{"product_id":"geological-pioneers-of-the-jurassic-coast-9780197638088","title":"Geological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast","description":"The Jurassic Coast in the United Kingdom is a World Heritage Site and one of the most significant geological and geomorphological locations on earth. Its geology, which dates from the Triassic through the Cretaceous Ages, features a remarkable fossil record, including the remains of dinosaurs. The Jurassic Coast also boasts extraordinary landforms, such as huge landslips, raised beaches, dry valleys, shingle barriers, and coastal lagoons. Many leading geologists, geomorphologists, and paleontologists have worked in the area, making the Jurassic Coast a nexus for the study of earth science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast\u003c\/em\u003e describes the importance of the site and examines the lives and achievements of over forty individuals who studied it. Progressing chronologically, the book tells the stories of early researchers, fossil collectors, geological mappers, stratigraphers, and paleontologists from the seventeenth century to today. These include such groundbreaking figures as Robert Hooke, Mary Anning, William Buckland, William Conybeare, Henry De La Beche, W.J. Arkell, and Joseph Prestwich. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten to appeal to both specialists and general readers, \u003cem\u003eGeological Pioneers of the Jurassic Coast\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to historians of science, geologists and geomorphologists, and students and visitors to the area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Goudie\u003c\/strong\u003e DSc, Emeritus Professor of Geography and former Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford, Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, and the former Master of St. Cross College, is a recipient of a Royal Medal from the Royal Geographical Society, the Mungo Park Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and the Farouk El-Baz Award of the Geological Society of America. He has been Chair of the British Geomorphological Research Group, President of the Geographical Association, and President of the International Association of Geomorphologists. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eDiscovering Landscape in England and Wales\u003c\/em\u003e (1985), \u003cem\u003eThe Landforms of England and Wales \u003c\/em\u003e(1990), \u003cem\u003eGreat Warm Deserts of the World\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), \u003cem\u003e The Human Impact \u003c\/em\u003e(eighth edition, 2018), \u003cem\u003eGreat Desert Explorers\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), and\u003cem\u003e Landscapes and Landforms of England and Wales\u003c\/em\u003e (2020). He is a former Trustee of the Jurassic Coast Trust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenys Brunsden\u003c\/strong\u003e OBE, DSc, FKC, Emeritus Professor, King's College, London, is a geomorphologist specialising in landslides and coastal erosion, the founder of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, and a former President of the British Society of Geomorphology, the Geographical Association, and the International Association of Geomorphologists. He was also the first Chairman of the Dorset Coast Forum. He proposed the Dorset and East Devon Coast for World Heritage Site designation and worked with Malcolm Turnbull, Tim Badman, David Andrew, Andy Price, and many others to achieve this and to write the scientific case. He co-authored with Tim Badman \u003cem\u003eThe Official Guide to the Jurassic Coast, Dorset and East Devon's World Heritage Coast: A Walk Through Time \u003c\/em\u003e(2003). In 2010, Denys was awarded the R.H. Worth Prize by the Geological Society for this work. He had previously received the William Smith and Glossop Medal awards from the Society. Denys was a Trustee of the Jurassic Coast Trust until 2017, when he became a Patron.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390538060050,"sku":"9780197638088","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_080d1ad6-3428-47b8-9ab7-5d95c62301a0.jpg?v=1728950769","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/geological-pioneers-of-the-jurassic-coast-9780197638088","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}