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Environmental planning — A geomorphic disaster

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Environmental planning, to be effective, requires a strong input of geomorphic information. Failure to include or to recognize the landscape's complex set of form and process interactions can only lead to hazardous landscape modifications that threaten public health and safety, waste capital, and are dangerous to the environment.

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    Marcus Alan L. Dr.

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Marcus, A.L. Environmental planning — A geomorphic disaster. GeoJournal 10, 353–361 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00461706

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