Geomorphology, human activity, and global environmental change

Sect. A. Introduction

1. Global Environmental Change: The Global Agenda / Olav Slaymaker

Sect. B. Tectonics, Sea Level and Climate Forcing

2. Glacial Landforms in Taiwan and a Reinterpretation of the Last Glacial Snowline Depression / Margot Bose

3. Effects of Relative Sea Level Changes on the Coastal Morphology of Southern Apulia (Italy) during the Holocene / Michela Dini, Giuseppe Mastronuzzi and Paolo Sanso

4. Estimating Pleistocene Tectonic Uplift Rates in the Southeastern Apennines (Italy) from Erosional Land Surfaces and Marine Terraces / Annalisa Amato

Sect. C. Regional Hydrologic and Lacustrine Impacts of Global Environmental Change

5. Slope - Channel Linkage as a Control of Geomorphic Sensitivity in Alpine Basins, Cascade Mountains, British Columbia / Martin Evans

6. Holocene Debris-Flow Chronology for an Alpine Catchment, Colorado Front Range / Brian Menounos

7. Holocence Paleoenvironments in Central Spain Reconstructed by Sedimentological Investigation of Playa Lake Systems / Brigitta Schutt

8. Rainfall Increase, Land Use and Morphodynamic Changes in Northwestern Argentina as Indicators of the Effects of Future Climatic Changes / J. M. Sayago and M. Toledo

9. Some Considerations Regarding Climatic Change and Specific Erosion in Central Italy / Walter Dragoni and Daniela Valigi

Sect. D. Human Activity and Global Environmental Change

10. Sensitivity of Fluvial Systems to Climate Change and Human Impact: A Case Study from Central Europe / Monika Igl, Roland Mausbacher and Heike Schneider / [et al.]

11. Geomorphological Change on the Tsengwen Coastal Plain in Southwestern Taiwan / Jui-Chin Chang

12. Environmental Impact of Land Use Change in the Inner Alentejo (Portugal) in the 20th century / Denise de Brum Ferreira

13. Classification of Spatial and Temporal Changes to a Developed Barrier Island, Seven Mile Beach, New Jersey, USA / Nancy L. Jackson, Karl F. Nordstrom and Michael S. Bruno / [et al.]

14. Impact of Human Activities on Geomorphic Processes in the Almora Region, Central Himalaya, India / J. S. Rawat, Geeta Rawat and S. P. Rai

Sect. E. Conclusion

15. Reflections on the Actual and Potential Role of Geomorphology in Global Environmental Change Research / Olav Slaymaker.