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Monitoring and Modelling Dynamic Environments : (A Festschrift in Memory of Professor John B. Thornes), PDF eBook

Monitoring and Modelling Dynamic Environments : (A Festschrift in Memory of Professor John B. Thornes) PDF

Edited by Alan P. Dykes, Mark Mulligan, John Wainwright

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The Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generation. John s keen interest in understanding landform processes and evolution was furthered through a variety of methods and informed across a range of disciplinary boundaries. In particular he pushed for better integration of monitoring, theoretical and simulation modelling, field and laboratory experimentation and remote sensing techniques. Although dominated by an interest in the Mediterranean region and problems of land degradation, his research activities ranged across a number of time scales and with other environmental perspectives.

This collection of papers reflects this wide range of John s interests through the recent work of scientists and professionals most strongly influenced by his rigorous training or leadership. The thematic focus of the book, which runs through all of the main contributions, is the integration of different methodologies and the application of this approach to improved understanding of natural systems and the development of appropriate strategies for environmental and resource management. Short overviews of John s contributions to geomorphological research are also presented to provide context for the origins of this book.

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