The Landforms of England and Wales
Format:Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:20th May '93
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
From the heights of the Fells and Snowdonia to the flat fenlands of East Anglia, from the bleakness of Dartmoor to the abundance of the Weald - England and Wales show a variety of landscape unparalleled in the world. In this book Andrew Goudie describes how and why such a complexity of landforms evolved, covering the region's history from the earliest times to the present.
Fully illustrated with line drawings, maps an dphotographs, and written by one of the foremost scholars of his generation, this is a book that will both inform and entertain.
"A new landmark in the field ... geomorphologists will find this book too useful to leave the bookshop without it". Progress in Physical Geography
"Andrew Goudie manages to combine scholarship and scientific analysis of a high order with a fluent prose style and attractive illustration. The result is a book which can be enjoyed by anyone with some basic geological knowledge." Geological Magazine
"Required reading for anyone seeking to understand the geomorphology of England and Wales." Times Higher Educational Supplement
"The most balanced descriptive account of the geomorphology of England and Wales that has yet appeared." Environment and Planning A
ISBN: 9780631163671
Dimensions: 228mm x 155mm x 22mm
Weight: 595g
408 pages