Landscapes on the edge :  new horizons for research on Earth's surface / 
Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes ; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; National Research Council of the National Academies. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  National Academies Press,  c2010. 
 - xvi, 163 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-135). 
<br/><br/>The importance of Earth surface processes -- Grand challenges in Earth surface processes -- Four high-priority research initiatives in Earth surface processes -- Mechanisms for developing initiatives and sustaining growth in Earth surface processes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780309140249 (pbk.) 0309140242 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Landscapes.<br/>Land use.<br/>Climatic changes.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Earth (Planet)--Surface<br/>Earth--Crust.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.13  / LAN 2010