Somerset landscapes: geology and landforms. 3rd ed

Haslett, S.K (2020) Somerset landscapes: geology and landforms. 3rd ed. Blackbarn Books, Llandysul. ISBN 9781910244043

Abstract

Somerset is an old county of southwest England with a rich diversity of landscapes from the high Mendip and Quantock Hills to the lowlands of Sedgemoor and the Bristol Channel coast. The rocks that underlie the county are largely responsible for this diversity with strata from the era of ancient life up to deposits laid down during the last ice age and even more recently.Somerset Landscapes is richly illustrated with the authors' own photographs and line diagrams and is intended for the interested layperson as well as school, college and university students following courses in geography, geology and environmental science. History and archaeology also feature. Alongside landscape 'portraits', case studies of general concepts and phenomena are provided, and key words are highlighted and collected together in a glossary for easy reference. For the 3rd Edition, the text has been generally updated and revised to reflect recent advances in plate tectonics and geological time, and a new section has been added to include reference to evidence from Somerset for a recently recognised episode of global environmental change and mass extinction. The extensive bibliography has also been updated to enable the reader to take their interest in Somerset landscapes further.

Item Type:	Book
Divisions:	Chancelry and Research Management School of Sciences
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2024 18:24
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2024 18:24
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/16579

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