
11.4 Stage 3 of the Anthropocene: Stewardship
243(4)
11.5 Geomorphological Changes and the Earth System
247(4)
References 251(68)
Index 319
Andrew S. Goudie is an Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. He specialises in the study of desert processes and climate change, and has worked in the Middle East, India and Pakistan, East Africa, Southern Africa, Australia, and the USA. From 2005 to 2009, Professor Goudie was President of the International Association of Geomorphologists and he has also been President of the Geographical Association, President of Section E of the British Association, and Chairman of the British Geomorphological Research Group. He was the recipient of the Farouk El-Baz Prize for Desert Research from the Geological Society of America in 2007 and the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1991. Heather Viles is Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on understanding weathering and rock breakdown in coastal, arid, and urban environments, and applying that knowledge to conserving heritage sites. She also works extensively on the links between geomorphology and ecology. Professor Viles has been Chairman of the British Society for Geomorphologists, Vice President (fieldwork) of the Royal Geographical Society, and is currently on the executive committee of the International Association of Geomorphologists. She received the Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal from the European Geosciences Union in 2015 for establishing the field of biogeomorphology.
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