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4th Session of the IAG Working Group on Geomorphological Hazards (IAGEOMHAZ) & International Workshop on Geomorphological Hazards
Hotel Sea View, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, July 21-23, 2010
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This international workshop has been designed to discuss all pros and corns of
the geomorphological hazards with special attention on Coastal
Geomorphology and Hazards. After the technical sessions an intensive field
workshop will be organized on such hazards along some selected spots of
Tamil Nadu coast. It will apply the paradigm of giving equal attention to
coastal process and the associated geomorphological hazards response to
coastal evolution in a wide variety of coastal systems. To justify why it is
important to conserve geomorphologically important parts of our coast and
continue to make in developing our understanding of coastal
geomorphological processes.
more ... 1st Circular
Landscape Archaeology - Egypt and Mediterranean World
Cairo, Egypt, September 19-21, 2010
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The international colloquium, to be held in Cairo, will be dedicated primarily to Egypt, however within the Mediterranean
context. Egypt is characterised by the variety of its natural landscapes and exceptional archaeological potential.
Within the framework of relations between man and his environment, the primary objective of the colloquium is
to throw light on the evolution of the River Nile, a major component of the Egyptian landscape and its impact on
the peripheral spaces (coasts, flood plain, desert wadis and their tributaries). However, are hoping to throw a wider
net over the larger Mediterranean environment by welcoming additional case studies that will better emphasise
Egyptian conditions.
more ... First Circular: in English & in French | Website
4th International Seminar on Small Catchments Dynamics: Connectivity in Time and Space
Israel, November 22-25, 2010
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The 4th International Seminar on Small Catchments will be held in Israel in 2010 (Monday 22 November - Thursday 25 November 2010). The Seminar will be organized by the Soil Erosion Research Station together with smallCATCHMENTS Working Group of the International Association of Geomorphologists.
The seminar will explore different aspects of landscape connectivity in small catchments:
- Water, sediment, nutrient & contaminant delivery and storage in natural and disturbed systems
- Signals of climate change and their impact on hydrological connectivity and sediment delivery
- Formative flood events and their impacts
- Hillslope-channel coupling and decoupling
more ... 1st Circular
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Danxia Geomorphology Working Group
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At the 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, held in Melbourne on 6-11 July 2009, the IAG Council approved a new working group of the International Association of Geomorphologists, the Danxia Geomorphology Working Group. Below you will find background to the establishment of the Danxia WG, its main objectives and outline of proposed activities, and invitation to join our efforts towards better scientific understanding of Danxia morphology and its proper conservation.
more ... visit Danxia Working Group Webpage
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Piotr Migoñ (Ed.), Geomorphological Landscapes of the World. Springer, 2010.
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Physical landscapes are one of the most fascinating facets of our Planet, which tell stories about the evolution of the surface of the Earth. This book provides an up-to-date information about the geomorphology of the selected ‘classic’ sites from around the world and shows the variety of geomorphological landscapes as moulded by different sets of processes acting over different timescales, from millions of years to days. The volume is written by nearly fifty geomorphologists from more than twenty countries who for many years have researched some of the unique sceneries on the planet. The thirty six chapters present each continent of the world. They describe landscapes of different origin, so that the reader can learn about the complexity of processes behind the sceneries.
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Irasema Alcantara-Ayala and Andrew S. Goudie (Eds.), Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Human activities, especially in the last two centuries, have had a huge impact on the environment and landscape through industrialisation and land-use change, leading to climate change, deforestation, desertification, land degradation, and air and water pollution. These impacts are strongly linked to the occurrence of geomorphological hazards, such as floods, landslides, snow avalanches, soil erosion, and others. This book, with chapters written by an international team of geomorphologists provides state-of-the-art knowledge about the contribution of geomorphology to the comprehension of hazards, links the work undertaken by geomorphologists to the framework of the likely impacts of climatic change and global environmental change, shows the significance of technology (remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems) for hazard and risk assessment and management, and demonstrates the role of geomorphology in vulnerability and risk analysis, disaster prevention and sustainability.
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The definition of the Quaternary
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The status of the Quaternary is decided. Its base is assigned as the base of the Gelasian and extend the base of the Pleistocene to 2.588 Ma.
Quaternary is a formal chronostratigraphic unit recommended by joint ICS-INQUA taskforce (2005) and ICS.
Read more on the ICS Website and opinion of the IAG/AIG.
