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Over the past twenty years it has been realised that, during recent geological time at least, periods of real stability in landform systems have been relatively rare. More often than was formerly assumed, the power and dynamism responsible for change have been concentrated into the relatively brief periods during which adjustment takes place from one system steady state to another, optimising energy expenditure in responding to new controlling conditions.
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Clark, M.J., Gregory, K.J., Gurnell, A.M. (1987). Introduction: Change and Continuity in Physical Geography. In: Clark, M.J., Gregory, K.J., Gurnell, A.M. (eds) Horizons in Physical Geography. Horizons in Geography. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18944-1_1
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