Table of Contents

1 Fundamentals.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.3 Orientation Studies.- 1.4 Tectonic Features.- 1.5 Planar Morphological Features.- 1.6 Significance of Correlations.- 2 Global Morphotectonics.- 2.1 Scope of Chapter.- 2.2 Laurasia.- 2.3 Gondwanaland.- 2.4 The Oceans.- 2.5 Global Morphotectonic Conclusions.- 3 Local Morphotectonics.- 3.1 Scope of Chapter.- 3.2 Local Valley Morphology.- 3.3 Basins.- 3.4 Shore/Coast Lines.- 3.5 Inselbergs.- 3.6 Volcanic Features.- 3.7 Mass Movements on Slopes.- 3.8 Local Morphotectonic Conclusions.- References.

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In the 1980s Prof. Scheidegger published several titles with Springer: - Scheidegger: Principles of Geodynamics - Scheidegger: Systematic Geomorphology - Scheidegger: Theoretical Geomorphology

Reviews

From the reviews: "Morphotectonics, the examination of the genetic relationships between topography and underlying tectonic or structural features within the crust, has been a rapidly developing field of the Earth sciences in recent years. ! The book has quite a good list of references and an index. ! In summary, this is a highly focused work ! . The work deserves a space in university libraries, and is more likely to be used as a reference source ! ." (Colin Murray-Wallace, Newsletter of the Geological Society of Australia, Issue 135, June, 2005) "The present volume is devoted to the concept that drainage patterns on Earth are largely controlled by bedrock joints that have been produced tectonically. This has been a favorite theme of his scholarship for many years, and this volume pulls together in a coherent presentation much of the earlier work that has been published bit by bit in journals. ! Extensive bibliography. An excellent guide. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (H. N. Pollack, Choice, Vol. 42 (3), 2004)