GEOMORPHOLOGY: PROCESSES, TAXONOMY AND APPLICATIONS -- GEOMORPHOLOGY: PROCESSES, TAXONOMY AND APPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SUSTAINABLE DECISION MAKING IN A COMPLEX 3D ENVIRONMENT OF AN URBAN AREA: DESIGN OF AN AUDITABLE DECISION PROCESS BASED ON MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. APPROACHES TO ADDRESS LAND EVALUATION AND LAND USE DECISION PROBLEMS -- 2.1. Land Evaluation Modelling -- 2.1.1. Qualitative approaches -- 2.1.2. Expert systems -- 2.1.3. Parametric systems -- 2.1.4. Statistical methods -- 2.1.5. Multicriteria analysis techniques -- 2.1.6. Artificial-intelligence-based technologies -- 2.2. Multicriteria Analysis and Spatial Decision Support Systems -- 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA -- 4. SUGGESTED DECISION PROCESS WORKFLOW THAT ACCOUNTS FOR A 3D COMPONENT -- 4.1. Data Collection and 3D Modelling -- 4.2. Georesources and Geohazards Modelling -- 4.3 Land use Suitability Analysis: Spatial Multicriteria Evaluation -- 5. SEARCH FOR THE MOST PREFERABLE SAND MINING LOCATIONS -- 5.1. Site Search Analysis -- 5.2. Site Selection Analysis -- 6. RESULT AND VALIDATION -- 7. CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INTEGRATION OF FLUVIAL GEOMORHOLOGY AND HYDROBIOLOGY - EXAMPLE OF SMALL STREAMS INVERTEBRATES STUDY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Riverine Landscape -- Integration of Fluvial Geomorphology and Hydrobiology -- Hierarchy Concept as a Tool for Understanding River Structure and Behaviour - Geomorphic Application -- Term 'Habitat' in Hydrobiology -- Habitat Structure and Invertebrates -- METHODS -- Geomorphological Analysis -- Sampling Design -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS -- 1. Relationship of Benthic Assemblage Structure and Environmental Parameters -- 2. Morphological Units -- 3. Flow Types -- Structure of the invertebrate communities -- Cluster analysis -- Effect of organic substratum.

4. Association of Morphological Units and Flow Types -- Distribution of morphological units within flow types -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- Physical Characteristics of Biotopes -- Relationship of Benthic Assemblage Structure and Environmental Parameters -- Invertebrates in Morphological Units and Flow Types -- REFERENCES -- GEOMORPHIC ADJUSTMENT, GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT, AND DISTURBANCES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT -- SOME PROBLEMS WITH QUANTITATIVE MODELS THAT LACK SUFFICIENT GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT -- QUALITATIVE GEOMORPHIC MODELS AND DIMENSIONALITY -- THE DISTURBANCE GEOMORPHOLOGY CONCEPT AS A QUALITATIVE, DIMENSIONLESS MODEL -- CASE STUDIES -- SENSITIVITY OF LANDFORMS AND LANDSCAPES TO CHANGE -- CONCLUSION: RECONCILING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE GEOMORPHIC MODELS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ASSESSING SOIL EROSION IN SEMI-ARID CHECK DAM WATERSHEDS USING GEOWEPP (SOUTH-EAST SPAIN) -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND -- STUDY AREA -- METHODOLOGY -- Simulation with the WEPP Model -- Input Data -- Input climatic variables -- Topographical variables (slope) -- Edaphic entry variables -- Variables related to land uses -- Output variables for the drainage areas -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- THE IMPACT OF TIDAL ENERGY BARRAGES ON ESTUARINE GEOMORPHOLOGY -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- GEOMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS -- HOW DO BARRAGES AFFECT ESTUARINE EVOLUTION? -- THE ROLE OF WIND ENERGY IN DETERMINING MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION FOLLOWING IMPOUNDMENT -- WHERE ARE THE ANALOGUES? -- WHAT DO THE ANALOGUES TELL US ABOUT LIKELY RESPONSES TO BARRAGES? -- WHY WILL EXISTING PATTERNS OF SEDIMENTATION NOT CONTINUE AT A LOWER POSITION IN THE TIDAL FRAME? -- LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS -- QUESTIONS THAT CANNOT BE ANSWERED BY THE USE OF ANALOGUES -- POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS OF TIDAL LAGOONS.

A. Within Estuaries -- B. On the Open Coast -- C. Within the Lagoon -- CONCLUDING COMMENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- AUTHOR PROFILE -- REFERENCES -- SOILS, HYDROLOGY, AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE LISA MATTHEWS MEMORIAL BAY, BAMBERG, SOUTH CAROLINA -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS -- Results -- Soils -- Hydrology -- Geomorphology -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 1. TYPIC DYSTRUDEPT, SITE 8, ELEVATION 57.61 M. -- APPENDIX 2. TYPIC DYSTRUDEPT, SITE 3, ELEVATION 56.46 M. -- APPENDIX 3. GROSSARENIC HAPLUDULT, SITE 12, ELEVATION 56.40 M. -- APPENDIX 4. TYPIC DYSTRUDEPT, SITE 7, ELEVATION 56.10 M. -- APPENDIX 5. AERIC ALBAQUULT, SITE 1, ELEVATION 55.63 M. -- APPENDIX 6. UMBRIC ENDOAQUOD, SITE 9, ELEVATION 55.27 M. -- APPENDIX 7. TYPIC ALBAQUULT, SITE 4, ELEVATION 55.14 M. -- APPENDIX 8. TYPIC ALBAQUULT, SITE 10, ELEVATION 55.13 M -- APPENDIX 9. TYPIC ALBAQUULT, SITE 11, ELEVATION 55.11 M. -- APPENDIX 10. TYPIC ALBAQUULT, SITE 2, ELEVATION 54.95 M. -- APPENDIX 11. UMBRIC PALEAQUULT, SITE 5, ELEVATION 54.60 M. -- APPENDIX 12. TYPIC ALBAQUULT, SITE 6, ELEVATION 54.58 M -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.