Geology and Landscape Evolution - 2nd Edition by Joseph A Dipietro (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States, Second Edition, is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and applications within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States. The vast diversity of terrain and landscape across the United States makes this an ideal tool for geoscientists worldwide who research the country's geological and landscape evolution. The book provides an explanation of how landscape forms, how it evolves and why it looks the way it does. This new edition is fully updated with greater detail throughout and additional figures, maps, drawings and photographs.

Rather than limiting the coverage specifically to tectonics or to the origin and evolution of rocks with little regard for the actual landscape beyond general desert, river and glacial features, this book concentrates specifically on the origin of the landscape itself, with specific and exhaustive reference to examples from across the United States. The book begins with a discussion of how rock type and rock structure combine with tectonic activity, climate, isostasy and sea level change to produce landscape and then explores predicting how landscape will evolve. The book goes on to apply those concepts to specific examples throughout the United States, making it a valuable resource for understanding theoretical geological concepts through a practical lens.

Review Quotes

"This extensive book introduces general concepts and principles rales of Geology and Geomorphology, and illustrates, with examples from the United States, how its application allows us mite rebuild history geological and the evolution of landscape of a region. As notes its author, Joseph A. DiPietro, the purpose of the work is not tell the story geological and describe the geomorphology of the country, but rather bring to the reader how can we interpret them from available evidence and using the concepts necessary. The Professor has carried out numerous geological mapping works in his country, and has devoted a good part of his research contributions to the study of the structure of the Himalayas in Pakistan. The book is an expanded review of the publication of 2013, Landscape Evolution in the United States: An Introduction to the Geography, Geology and Natural History. The new title seems to give the idea of ​​what it is about of a textbook that could serve as a reference basic for students of Geology and Geomorphology of any country. However, as reflected in the title above, the work is aimed mainly at people interested in knowing the geomorphology of states States (excluding Alaska) and its geological determinant gicos." --OTRAS Publication