Badlands Dynamics in a Context of Global Change

An up-to-date overview of current knowledge on badlands dynamics in the context of global change

Estela Nadal-Romero (Edited by), Juan F. Martinez-Murillo (Edited by), Nikolaus Josef Kuhn (Edited by)

9780128130544, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 10 August 2018

336 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.68 kg

Badlands Dynamics in the Context of Global Change presents the newest ideas concerning badland formation and relates them to the larger context of global change. The book provides an overview of badland landforms and covers a variety of interdisciplinary topics, such as runoff generation, erosion processes and rates, the potential for modeling badland systems, and emerging technologies in research. It is an ideal resource for geomorphologists, physical geographers and soil scientists interested in this terrain and how it relates to land degradation in other environments.

1. Perspectives on Badland Studies in the Context of Global Change 2. The Origin of Badlands 3. The Role of Lithology: Parent Material Controls on Badland Development 4. Badlands and the Dynamics of Human History, Land Use, and Vegetation Through Centuries 5. Runoff Generation in Badlands 6. The Role of Piping in the Development of Badlands 7. Rethinking Spatial and Temporal Variability of Erosion in Badlands 8. Assessing Badland Sediment Sources Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 9. Geotouristic Value of Badlands

Subject Areas: Geological surface processes [geomorphology RBGD]