Part 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 An introduction to mountain geomorphology
Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker
Part 2 Historical Mountain Geomorphology
Chapter 2 Cenozoic evolution of global mountain systems
Lewis A. Owen
Chapter 3 The evolution of mountains on passive continental
margins
Cliff Ollier
Chapter 4 The evolution of the mountains of New Zealand
Paul W. Williams
Part 3 Functional Mountain Geomorphology
Chapter 5 Processes, rates and patterns of mountain belt
erosion
Niels Hovius, Dimitri Lague and Simon Dadson
Chapter 6 Mechanical and chemical denudation in mountain
systems
Nel Caine
Chapter 7 Hillslope hydrology and mass movements in the Japanese
Alps
Yuichi Onda
Chapter 8 Glacial lake outburst floods in mountain
environments
Helgi Björnsson
Part 4 Applied Mountain Geomorphology
Chapter 9 Geomorphic hazards in mountain environments
Kenneth Hewitt
Chapter 10 Mountain hazards in China
Li Tianchi
Chapter 11 Geomorphic processes and hazards on volcanic
mountains
Jean-Claude Thouret
Part 5 Mountain Geomorphology and Global Environmental
Change
Chapter 12 Mountain geomorphology and global environmental
change
Olav Slaymaker and Philip N. Owens
Philip N. Owens is a Senior Research Fellow with the National
Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, North Wyke Research
Station, Devon, UK
Olav Slaymaker is Professor of Geography in the Department of
Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
This book is a valuable source of information for students studying mountain geomorphology, and also for academics and research scientists interested in mountain environments. - January issue -- CAB Abstacts "Given the modest price it definitely represents a useful student text for any course dealing with mountain hazards/mountain environments and is a useful library addition." -- The Geographical Journal
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