Research Catalog

Title

Changing the face of earth : engineering geomorphology : proceedings of the 28th Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology, held 28 August to 3 September 1997 in Bologna / edited by J.R. Giardino, R.A. Marston, M. Morisawa.

Author

Binghamton Symposium in Geomorphology (28th : 1997 : Bologna, Italy)

Publication

Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1999.

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Additional Authors

• Giardino, John R.
• Marston, Richard A.
• Morisawa, Marie.

Description

439 p. : ill., maps; 27 cm.

Uniform Title

Geomorphology.

Alternative Title

• Engineering geomorphology
• Geomorphology

Subject

• Engineering geology > Congresses
• Geomorphology > Congresses

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Note

• "Reprinted from Geomorphology, volume 31, nos.1-4."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Introduction: Engineering geomorphology: an overview of changing the face of earth / John R. Giardino and Richard A. Marston -- Sheet fractures, other stress forms and some engineering implications / J. R. Vidal Romani and C. R. Twidale -- Fracture characteristics in weathered granites / J. Ehlen -- The role of thermal stress fatigue in the breakdown of rock in cold regions / K. Hall -- Geomorphological aspects of road construction in a cold environment, Finland / M. Seppala -- Engineering geomorphology of rock glaciers / K. C. Burger, J. J. Degenhardt, Jr. and J. R. Giardino -- Geomorphology and the urban tropics: building an interface between research and usage / A. Gupta and R. Ahmad -- A geomorphological strategy for conducting environmental impact assessments in karst areas / G. Veni -- Landslide hazard evaluation: a review of current techniques and their application in a multi-scale study, Central Italy / F. Guzzetti, A. Carrara and M. Cardinali / [et al.] --^
• Forest engineering implication of storm-induced mass wasting in the Oregon Coast Range, USA / C. L. Rosenfeld -- Fluvial geomorphology and river engineering: future roles utilizing a fluvial hydrosystems framework / D. J. Gilvear -- Engineering geomorphology at the cutting edge of land disturbance: erosion and sediment control on construction sites / J. Harbor -- Time and the persistence of alluvium: River engineering, fluvial geomorphology, and mining sediment in California / A. James -- Principles of engineering geomorphology for managing channel erosion and bedload transport, examples from French rivers / J.-P. Bravard, N. Landon and J.-L. Peiry / [et al.] -- Effectiveness of sediment control structures relative to spatial patterns of upland soil loss in an arid watershed, Wyoming / R. A. Marston and L. S. Dolan -- Hydrologic processes and geomorphic constraints on urbanization of alluvial fan slopes / A. P. Schick, T. Grodek and M. G. Wolman --^
• Source-to-sink sediment transfers, environmental engineering and hazard mitigation in the steep Var River catchment, French Riviera, southeastern France / E. J. Anthony and M. Julian -- Use of hydrogeomorphic concepts to design created wetlands in southeastern Virginia / G. R. Whittecar and W. L. Daniels -- Decades of change: contributions of geomorphology to fluvial and coastal engineering and management / J. M. Hooke -- Engineering geomorphology on the coast: lessons from west Dorset / D. Brunsden and R. Moore -- Sea floor engineering geomorphology: recent achievements and future directions / D. B. Prior and J. R. Hooper.

ISBN

0444503013

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