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Basement Regions

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Editors:
  1. Alain Godard

    1. Laboratoire de Géographie Physique, CNRS-UMR 8589, Meudon Cedex, France

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  2. Jean-Jacques Lagasquie

    1. Département de Géographie, Université de Pau, Pau Cedex, France

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  3. Yannick Lageat

    1. Département de Géographie, Université de Brest, Brest, France

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • A. Godard, J.-J. Lagasquie, Y. Lageat
      Pages 1-5

  3. The Fabric of Basement Terrains and its Controls on the Development of Landforms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Planation Surfaces in Basement Terrains

      • A. Godard, R. Simon-Coinçon, J.-J. Lagasquie
      Pages 9-34

    3. Morphostructural Units, Multi-Storeyed Scenery and the Origin of Escarpments in Basement Terrains

      • J.-J. Lagasquie, Y. Lageat, J.-P. Peulvast, A. Godard, Y. Gunnell
      Pages 35-63

    4. Structural Landforms in Basement Terrains

      • Y. Lageat, J.-J. Lagasquie, R. Simon-Coinçon
      Pages 65-89

  4. The Weathering of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks: Processes and Products

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Rock Resistance and its Influence on Landforms in Basement Terrains

      • J.-J. Lagasquie, Y. Lageat, A. Godard
      Pages 93-116

    3. Chemical Weathering, Regolith and Climate in Metamorphic and Igneous Terrains

      • Y. Lageat, J.-J. Lagasquie, B. Coque-Delhuille, C. Martin, M.-J. Penven, R. Simon-Coinçon
      Pages 117-145

    4. Cryogenic Processes and Ice-Related Restructuring of the Regolith in Metamorphic and Igneous Terrains

      • M.-F. André, B. Etlicher, A. Godard, D. Sellier, B. Van Vliet-Lanoë
      Pages 147-169

  5. Zonal Patterns of Landscape Development in Basement Terrains

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
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    2. Landscape Development in Tropical Shield Environments

      • Y. Lageat, Y. Gunnell
      Pages 173-197

    3. Landscape Development in Arctic, Sub-Arctic and Circum-Arctic Shield Environments

      • M.-F. André, J.-P. Peulvast, A. Godard, D. Sellier
      Pages 199-220

    4. Landscape Development in Metamorphic and Igneous Terrains of the Mid-Latitudes (with Special Reference to Western Europe)

      • P. Bernard-Allée, B. Valadas, B. Etlicher, A. Godard, B. Van Vliet-Lanoë, C. Le Cœur
      Pages 221-258

    5. Structural Predesign and Scaling Factors in Geomorphology: Lessons from the Study of Basement Terrains

      • Y. Lageat, Y. Gunnell
      Pages 259-272

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 273-306
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About this book

The basement regions constitute more than two-thirds of outcropping bedrock material across our planet's continents. During the past 30 years French geomorphologists have contributed greatly to the characterization of some of the laws and patterns of landform evolution in shields and crystaliine areas with changing bioclimatic environments. This volume reflects the search for a better understanding of landscapes and landforms in igneous and metamorphic terrains at different latitudes. Furthermore, it covers a wide field of investigation gathered on four continents and addresses the issue at a wide range of spatial and timescales. It is an ideal volume not only for post-graduate geomorphology students but also for geoscience scholars concerned with igneous petrology, quaternary geology, physical geography, soil science and land use planning.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire de Géographie Physique, CNRS-UMR 8589, Meudon Cedex, France

    Alain Godard

  • Département de Géographie, Université de Pau, Pau Cedex, France

    Jean-Jacques Lagasquie

  • Département de Géographie, Université de Brest, Brest, France

    Yannick Lageat

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Basement Regions

  • Editors: Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Lagasquie, Yannick Lageat

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56821-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67665-2Published: 14 August 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63201-3Published: 04 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56821-3Published: 27 June 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 306

  • Additional Information: Original French edition published by Association des Publications de la Faculte des Lettres et Sciences Humaines de Clermont-Ferrand, 1996

  • Topics: Geography, general, Geology

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