Environmental Sedimentology

Chris Perry (Editor), Kevin Taylor (Editor)

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1515-5

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452 pages

December 2006, Wiley-Blackwell

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provides a comprehensive introduction to environmental sedimentology
examines the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced disturbance events
considers a range of sedimentary environments; mountain and upland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine, temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf
aspects of sediment management and remediation are also considered as are the potential impacts of on-going and future climatic and environmental change
Readership: advanced level undergraduates in earth science, environmental science and physical geography, and graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences with an interest in contemporary sediment systems