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Professor Andrew Goudie

Academic Profile

Professor Andrew Goudie was Professor of Geography and a Fellow of Hertford College from 1984 to 2003. A distinguished physical geographer, he was awarded the DSc by the University in 2002, a Royal Medal from the Royal Geographical Society in 1991, the Prize of the Royal Belgian Academy for 2002. From September 2005 - 2009 he was President of the International Association of Geomorphologists. He has recently been President of the Geographical Association, President of Section E of the British Association, and Chairman of the British Geomorphological Research Group. He is a former Delegate of the Oxford University Press and a former Pro-Vice Chancellor. Professor Goudie was Master of St Cross College, Oxford, from 2003 to 2011. He was awarded the Geological Society of America's Farouk El-Baz Prize for desert research in 2007, and the David Linton Award of the British Society for Geomorphology in 2009.

He has two daughters, and his interests include collecting old books and gramophone records.

Current Research

Prof. Goudie's main research interests include desert geomorphology, dust storms, weathering, climatic change in the tropics, and the impacts of humans on the environment. He is also undertaking work on the landforms of Dorset and the Cotswolds.

He is continuing his experimental weathering work using an environmental cabinet and a Grindosonic. Ongoing field work includes, a study of sandstone geomorphology in deserts, a study of weathering phenomena and tufas in the Namib, work on dune morphology and age in the United Arab Emirates, and studies of dust storms with Nick Middleton and Richard Washington.

Teaching

Current graduate students include:
  • Oliver Atkinson
    A multi-proxy analysis of climate-induced environmental change in south-east Arabia

Selected Publications

Among his recent publications are Environmental Change, the Human Impact on the Environment, The Earth Transformed, the Nature of the Environment, The Changing Earth, The Landforms of England and Wales, the Physical Geography of Africa and Geomorphological Techniques.

