Geomorphic analysis of river systems [Perpetual access] (Record no. 565623)
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| control field | OSt |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781118305423 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.483011 |
| Item number | F949g |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Fryris, Kirstie A. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Geomorphic analysis of river systems [Perpetual access] |
| Remainder of title | an approach to reading the landscape |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Kirstie A. Fryris and Garry J. Brireley |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Place of publication | Chichester |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 348p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Filling a niche in the geomorphology teaching market, this introductory book is built around a 12 week course in fluvial geomorphology. 'Reading the landscape' entails making sense of what a riverscape looks like, how it works, how it has evolved over time, and how alterations to one part of a catchment may have secondary consequences elsewhere, over different timeframes. These place-based field analyses are framed within their topographic, climatic and environmental context. Issues and principles presented in the first part of this book provide foundational understandings that underpin the approach to reading the landscape that is presented in the second half of the book. In reading the landscape, detective-style investigations and interpretations are tied to theoretical and conceptual principles to generate catchment-specific analyses of river character, behaviour and evolution, including responses to human disturbance. This book has been constructed as an introductory text on river landscapes, providing a bridge and/or companion to quantitatively-framed or modelled approaches to landscape analysis that are addressed elsewhere. Key principles outlined in the book emphasise the importance of complexity, contingency and emergence in interpreting the character, behaviour and evolution of any given system. The target audience is second and third year undergraduate students in geomorphology, hydrology, earth science and environmental science, as well as river practitioners who use geomorphic understandings to guide scientific and/or management applications. The primary focus of Kirstie and Gary's research and teaching entails the use of geomorphic principles as a tool with which to develop coherent scientific understandings of river systems, and the application of these understandings in management practice. Kirstie and Gary are co-developers of the River Styles® Framework and Short Course that is widely used in river management, decision-making and training. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/fryirs/riversystems. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Watersheds |
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| Topical Term | Fluvial geomorphology |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brireley, Garry J. |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/iitk-ebooks/reader.action?docID=1032536&query=1032536 |
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| Koha item type | E books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Electronic Resources | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 29/04/2022 | 36 | 13881.36 | 551.483011 F949g | EBK10774 | 13881.36 | E books |