Flash:
Quaternary geologists win timescale vote from Nature, June 4,2009
Ratification of the definition of the base of Quaternary System/Period from IUGS, June 30,2009
International Stratigraphic Chart from ICS, August 31,2009
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14th Joint Geomorphological Meeting "Contemporary Directions in the Study of the Relief"
Bucharest–Sinaia, Romania, May 26-29, 2010
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Contemporary geomorphology, as an Earth
science, has a profound pragmatical character,
required by the society's development and the
diverse and intensive use of land, in relation to the
structural characteristics of the bedrock. Among
lands, the most exposed to natural and human
induced hazards and risks, are fluvial valleys and
coastal belts, where big urban agglomerations
have developed. In this sense, mapping of
landforms may be considered as a methodology as
well as a technique used not only in basic
geomorphological research but also in several
fields of application.
more ... 1st Circular | 2nd Circular | Registration Form
River Restoration: Fluvial-Geomorphic and Ecological Tools
Lyon and Provence, France, June 7-11, 2010
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This workshop provides training in fluvial geomorphic tools to assess the status of rivers, to identify on-going trends and their causes, and to develop programs of measures to reverse ecological decline and restore fluvial processes that can create habitats and improve water quality. The course emphasizes understanding geomorphic process as a sound basis for planning and designing river restoration projects and programs. It covers general principles and case studies from a wide range of environments, with specific applications and field visits to Mediterranean and mountain environments. The course and course materials are in English, but draw heavily on river restoration and management experiences in France and elsewhere in the EU, complemented by experiences in North America and Asia. This professional training course is designed for managers, landscape architects, planners, ecologists, engineers, and members of other professions with interests in river restoration.
more ... Website
SAAG 2010 Biennial Conference
Landscape Denudation or Land Degradation?: Interrogating the Geomorphic Processes of Landscape Change in Southern Africa
Grahamstown, South Africa, September 3-5, 2010
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Southern African Association of Geomorphologists invites you to attend their biennial conference to be held in Grahamstown in September 2010. We would especially like to extend this invitation to all geomorphologists from overseas who have done research in southern Africa so as to share their findings with the local South African
geomorphological community. We would also like to encourage Masters and PhD students to join us for all conference activities and hope to be able to subsidize their costs. Posters presenting their ongoing research will be welcomed.
more ... First Circular
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Publications after the International Workshop in Inner Mongolia in 2007
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 Proceedings of the International Workshop in Inner Mongolia in 2007, co-sponsored by the International Association of Geomorphologists, were printed as special issues of world-famous journals earlier this year and last year, respectively.
The first one is Geographical Research 47(1), March 2009, with the theme: 'Land degradation and rehabilitation in ecologically fragile areas', edited by the Guest Editors Xiaoping Yang and Arthur Conacher. For details of the papers please see here
The second one is Quaternary Research 73(1), January 2010, with the theme: 'Environmental changes in arid and semi-arid regions' and Guest Editors: Xiaoping Yang and Louis A. Scuderi. For details of the papers please see here
The Science of Scenery
How geomorphology can help Asia cope with its environmental challenges
by David Higgitt - the IAG/AIG Public Relations Officer
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Geomorphology can be regarded as the 'science of scenery'. It seeks to explain how landscapes develop over time, the operation of earth surface processes such as erosion, landsliding and river flows, and the interactions between these processes and the landscape ... The link between scientific research and environmental policy, however, is far from automatic. One of the key themes of
the conference [Regional Conference on Geomorphology in Kota Kinabalu, 2007 - ed.] was 'Communicating Geomorphology', which explored how field scientists can integrate their research with a wider body of knowledge about the environment, discuss ideas with stakeholders and explain the significance of their research findings to a wider audience.
Read the whole paper published by ASIANGEOgraphic
7th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOMORPHOLOGY
Ancient Landscapes – Modern Perspectives
Melbourne, Australia, July 6-11, 2009
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New Honorary Fellows with winner of the Jean Tricart Award (from left): Olav Slaymaker, Takasuke Suzuki, Paul Williams, Bianca Carvalho Vieira and John Chappell - during the Openning Ceremony of the 7th International Conference on Geomorphology, Melbourne, Australia, July 7, 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
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The 7th International Conference on Geomorphology (ANZIAG) was held in Melbourne in July 2009 with the theme 'Ancient Landscapes - Modern perspectives.' For the first time in history, this Conference was held in the Southern Hemisphere, on an ancient piece of Gondwanaland. The conference provided a venue for geomorphologists from around the globe working in all branches of discipline to present their work.
Address of the incoming President of IAG/AIG – Melbourne, July 2009 | Visit ICG Website
2005 Zaragoza's Declaration of the IAG/AIG
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