Geomorphology of Desert Environments (Hardcover)

Over the past few decades there has been a major expansion of knowledge in the field of landforms and landforming processes of deserts. This is an advanced-level textbook which opens with an overview that provides geomorphic comparison of the world's deserts. The following chapters present reviews and evaluations of current research grouped around the main geomorphic processes and environments, namely weathering, hillslopes, rivers, piedmonts, lake basins and aeolian features. In the final part, a series of chapters examines the impact of climatic change on the geomorphology of desert environments.