{"product_id":"the-periglaciation-of-great-britain-paperback-9780521310161","title":"The Periglaciation of Great Britain (Paperback) 9780521310161","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Periglaciation of Great Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe effects of periglaciation on the British landscape are synthesised in this 1997 text.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eColin K. Ballantyne (Author), Charles Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521310161, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 26 October 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21 x 1.8 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA climate of arctic severity prevailed in Britain throughout much of the last two million years, resulting in the widespread formation of a great range of periglacial landforms and deposits. Many of these features provide key evidence for understanding the evolution of the present landscape and reconstructing former climate. Appreciation of the significance of periglacial deposits and structures is also important in many engineering operations and in understanding the development of present-day soils. This book, first published in 1994, provides a synthesis of theory in periglacial geomorphology and applies this to the study of periglacial phenomena in Great Britain. The first part of the book introduces the chronological and environmental background to periglaciation in Britain. The second and third parts deal respectively with the periglaciation of lowland Britain and upland Britain. The book concludes by considering the implications of periglacial phenomena for environmental reconstruction.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction and Context: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Quaternary environmental change in Great Britain\u003cbr\u003e 3. Periglacial environments\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Periglaciation of Lowland Britain: 4. Ice wedge casts and relict tundra polygons\u003cbr\u003e 5. Ground ice depressions and related phenomena\u003cbr\u003e 6. Active layer processes: cryoturbation and patterned ground\u003cbr\u003e 7. Periglacial mass-wasting and slope evolution in lowland Britain\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lowland landscape modification by fluvial and aeolian processes\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Periglaciation of Up-Land Britain: 9. Frost weathering and mountain-top detritus\u003cbr\u003e 10. Patterned ground on British mountains\u003cbr\u003e 11. Solifluction landforms in upland Britain\u003cbr\u003e 12. Talus slopes and related landforms\u003cbr\u003e 13. Nival, fluvial, aeolian and coastal features\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Periglacial Environments: 14. Past and present periglacial environments.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geological surface processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geological surface processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geological%20surface%20processes%20%5Bgeomorphology%5D%20%5BRBGD%5D%22\"\u003egeomorphology RBGD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001493508376,"sku":"9780521310161","price":45.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521310161i_946c617e-6c3e-4fe7-a7db-fad4df8047b8.jpg?v=1691375006","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-periglaciation-of-great-britain-paperback-9780521310161","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}