This book presents the geomorphological diversity of England and Wales. These regions are characterised by an extraordinary range of landforms and landscapes, reflecting both the occurrence of many different rock types and drastic climatic changes over the last few million years, including ice sheet expansion and decay. The book begins by providing the geological and geomorphological context needed in order to understand this diversity in a relatively small area. In turn, it presents nearly thirty case studies on specific landscapes and landforms, all of which are landmarks in the territory discussed. These include the famous coastal cliffs and landslides, granite tors of Dartmoor, formerly glaciated mountains of Snowdonia and the Lake District, karst of Yorkshire, and many others. The geomorphology of London and the Thames is also included. Providing a unique reference guide to the geomorphology of England and Wales, the bookis lavishly illustrated with diagrams, colour maps and photos, and written in an easy-to-read style. The contributing authors are distinguished geomorphologists with extensive experience in research, writing and communicating science to the public. The book will not only be of interest to geoscientists, but will also benefit specialists in landscape research, geoconservation, tourism and environmental protection.

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Professor Andrew Shaw Goudie is a geographer at the University of Oxford specialising in desert geomorphology, dust storms, weathering and climatic change in the tropics. He is also known for his teaching and textbooks on human impacts on the environment. He is the author, co-author, editor or co-editor of many books and papers, and has received numerous awards for his work. Piotr Migon is a Professor of Geography at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. From 1997-2001 he was the Secretary of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and was IAG Vice-President from 2009 to 2013. His publications include Geomorphological Landscapes of the World (2010), Granite Landscapes of the World (2006), the Encyclopedia of Geomorphology (co-editor, 2004) and many papers in peer-reviewed international journals. Professor Migon is also the series editor for World Geomorphological Landscapes, published by Springer.

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1 Dedication to Denys Brunsden Andrew Goudie and Piotr Migon 2 Geological history and long-term landscape evolution Piotr Migon3 Rocks and Relief Andrew Goudie 4 The Quaternary Andrew Goudie 5 Human Impact Andrew Goudie 6 The Weald David Jones7 Sandstone tors and escarpments of the Weald Piotr Migon8 Sussex coast David Robinson 9 Isle of Wight - landslides and structural morphology Roger Moore 10 The Eastern Jurassic Coast Andrew Goudie11 Isle of Portland Andrew Goudie 12 The landslides of East Devon and West Dorset Bob Allison 13 Rocky coast of South Devon coast and the history of disappearing Hallsands Derek Mottershead14 Dartmoor - tors and periglacial legacy Yanni Gunnell and David Jarman15 Bodmin Moor D.J.A. Evans 16 Land's End - granite geomorphology Stephan Harrison 17 Karst of Mendip Hills Andrew Farrant 18 The Cotswolds Andrew Goudie 19 Geomorphology of London - terraces of the Thames Phil Gibbard 20 Periglacial heritage of East Anglia Peter Friend 21 The soft coast of Norfolk Tom Spencer and collaborator(s)22 The Fens Piotr Migon 23 Peak District Richard Huggett 24 Mam Tor and other landslides of the Dark Peak Sam Green and Ernie Rutter 25 Lake District D.J.A. Evans 26 Limestone pavements and other karst features of the Yorkshire Dales Helen Goldie 27 Brimham Rocks Piotr Migon28 The Whin Sill, Dolerite dykes and Hadrian's Wall Tim Burt and Maurice Tucker29 Gower Peninsula Richard Shakesby 30 Brecon Beacons Simon Carr 31 Glacial landforms of Snowdonia Ken Addison 32 Geomorphological conservation and management Andrew Goudie and Piotr MigonIndex