Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States - Softcover

DiPietro, Joseph A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443158967 ISBN 13: 9780443158964

Publisher: Elsevier, 2024

Synopsis

Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States, Third Edition is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and applications within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States. The vast diversity of terrain and landscape across the United States makes this an ideal tool for geoscientists worldwide who research the country’s geological and landscape evolution. The book provides an explanation of how landscape forms and how it evolves. This edition is fully updated with 3 additional sections: Geologic and Tectonic Processes and Provinces; Surface Processes and Provinces; and Compressional Mountain Systems.

Rather than limiting the coverage specifically to tectonics or to the origin and evolution of rocks with little regard for the actual landscape beyond general desert, river, and glacial features, this book concentrates specifically on the origin of the landscape itself, with specific and exhaustive references and examples from across the United States. The book goes on to apply those concepts to specific examples throughout the United States, making it a valuable resource for understanding theoretical geological concepts through a practical lens.

• Presents the complexities of physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States through an interdisciplinary, highly accessible approach
• Offers hundreds of figures, maps and photographs that capture the systematic interaction of land, rock, rivers, glaciers, global wind patterns and climate, including Google Earth images
• Provides a thorough assessment of the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape and the geological history of the Earth
• Features exercises that conclude each chapter, aiding in the retention of key concepts
• Includes 3 new sections and 8 additional chapters, as well as major updates to chapters throughout

About this title

About the Author

Joseph A. DiPietro is Professor of Geology at the University of Southern Indiana. His research interests are in the fields of structural geology, tectonics, and metamorphism. He has been on the faculty at University of Southern Indiana since 1991 where he teaches Physical Geology, Landscapes and Geology of North America, Mineralogy, Structural Geology, and Tectonics. Most of his research has been on the tectonics of the Pakistan Himalaya where he mapped along the suture zone that separates India from Asia. He has also worked for the New York State Geological Survey mapping in the Adirondack Mountains and for the Idaho Geological Survey mapping in the Clearwater Mountains and he has conducted mapping and research in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

From the Back Cover

Geology and Landscape Evolution, Third Edition
General Principles Applied to the United States

Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States, Third Edition, is an accessible interdisciplinary text that balances theory and application with an emphasis on the physical geography, geology, tectonics, climatology, and geomorphology of the United States. It is an ideal tool for geoscientists who wish to understand the country’s geological and landscape evolution and for those who simply wish to explore the vast diversity of terrain across the United States. With specific and exhaustive reference to examples from the United States, Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States concentrates specifically on the origin of landscape and how geology, tectonics, and climate combine to shape landscape. Rather than a description of events, this book applies geologic concepts and reasoning to the solving of geologic problems.

The third edition is fully updated with four parts and seven new chapters. Part I describes the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape. Part II describes the regional landscape and geology of the United States including the distribution of rocks, tectonic features, active faults, and areas of uplift-subsidence. Part III is a detailed account of the physiographic character and evolution of specific areas of the United States such as the Blue Ridge and Rocky Mountains. Part IV explores concepts required to understand geologic history, and applies those concepts to the origin of convergent mountain systems with a special reference to the Appalachian Mountains. This book is a valuable resource for those who wish to explore and understand the great American countryside.


Key features:

• Presents the complexities of physical geography, geology, tectonics, and geomorphology of the United States through an interdisciplinary, highly accessible approach
• Offers hundreds of figures, maps, and photographs that capture the systematic interaction of land, rock, rivers, glaciers, global wind patterns, and climate, including Google Earth images
• Provides a thorough assessment of the logic, rationale, and tools required to understand how to interpret landscape and the geological history of Earth
• Features exercises that conclude each chapter, aiding in the retention of key concepts
• This edition is a complete reorganization of material into four parts with seven additional chapters and with major updates to chapters throughout

About the Author
Dr. Joseph DiPietro
Professor of Geology, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, USA

Joseph A. DiPietro is a Professor of Geology at the University of Southern Indiana. His research interests are in the fields of structural geology, tectonics, and metamorphism. He has been on the faculty at the University of Southern Indiana since 1991 where he teaches Physical Geology, Landscapes and Geology of North America, Mineralogy, Structural Geology, and Tectonics. Most of his research has been on the tectonics of the Pakistan Himalaya where he mapped along the suture zone that separates India from Asia. He has also worked for the New York State Geological Survey mapping in the Adirondack Mountains, for the Idaho Geological Survey mapping in the Clearwater Mountains, and has conducted mapping and research in the Green Mountains of Vermont.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443158967
• ISBN 13: 9780443158964
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 674