Fluvial Geomorphology In Southern Africa
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| Author | : Peter Holmes |
| Publisher | : UJ Press |
| Total Pages | : 421 |
| Release | : 2013-01-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1920382364 |
This book covers the geomorphology and landscape evolution of South Africa, focusing on arid landscapes, fluvial systems, karst, Quaternary landscapes, macro-scale geomorphic evolution, coastal geomorphology and applied geomorphology. It would appeal to postgraduate students in Physical Geography (Geomorphology) and Physical Geology and all academics in the earth sciences.
| Author | : Stefan Grab |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 2015-03-05 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319035606 |
This book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the most prominent landscapes of South Africa and the distinctive landforms associated with them. It describes the processes, origins and the environmental significance of those landscapes, including their relationships to human activity of the past and present. The sites described in this book include, amongst others, the Blyde River Canyon, Augrabies Falls, Kruger National Park, Kalahari desert landscapes, the Great Escarpment, Sterkfontein caves and karst system, Table Mountain, Cape winelands, coastal dunes, rocky coasts, Boer War battlefield sites, and Vredefort impact structure. Landscapes and Landforms of South Africa provides a new perspective on South Africa’s scenic landscapes by considering their diversity, long and short term histories, and importance for geoconservation and geotourism. This book will be relevant to those interested in the geology, physical geography and history of South Africa, climate change and landscape tourism.
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| Publisher | : Nisc (pty) Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Geomorphology |
| ISBN | : 9781920033064 |
| Author | : Jasper Knight |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2016-06-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1107055792 |
This book provides a benchmark study of southern African landscape evolution during the Quaternary, for researchers, professionals and policymakers.
| Author | : Ro Charlton |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2007-11-12 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1134313500 |
Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology will be an indispensable introductory text for first and second year undergraduates, providing a clear understanding of how the fluvial system operates at different spatial and temporal scales.
| Author | : Frank D. Eckardt |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2022-05-17 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030861023 |
This volume contains 22 chapters introducing a wide range of semi-arid and geologic landscapes. Botswana, a thinly populated nation, the size of France, is a Southern African keystone country at the heart of the Kalahari, sharing some of the major sub-continental drainage basins such as the Limpopo, Zambezi, Orange, and Okavango with its neighbouring countries. The extensive Kalahari Sand surface has been sculptured by numerous past processes which have produced subtle but regional landforms consisting of extensive dunes and shorelines. Incipient rifting has created the dynamic Okavango and Makgadikgadi fan-basin systems which produces iconic wetlands with a world heritage status. Geological outcrops in particular to the east expose highly denuded basement lithologies which produces numerous inselbergs that are home to a rich archaeological heritage. The book also examines the geomorphology of mineral and water resources which sustain the economy and population and also features dedicated chapters that cover diamondiferous kimberlites, caves, pans, dams, duricrusts and wildlife. Chapter 6 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
| Author | : Jasper Knight |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : 2018-10-03 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319949748 |
This edited collection examines contemporary directions in geographical research on South Africa. It encompasses a cross section of selected themes of critical importance not only to the discipline of Geography in South Africa, but also of relevance to other areas of the Global South. All chapters are original contributions, providing a state of the art research baseline on key themes in physical, human and environmental geography, and in understanding the changing geographical landscapes of modern South Africa. These contributions set the scene for an understanding of the relationships between modern South Africa and the wider contemporary world, including issues of sustainable development and growth in the Global South.
| Author | : Peter J. Holmes |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2018-07-04 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1134972393 |
This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa. It examines the links between these environments and the ways in which they have been, are and will likely be subject to change. It covers the geomorphology, soils, vegetation and land use across a range of landscapes, including mountains, coasts, savannah, drylands and wetlands, and identifies the impacts of current and potential climate change and other factors on these environments. The geographical focus is on the region defined by Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland. Illustrated throughout in full colour, the book will serve as a reference volume for researchers and environmental professionals internationally, as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students of geography, ecology and environmental studies in Southern Africa.
| Author | : G. Mathias Kondolf |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 698 |
| Release | : 2005-01-28 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0470868325 |
In recent years there has been a marked increase in funding andemployment in river restoration. Methods in Fluvial Geomorphologyprovides an integrated approach to the interdisciplinary nature ofthe subject and offers guidance for researchers and professionalson the tools available to answer questions on river management onvery difference scales. * Each chapter is organised to cover everything from generalconcepts to specific techniques * Topics covered include evolution of methods, guiding concepts, aframework for deciding when to apply specific tools, advantages andlimitation of the tools, sources of data, equipment and suppliesneeded, and a summary table * Provides the professional with a useful handbook covering alltools used in fluvial geomorphology * Also provides valuable information on the advantages andlimitations of the tools * All chapters include case studies to give examples of theapplications of the tools discussed
| Author | : Gustav Visser |
| Publisher | : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2016-09-20 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1928357261 |
The publication provides the first comprehensive text that reflects on a century of the development of geography as an academic discipline at South African universities. The book showcases a broad and textured review of South Africa's geography departments, their staff members, their times, and the different Geographies they engaged in. The book lays thefoundation from which more expansive individual departmental histories can be written in the future.
