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and to prevent additional melt and subsidence of the wider perma-
frost caused by heating of the ground surface by infrastructure.
• Freezingwaterwithinsedimentcanformintolargeblocksof
ice. Some of these can cause the surface to rise tens of metres,
forming pingos.
• Frostactionproducescracking,heaveandthrustprocesseswithin
periglacial areas producing landforms such as polygons, stone
circles, stripes, asymmetric valleys and thermokarst.
FURTHER READING
On general topics covered by this chapter:
Holden, J. (ed.) (2008)
An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment
,
second edition, Harlow: Pearson Education. A textbook with expert con-
tributors providing more in depth material on all of the topics covered in
this chapter.
Summerfield, M.A. (1991)
Global Geomorphology
, Harlow: Pearson Education.
While this topic is now quite old it is still very relevant and is a detailed text
for those who want to pursue geomorphological topics in a lot more depth.
There is excellent use of illustrations and examples.
On water:
Gupta, A. (2007)
Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management
, Chichester: John
Wiley and Sons. A topic illed with case studies on river processes and man-
agement.
Lehr, J.H. and Keeley, J. (eds) (2005)
Water Encyclopedia
, New York: John Wiley
and Sons. The five volumes of this work contain brilliantly detailed and clear
explanations of water processes written by experts from around the world
providing something to delve into if you want further explanation of how
soil and river processes operate.
Price, M. (2002)
Introducing Groundwater
, second edition, Cheltenham: Nelson
Thornes. This topic provides very clear coverage of practical techniques for
assessing groundwater and understanding groundwater movement.
Shaw, E.M., Beven, K.J., Chappell, N.A. and Lamb, R. (2010)
Hydrology in Prac-
tice
, fourth edition, Abingdon: Taylor and Francis. A good topic aiming to
provide a more detailed understanding of hydrological processes, measure-
ment and modelling.
On coasts:
Davidson-Arnott, R. (2009)
Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology
,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. This topic covers the key topics
and debates through a process-based approach.
