The book “Geomorphology in the Anthropocene”, translated by Dr. Somaiyeh Khaleghi, assistant professor of the Faculty of Earth Sciences, has been published recently by SBU Press in 482 pages. The book was originally written by Andrew S. Goudie and Heather A. Viles.
Anthropocene is the beginning of the impact of human activities on the Earth system. Anthropocene is the era in which human activities have caused the Earth's ability to regulate itself to be endangered.
Willingly and unwillingly, humans affect landforms and earth-shaping processes through fire, animal extinction, agricultural and irrigation development, urbanization, and new methods of harnessing energy. These human impacts have accelerated since the Industrial Revolution especially after World War II. On the other hand, it should be recognized that climate change and global warming will result in increased floods, landslides, melting of glaciers and sea level changes, etc.
The authors of the book have investigated the impact of human factors on the change of landforms and processes throughout the Anthropocene period and provided examples from different environments and countries. This book, written in eleven chapters, contains an introduction to Anthropocene and Anthropogeomorphology, the driving forces of Anthropocene changes, anthropogenic changes in landforms and the speed of geomorphological processes. The authors of the book aim to show the importance of Anthropocene for geomorphologists and try to reduce some harmful effects of human influence on the earth system.