{"product_id":"sediment-cascades-isbn-9780470849620","title":"Sediment Cascades","description":"\u003cb\u003eSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/b\u003e provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. Suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates, seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/b\u003e begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sediment delivery systems and introduces the main themes of sediment production, delivery, storage and transfer. Further chapters then focus on specific environments from mountains, through floodplains, to estuaries and the continental shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on contemporary sediment system dynamics and current research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers a sequence of environments from steep mountains to the continental shelf\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the continuity of the subject by linking each component area with its adjacent elements\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Contributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Sediment Cascades in the Environment: An Integrated Approach (\u003ci\u003eTimothy P. Burt, Durham University, UK and Robert J. Allison, University of Sussex, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mountains and Montane Channels (\u003ci\u003eMichael Church, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Landslides and Rockfalls (\u003ci\u003eNick J. Rosser, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sediment Cascades in Active Landscapes (\u003ci\u003eTim R. H. Davies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and Oliver Korup, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Pacific Rim Steeplands (\u003ci\u003eBasil Gomez, Indiana State University, USA; Michael J. Page, GNS Science, New Zealand; Noel A. Trustrum, GNS Science, New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Local Buffers to the Sediment Cascade: Debris Cones and Alluvial Fans (\u003ci\u003eAdrian M. Harvey, University of Liverpool, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Overland Flow and Soil Erosion (\u003ci\u003eLouise J. Bracken, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Erosional Processes and Sediment Transport in Upland Mires (\u003ci\u003eMartin G. Evans, University of Manchester, UK and Timothy P. Burt, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Gravel-Bed Rivers (\u003ci\u003eMichael Church, University of British Columbia, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Fine-Sediment Cascade (\u003ci\u003ePamela S. Naden, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Streams, Valleys and Floodplains in the Sediment Cascade (\u003ci\u003eStanley W. Trimble, University of California at Los Angeles, USA\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Cascade (\u003ci\u003eIan D.L. Foster, University of Westminster, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Continental-Scale River Basins (\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Higgitt, National University of Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Estuaries (\u003ci\u003eTom Spencer, Cambridge University, UK and Denise J. Reed, University of New Orleans, USA\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Continental Shelf and Continental Slope (\u003ci\u003eDavid N. Petley, Durham University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Burt\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Physical Geography and Master of Hatfield College at the University of Durham. His research interests are hillslope hydrology, nitrate and phosphate pollution, soil erosion, and long instrumental records of climate change. Current research is focused on nitrate leaching from agricultural land, riparian buffer zones, and the hydrology of upland peat. Professor Burt teaches on undergraduate programmes in Geography and the Masters course in \u003ci\u003eGeomorphology \u0026amp; Environmental Change\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited \u003ci\u003eNitrate Processes, Patterns and Management\u003c\/i\u003e (with Louise Heathwaite and Stephen Trudgill) and is presently chief editor for Volume 4 of the \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Study of Landforms\u003c\/i\u003e (to be published in 2008 by the Geological Society of London).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Allison\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Physical Geography and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex. His research interests are in slopes, weathering \u0026amp; geotechnics and the geomorphology of arid environments. Current research is focused on sediment generation and transfer in arid environments, modelling failure in fractured rock masses and the geotechnical behaviour of soft sediments. Professor Allison teaches on undergraduate programmes in Geography and Masters courses in \u003ci\u003eGeomorphology \u0026amp; Environmental Change\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEngineering Geology\u003c\/i\u003e. He edited \u003ci\u003eLandscape Sensitivity\u003c\/i\u003e (with David S.G. Thomas) and \u003ci\u003eApplied Geomorphology\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/b\u003e provides a comprehensive overview that addresses the transport of sediment through the landscape. It is suitable for academic researchers, industry practitioners, research students and advanced level undergraduates who are seeking detailed knowledge and an up-to-date review of the recent research literature. The emphasis is on contemporary sediment system dynamics with relevance both to landscape management and landform development.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSediment Cascades: An Integrated Approach\u003c\/b\u003e begins with an explanation of the need for an integrated approach to sediment delivery systems and introduces the main themes of sediment production, delivery, storage and transfer. Further chapters then focus on specific environments such as mountains, floodplains, estuaries and the continental shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003efocuses on contemporary sediment system dynamics and current research;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecovers a sequence of environments from steep mountains to the continental shelf;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehighlights the continuity of the subject by linking each component area with its adjacent elements.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990000156901,"sku":"NP9780470849620","price":210.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470849620.jpg?v=1761786164","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sediment-cascades-isbn-9780470849620","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}