Chapter 8. Essential Design Elements for Slope Forms and Landforms

  1. Horst J. Schor Principal1,
  2. Donald H. Gray PhD Professor (Emeritus) of Civil and Environmental Engineering2

Published Online: 11 MAR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470259900.ch8

Book Title

Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside Development, Mine Reclamation and Watershed Restoration

Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside Development, Mine Reclamation and Watershed Restoration

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How to Cite

Schor, H. J. and Gray, D. H. (2008) Essential Design Elements for Slope Forms and Landforms, in Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside Development, Mine Reclamation and Watershed Restoration, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470259900.ch8

Author Information

  1. 1

    H. J. Schor Consulting, USA

  2. 2

    The University of Michigan, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 MAR 2008
  2. Published Print: 18 JUL 2007

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471721796

Online ISBN: 9780470259900

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Keywords:

  • erosion and mass wasting;
  • topographic features and runoff patterns;
  • seasonal rainfall regimes;
  • Pyramid- and cone-shaped slope-face elements;
  • Convex Ridges and Concave-Foot Slopes

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Natural Landscape Elements

  • Basic Slope Forms—“The Architecture of Slopes”

  • The Rock Element as Part of the Natural Landscape

  • Reference

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