Geomorphology in Environmental Planning

Download or read book Geomorphology in Environmental Planning written by J. M. Hooke and published by . This book was released on 1988-09-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on papers presented at a symposium held at the Institute of British Geographers' Conference at Portsmouth, January 1987. Contributors discuss how geomorphology can, and should, be incorporated into environmental policies, planning, and management. Coverage ranges from agricultural land use to urban planning. Leading authorities with practical experience of applications discuss what sort of geomorphological information is needed, to whom or where it should be directed, and how policies need to be formulated or changed. Each study is followed by a case study. Included are examples of the detrimental consequences and costs of ignorance of geomorphological processes in environmental planning.