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9781405115155

Environmental Sedimentology

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405115155

  • ISBN10:

    1405115157

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-12-04
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced disturbance events. The book considers a variety of sedimentary environments: mountain and upland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine, temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf. Each chapter provides an overview of the main sources and dynamics of sediment production and accumulation, as well as exploring the impacts of a wide range of natural and man-made disturbance issues. Aspects of sediment management and remediation are also considered as are the potential impacts of on-going and future climatic and environmental change. Environmental Sedimentology is an invaluable text for advanced level undergraduates in earth science, environmental science and physical geography, and graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences with an interest in contemporary sediment systems.

Author Biography

Chris Perry and Kevin Taylor are Readers in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

List of case studies
vi
List of contributors
viii
Preface ix
Environmental sedimentology: introduction
1(31)
Chris Perry
Kevin Taylor
Mountain environments
32(43)
Jeff Warburton
Fluvial environments
75(34)
Karen Hudson-Edwards
Lake environments
109(35)
Lars Hakanson
Arid environments
144(46)
Anne Mather
Urban environments
190(33)
Kevin Taylor
Deltaic and estuarine environments
223(40)
Peter French
Temperate coastal environments
263(39)
Andrew Cooper
Tropical coastal environments: coral reefs and mangroves
302(49)
Chris Perry
Continental shelf environments
351(38)
Piers Larcombe
References 389(39)
Index 428

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