The reenchantment of geomorphology

Baker, Victor R.; Twidale, C. R.

doi:10.1016/0169-555x(91)90021-2

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“…'Real' geomorphology in its purest form is the study of the evolution of land forms on the basis of form, process and time (Davis, 1909; Baker and Twidale, 1991). This fundamental linkage is alien to many of the disciplines currently associated with river management and has recently been clouded by geomorphologists themselves in their rush for respectability among other scientific professions (Richards, 1990;Newson, 1992;Smith, 1993).…”

Section: 'Real' Geomorpholocy: Space and Time In Landform Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 97%

River restoration and geomorphology

Sear

1994

Aquatic Conservation

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The restoration or rehabilitation of rivers is currently an expanding area of investment by public water management bodies in the USA and EC. This position has developed from the rapid growth in environmental (and particularly water) awareness, the rise of accountability for environmental degradation within the legislative framework of water institutions and the move away from agricultural over-production towards sustainable development.2. The restoration process has been pioneered primarily by aquatic ecologists and landscape designers working in conjunction with civil engineers. Geomorphology, the science of landform development, has much to offer, but at present the contributions are often superficial, concentrating on the scaling and siting of instream fluvial features. This paper argues that it is essential to incorporate the broader geomorphological wisdom at the design stage so that restoration schemes will be sustainable in the longer term.

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Section: 'Real' Geomorpholocy: Space and Time In Landform Evolutionmentioning

confidence: 97%

River restoration and geomorphology

Sear

1994

Aquatic Conservation

167

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“…Baker and Twidale (1991) affirm that "theoretical models may fail to account for the field evidence and the larger spatio-temporal domain". This view is also supported by Baker (1994) and Pilkey and Pilkey-Jarvis (2007).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Flood analysis of the Limpopo River basin through past evolution reconstruction and a geomorphological approach

Spaliviero

Dapper

Maló

2014

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. This research reconstructs the past evolution of the Limpopo River, a transboundary system located in southeastern Africa, and describes its geomorphological settings through a literature review and field work activities, with the aim of analysing flood hazard in the basin. Major changes have occurred since the late Jurassic-early Cretaceous period due to successive tectonic events. The paper demonstrates that the apparently abandoned drainage conformation of the palaeo-Limpopo in the upper and middle stretches of the river today constitutes preferential flood-prone areas in the case of major rainfall events. An important palaeo-delta is identified in the lower Limpopo, which imposes a particular drainage pattern onto the floodplain in Mozambique and influences the flood dynamics at present. The adopted method is helpful in determining flood hazard in a data-scarce area showing complex fluvial dynamics, and allows for the identification of unsuitable locations for human settlements.

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“…The role of geomorphologists is to unravel this complexity from the contemporary relief, where the remnants of past deposits and landforms constitute a palimpsest from which most information has disappeared. This requires much imagination, but as Baker and Twidale (1991) noted in relation to Albert Einstein "imagination is more important than knowledge", a principle sometimes forgotten by many scientists.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, it is the study of contemporary (or relatively recent) geomorphic problems that necessitates a global approach by geomorphologists. Baker and Twidale (1991) see geomorphology "as an holistic, chronological, integrative field-based science, that is integral to the study of a dynamically vibrant planet", and they "trust that in the not too distant Geomorphology will again be seen as an integral part of, on the one hand, geneticallyoriented holistic studies intent on understanding the present spatial distribution and interrelationships of earthly phenomena, and, on the other, of studies concerned to analyze and explain the evolution of the Earth through time". This holistic perspective is related to two distinct geomorphic approaches: (i) the historical approach; and (ii) the analysis of geomorphic processes to explain dynamic functional aspects of the contemporary landscape.…”

Section: The Global View Of the Landscape: Catchments And Rivers As Dmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For many human geographers, geomorphology is exclusively a part of the environmental sciences; they do not understand the role of periglacial, glacial or karst studies within geography, a science that they consider (in my opinion erroneously) to be "social". Baker and Twidale (1991) criticized the abandonment of physical geography by geography departments in some universities, which chose to emphasize social and statistical aspects; the names of many departments were changed to such titles as Geography and Planning, or Geography and Land Management. The position of geomorphology within geology is no better.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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