The Scientific Nature of Geomorphology

Bruce L. Rhoads and Colin E. Thorn

John Wiley & Sons, 1996


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Preface

PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES

Chapter 1 - The Methodological Roles of Theory in Science Harold I. Brown

Chapter 2 - Observation in Geomorphology Bruce L. Rhoads and Colin E. Thorn

Chapter 3 - Hypotheses and Geomorphological Reasoning Victor R. Baker

Chapter 4 - Fashion in Geomorphology Douglas J. Sherman

Chapter 5 - Toward a Philosophy of Geomorphology Bruce L. Rhoads and Colin E. Thorn

METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES

Chapter 6 - Space, Time and the Mountain: How Do We Order What We See? Michael Church

Chapter 7 - Samples and Cases: Generalisation and Explanation in Geomorphology Keith Richards

Chapter 8 - Climatic Hypotheses of Alluvial-fan Evolution in Death Valley Are Not Testable Ronald I. Dorn

Chapter 9 - Physical Modelling in Fluvial Geomorphology: Principles, Applications and Unresolved Issues Jeff Peakall, Philip J. Ashworth, and James L. Best

MODELING: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS

Chapter 10 - A Role for Theoretical Models in Geomorphology? Michael J. Kirkby

Chapter 11 - Physically Based Modelling and the Analysis of Landscape Development Deborah S.L. Lawrence

Chapter 12 - Equifinality and Uncertainty in Geomorphological Modelling Keith Beven

Chapter 13 - Deterministic Complexity, Explanation, and Predictability in Geomorphic Systems Jonathan Phillips

Chapter 14 - Limitations on Predictive Modeling in Geomorphology Peter K. Haff

INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTRASDISCIPLINARY CONTEXTS

Chapter 15 - Derivation and Innovation in Improper Geology, aka Geomorphology C. Rowland Twidale

Chapter 16 - Geomorphology, Geography, and Science Bernard 0. Bauer

Chapter 17 - The Evolution of Geomorphology, Ecology, and Other Composite Sciences Waite R. Osterkamp and Cliff R. Hupp

Chapter 18 - Geomorphology and Policy for Restoration of Impounded American Rivers: What is 'Natural?' William L. Graf

Index