The Dictionary of Physical Geography

by Thomas, David S. G.; Goudie, Andrew S.

• ISBN13: 9780631204732
• ISBN10: 0631204733
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-22
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The third edition of this comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary covers the whole field of physical geography and provides an essential reference for all students and lecturers in this field.

Author Biography

David Thomas is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of seven books and over 100 refereed research papers in journals and edited volume contributions. Recent work includes Desertification: Exploding the Myth (with N. J. Middleton, 1994); Arid Zone Geomorphology: Process, Form and Change in Drylands (ed., 2nd edn, 1997) and World Atlas of Desertification (with N. J. Middleton, 2nd edn, 1997).

Andrew Goudie is Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford, where
he was also Head of Development and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 1995 to 1997. His previous books include Environmental Change (with Stephen Stokes, 4th edn, 2000), The Nature of the Environment (Blackwell, 3rd edn, 1993), The Changing Earth (Blackwell, 1995), The Human Impact Reader (Blackwell, 1997), The Earth Transformed (with Heather Viles, Blackwell, 1997) The Human Impact on the Natural Environment (5th Ed. Blackwell, 1999).

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	vi
Preface to the First Edition	vii
Preface to the Second Edition	viii
Introduction	ix
Acknowledgements	x
List of Contributors	xi
The Dictionary of Physical Geography	1	(539)
Index	540