Part 1. Problem areas -- First Problem Area: Coherence of Basic Assumptions and Concepts -- Second Problem Area: Openness and Determinacy -- Third Problem Area: The Physical Basis -- Fourth Problem Area: Equilibria -- Fifth Problem Area: Complexity and Non-Linearity -- Tentative Conclusions in Two Steps -- (System- )Theoretical Thinking: A Challenge to Geomorphology? -- Part 2. Consequences and Implications -- Front matter -- Epistemological Consequences -- Practical Implications -- Meeting the Challenge ... An Approach to a Geomorphological System Theory -- Summary -- Observation and Distinction: The Underlying Method
Summary
Annotation Kirsten Elverfeldt succeeds in designing a theoretical framework that sets new standards within physical geography. By using state-of-the-art concepts in systems theory, it offers new bridges to human geography as well as to other neighbouring disciplines