Books (1977 - to date) include:
  • Cover: The SAGE Handbook of GeomorphologyGregory, K.J. and Goudie, A.S. (eds.) (2011) The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology, SAGE. 610 pp. ISBN: 9781412929059.
  • Cover: Landscapes and Geomorphology: A Very Short Introduction Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (2010) Landscapes and Geomorphology: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press, 144 pp. ISBN-10: 0199565570.
  • Cover: Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster PreventionAlcántara-Ayala, I. and Goudie, A.S. (2010) Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention. Cambridge University Press, 304 pp. ISBN-13: 9780521769259.
  • Cuff, D.J. and Goudie, A.S. (eds.) (2009) The Oxford Companion to Global Change. Oxford University Press.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2008) Wheels Across the Desert: Exploration of the Libyan Desert by Motorcar 1916-1942. Silphium Press.
  • Anderson, D., Goudie, A.S., and A.G. Parker (2007) Global Environments through the Quaternary. Oxford.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Kalvoda, J. (2007) Geomorphological Variations. Prague.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Middleton, N.J. (2006) Desert Dust in the Global System. Springer.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2004) Arid Lands geomorphology. Routledge.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2004) Encyclopedia of Geomorphology. Routledge.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2003) Desertification in the third millennium. Balkema.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2002) Encyclopedia of Global Change. Oxford University Press.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2002) Great Warm Deserts of the World: landscape and evolution. Oxford University Press.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2001, fourth edition; 1995, German edition; 1993, third edition; 1989, second edition; 1984, first edition) The Nature of the Environment, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Thomas, D.S.G. (2000, third edition; 1994 second edition; 1984, first edition) The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2001) Encyclopedia of Global Change. Oxford University Press.
  • Goudie, A.S., Livingstone, I., and Stokes, S. (1999) Aeolian environments, sediments and landforms.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (1997) The Earth Transformed, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (1997) Salt weathering hazards, Wiley.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1997) Climate, Weidenfeld.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Brundsen, D. (1997) The East Dorset Coast, Geographical Association.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Brundsen, D. (1997) The West Dorset Coast, Geographical Association.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1997) The Human Impact Reader, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S., Adams, W. and Orme, A.R. (1996) The Physical Geography of Africa, Oxford University Press.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Parker, A.G. (1996) The Geomorphology of the Cotswolds, Cotswold Naturalists' Field Club.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1995) The Changing Earth: Rates of geomorphological processes, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Brundsen, D. (1994) The Environment of the British Isles: an Atlas, Oxford University Press.
  • Goudie, A.S., Cooke, R.U. and Warren, A. (1993) Desert Geomorphology. UCL Press, London.
  • Goudie, A.S., Rogers, A. and Viles, H.A. (1992) The Students Companion to Geography, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S., Harmse, J.T. and Oliver, P.G. (1990) A bibliography of pans and related deposits. Rand Afrikaans University Press, Johannesburg.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1990) Techniques for Desert Reclamation, Wiley.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Gardner, R.A.M. (1984, first edition; 1992, second edition) Discovering Landscape in England and Wales, Chapman and Hall.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1981, first edition; 1991, second edition) Geomorphological Techniques. Allen and Unwin.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1981, first edition; 2006, sixth edition; also German, Italian and Korean editions) The Human Impact, Blackwell.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Watson, A. (1980, first edition; 1990, second edition) Desert Geomorphology, Macmillan.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1977, first edition; 1983, second edition; 1992, third edition; also Chinese edition) Environmental Change, Oxford University Press.
Publication List (1990 - to date):
Desert and Savanna Geomorphology:
  • Viles, H.A. and Goudie, A.S. (2012) Weathering in the central Namib Desert, Namibia: controls, processes and implications. Journal of Arid Environments.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Boardman, J. (2010) Soil erosion. Chapter 14 in, Alcántara-Ayala, I. and Goudie, A.S. (eds.) Geomorphological Hazards and Disaster Prevention. Cambridge University Press, pp. 177. ISBN-13: 9780521769259.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2009) Aeolian processes and landforms. In, Woodward, J.C. (ed.) The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean. OUP, pp. 415-429.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2008) Dust storms: recent developments. Journal of Environmental Management.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2008) The history and nature of wind erosion in deserts. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Science, 36: 97-119.
  • Singh, R.N., Petrie, C.A., French, C.A.I., Goudie, A.S., Gupta, S., Tewari, R., Singh, A.K., Sinha, R., Srivastava, R., Yadav, S. and Singh, V.K. (2008) Settlements in Context: Reconnaissance in Western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Man and Environment, XXXIII(2): 71-87.
  • Viles, H.A. and Goudie, A.S. (2007) Rapid salt weathering in the coastal Namib Desert: Implications for landscape development. Geomorphology, 85: 49-62.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2006) Mega-yardangs: A global analysis. Geography Compass, 1(1): 65-81.
  • Goudie, A.S., Ozer, P. and Courel, M-F. (2006) International Year of Deserts, Desertification and Dust. Africa Health, 3: 1p.
  • Goudie, A.S., Washington, R. et al (2006) Links between topography, wind, deflation, lake and dust: The case of the Bodélé Depression, Chad. Geophysical Research Letters, 33.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2006) The history and evolution of desert hydrology and landforms: the role of climate change. In, P. D'Odorico and A. Porporato (eds.) Dryland Ecohydrology, pp. 129-140. Dordrecht: Springer.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2005) Rocks under pressure. Physics World, 18(5): 22p.
