title: River history.
abstract: During the last half century, advances in geomorphology-abetted by conceptual and technical developments in geophysics, geochemistry, remote sensing, geodesy, computing and ecology-have enhanced the potential value of fluvial history for reconstructing erosional and depositional sequences on the Earth and on Mars and for evaluating climatic and tectonic changes, the impact of fluvial processes on human settlement and health, and the problems faced in managing unstable fluvial systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mineralogy, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK. cvitafinzi@aol.com
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vita-Finzi