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Urban geomorphology is a new subject, and its theory and practice need approaching and substantiating. This paper deals with the utilization and transformation of landforms in the process urbanization, and the evolvement and unique character of an urban geomorphological environment. Taking an evaluation about catastroability of the urban geomorphological environment in Chongqing as an example, the author introduces a researching method in the urban geomorphology, including selection and quantification of evaluation parameters, a grid method used in mapping and a mathematical synthesizing method to evaluate on a fixed position.
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Diao, C. An approach to theory and methods of urban geomorphology. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 6, 88–95 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-996-0039-9
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