Ebook: The Scientific Nature of Geomorphology

Mонография. — John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1996. — 490 p. — ISBN 0-471-96811-0.В книге рассматриваются ключевые методологические основания геоморфологии, как научной дисциплины. Перевод названия: "Научная природа геоморфологии".Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Philosophical issues
The Methodological Roles of Theory in Science
Observation in Geomorphology
Hypotheses and Geomorphological Reasoning
Fashion in Geomorphology
Toward a Philosophy of Geomorphology
Methodological issues
Space, Time and the Mountain - How Do We Order What We See?
Samples and Cases: Generalisation and Explanation in Geomorphology
Climatic Hypotheses of Alluvial-fan Evolution in Death Valley Are Not Testable
Physical Modelling in Fluvial Geomorphology: Principles, Applications and Unresolved Issues
Modeling: prospects and problems
A Role for Theoretical Models in Geomorphology?
Physically Based Modelling and the Analysis of Landscape Development
Equifinality and Uncertainty in Geomorphological Modelling
Deterministic Complexity, Explanation, and Predictability in Geomorphic Systems
Limitations on Predictive Modeling in Geomorphology
Interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary contexts
Derivation and Innovation in Improper Geology, aka Geomorphology
Geomorphology, Geography, and Science
The Evolution of Geomorphology, Ecology, and Other Composite Sciences
Geomorphology and Policy for Restoration of Impounded American Rivers: What is 'Natural?'