Comment on “Recasting geomorphology as a landscape science” by Slaymaker et al. (2021)
Wasson, R.J., Smithers, S., Saynor, M., and Nott, J. (2021) Comment on “Recasting geomorphology as a landscape science” by Slaymaker et al. (2021). Geomorphology, 389. 107852.
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Slaymaker et al. (2021) argue that geomorphology is poorly known and has little influence outside its practitioners and therefore should be recast as both a geoscience and a landscape science. The only evidence they evince for the claim about the lack of influence of geomorphology is that it is not evident in the publications from international environmental programs. This is far from a convincing case and does not support their view that geomorphology should be recast. We contend that most geomorphological influence is at the national, regional to local scale, not internationally. Our main concern with their proposal is however that a change of language could confuse potential users and students, with the opposite effect to what they wish.
| Item ID: | 69786 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| ISSN: | 1872-695X |
| Keywords: | Geomorphology, Landscape Science, Interdisciplinarity |
| Copyright Information: | © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Nov 2021 03:36 |
| FoR Codes: | 37 EARTH SCIENCES > 3709 Physical geography and environmental geoscience > 370901 Geomorphology and earth surface processes @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1806 Terrestrial systems and management > 180699 Terrestrial systems and management not elsewhere classified @ 50% 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180299 Coastal and estuarine systems and management not elsewhere classified @ 50% |
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