It is an authoritative overview of the world’s cold, non–glacial environments.
First published in 1976 and subsequently revised in 1996 and 2007, the text has been the international standard for nearly 40 years. The Fourth Edition continues to be a personal interpretation of the frost–induced conditions, geomorphic processes and landforms that characterize periglacial environments.
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