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System Theory in Geomorphology Challenges, Epistemological Consequences and Practical Implications /
Empirical research needs a profound theory to be successful. This is the simple but, in its consequences, radical approach for this study in geomorphology. It critically analyses the current system understanding and offers a new view for a geomorphology that understands systems as being open but at...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2012. |
| Colección: | Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I: Problem areas
- First problem area: Coherence of basic assumptions and concepts
- Second problem area: Openness and determinacy
- Third problem area: The physical basis
- Fourth problem area: Equilibria
- Complexity and non-linearity
- Tentative conclusions in two steps
- Part 2: Consequences and implications
- Epistemological consequences
- Practical implications
- Meeting the challenge: An approach towards a geomorphological system theory
- Summary.