Geomorphological mapping : methods and applications / Mike J. Smith, Paolo Paron, James S. Griffiths.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Mike J., 1971-

Contributor:

Paron, Paolo.

Griffiths, James S., Dr.

Series:

Developments in earth surface processes ; 15.

Developments in earth surface processes ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geomorphological mapping.

Physical Description:

xxi, 612 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, [2011]

Summary:

This text explains the concepts, characteristics, makers and users of, and trends in, how modern geomorphological mapping can be applied to solve complex problems in land management, including landslide risk assessment, resource location, and changes in landforms. Following a historical overview of trends in field-based geomorphological mapping, Smith (geography, geology, and the environment, Kingston U., UK) and colleagues in the UK and the Netherlands present new digital tools and techniques, e.g., remote sensing, WebGIS, that have resulted in the use of 'non-subjective' mapping in applied research that now informs cartography, geographic information systems, and terrain analysis. The handbook includes international case studies illustrated with diagrams and color plates that exemplify the diverse applications, current limitations and potential of this methodology. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Sec. 1: Geomorphological Mapping

1. Introduction to applied geomorphological mapping / James S. Griffiths, Mike J. Smith, and Paolo Paron

2. Old and new trends / Herman Theodoor Verstappen

3. Nature and aims of geomorphological mapping / Francesco Dramis, Domenico Guida and Antonello Cestari

4. Makers and users of geomorphological maps / Paolo Paron and Lieven Claessens

5. Geomorphological contributions to landslide risk assessment: theory and practice / Gareth J. Hearn and Andrew B. Hart

Sec. 2: Techniques In Applied Geomorphological Mapping

6. Geomorphological field mapping / Jasper Knight, Wishart A. Mitchell and James Rose

7. Data sources / Takashi Oguchi, Yuichi S. Hayakawa and Thad Wasklewicz

8. Digital mapping: visualisation, interpretation and quantification of landforms / Mike J. Smith

9. Cartography: design, symbolisation and Visualisation of geomorphological maps / Jan-Christoph Otto, Marcus Gustavsson and Martin Geilhausen

10. Semi-automated identification and extraction of geomorphological features using digital elevation data / Arie Christoffel Seijmonsbergen, Tomislav Hengl and Niels Steven Anders

Sec. 3: Case Studies

11. Mapping Ireland's glaciated continental margin using marine geophysical data / Paul Dunlop, Fabio Sacchetti, Sara Benetti and Colm O'Cofaigh

12. Submarine geomorphology: quantitative methods illustrated with the Hawaiian volcanoes / John K. Hillier

13. Marine geomorphology: geomorphological mapping and the study of submarine landslides / Aaron Micallef

14. The Cherry Garden landslide, Etchinghill Escarpment, Southeast England / James S. Griffiths, E. Mark Lee, Denys Brunsden and David K.C. Jones

15. The application of geomorphological mapping in the assessment of landslide hazard in Hong Kong / Steve Parry

16. A geomorphological map as a tool for fir assessing sediment transfer processes in small catchments prone to debris-flows occurrence: a case study in the Bruchi Torrent (Swiss Alps) / David Theler and Emmanuel Reynard

17. Geomorphological assessment of complex landslide systems using field reconnaissance and terrestrial laser scanning / Malcolm Whitworth, Ian Anderson and Graham Hunter

18. Digital terrain models from airborne laser scanning for the automatic extraction of natural and anthropogenic linear structures / Rutzinger Martin, Höfle Bernhard, Vetter Michael and Pfeifer Norbert

19. Applied geomorphic mapping for land management in the River Murray Corridor, SE Australia / Colin F. Pain, Jonathan D.A. Clarke and Vanessa N.L. Wang

20. Monitoring Braided River change using terrestrial laser scanning and optical bathymetric mapping / Richard Willliams, James Brasington, Damia Vericat, Murray Hicks, Fred Labrosse and Mark Neal

21. Uses and limitations of field mapping of lowland glaciated landscapes / Jasper Knight

22. Mapping late Holocene landscape evolution and human impac

a case study from lower Khuzestan (SW Iran) / Jan Walstra, Vanessa M.A. Heyvaert and Peter Verkinderen

23. Military applied geomorphological mapping: Normandy case study / Peter L. Guth

24. Future developments of geomorphological mapping / Mike J. Smith, James S. Griffiths and Paolo Paron.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780444534460

0444534466

OCLC:

670484619

Publisher Number:

99945890615