  • Goudie, A.S., with P. Migon et al. (2005) The origin and development of footslope ramps in the sandstone desert environment of south-west Jordan. Journal of Arid Environments, 60: 303-320.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (2004) Biofilms and case hardening on sandstones from Al-Quwayra, Jordan. Earth Surfaces Processes and Landforms, 29: 1473-1485.
  • Shaw, A.I. and Goudie, A.S. (2004) Chemical sediments of the palaeo and active Okavango alluvial fan, Botswana: evidence for variations in the processes of formation. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementbände 136: 89 ­112.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2003) The impacts of global warming on the geomorphology of arid lands. In, A.L. Alsharhan et al. (eds.) Desertification in the third millennium. pp. 13-20.
  • Goudie, A.S., Washington, R. et al (2003) Dust-storm source areas determined by the Total Ozone Monitoring Spectrometer and surface observations. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 93(2): 297-313.
  • Goudie, A.S., Washington, R., et al (2003) North African Dust production: source areas and variability. Clivar Exchanges - Scientific Contributions, 27, 4 pp.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2002) Dust storms in the middle east. Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences, Academie Royal de Belgique, 6(13): 379-399.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Shaw, A. (2002) Geomorphological evidence for the extension of the Mega-Kalahari into South-Central Angola. South African Geographical Journal, 84: 182-194.
  • Goudie, A.S., Wright, E. and Viles, H.A. (2002) The roles of salt (sodium nitrate) and fog in weathering: a laboratory simulation of conditions in the northern Atacama Desert, Chile. Catena, 48: 255-66.
  • · Goudie, A.S., Parker, A.G., Bull, P.A., White, K. and Al-Farraj, A. (2001) Desert loess in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Journal of Arid Environments, 46: 123-135.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2001) The global distribution of dust storms. Annals of the Arid Zone, 40: 1-12.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2001) Sandstone geomorphology of the Al-Quwayra area of south Jordan. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 46: 365-390.
  • Goudie, A.S., Eckardt, F.D. et al (2001) The role of playas in the formation of pedogenc gypsum crusts in the Central Namib Desert. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 26: 1177-1193.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Middleton, N.J. (2001) Saharan Dust: Sources and Trajectories. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 26: 165-181.
  • Goudie, A.S., White, K. et al (2001) Mapping the geochemistry of the Northern Rub' Al Khali using multispectral remote sensing techniques. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 26: 735-748.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Middleton, N.J. (2001) Saharan Dust Storms: nature and consequences. Earth-Science Reviews, 56: 179-204.
  • Goudie, A.S. et al (2000) Desert loess in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirate. Journal of Arid Environments, 46: 123-135.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Middleton, N. (2000) Dust storms in south west Asia. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, XXXV Supplement: 73-83.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (2000) The thermal degradation of marble. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, XXXV, Supplement: 7-16.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Migon, P. (2000) Granite Landforms of the Central Namib. Acta Universitatis Carolinae, XXXV Supplement: 17-38.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (2000) Weathering, Geomorphology and climatic variability in the Central Namib Desert. In, McClaren, S.J. and Kniveton, D.R. (eds.) Linking Climate Change to Land Surface Change. pp. 65-82.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Eckardt, F. (1999) The evolution of the morphological framework of the Central Namib Desert, Namibia, since the early cretaceous. Geografiska Annaler, 81(A): 443-458.
  • Goudie, A.S., Stokes, S. et al (1999) Accurate dune displacement and morphometric data using kinematic GPS. Zeitschift für Geomorphologie, Supplementbände 116: 195-214.
  • Goudie, A.S., Stokes, S. et al (1999) Yardang landforms from Kharga Oasis, south-western Egypt. Zeitschift für Geomorphologie, Supplementbände 116: 97-112.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1999) Experimental salt weathering of limestones in relation to rock properties. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 24: 715-724.
  • Goudie, A.S. and White, K. et al. (1998) Towards and understanding of the spectral reflectance of desert dune sands; viewing geometry and particle size dependence of dune colour. Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference Remote Sensing Society: 473-479.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Parker, A.G. (1998) Experimental simulation of rapid rock block disintegration by sodium chloride in a foggy coastal desert. Journal of Arid Environments, 40: 347-355.
  • Goudie, A.S., Viles, H.A. and Parker, A.G. (1997) Monitoring of rapid salt weathering in the central Namib using limestone blocks. Journal of Arid Environments, 37: 581-598.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Migon, P. (1997) Weathering pits in the Spitzkoppe area, Central Namib Desert. Zeitschift für Geomorphologie, 41(4): 417-444.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1996) Organic agency in calcrete development. Journal of Arid Environments, 32: 103-110.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (1995) The nature and pattern of debris liberation by salt weathering: a laboratory study. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 20: 437-449.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Wells, G.L. (1995) The nature, distribution and formation of pans in arid zones. Earth-Science Reviews, 38: 1-69.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) Deserts in a warmer world. In, Pye, K. and Millington, A. (Eds.) Environmental Change in Deserts, Wiley, Chichester.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) Salt attack on buildings and other structures in arid lands. In, Fookes, P.G. and Parry, R.H.G. (Eds.) Engineering characteristics of Arid Soils. Balkema, Rotterdam. pp. 15-28.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) Dryland degradation. In, Roberts, N. (Ed.) The Changing Global Environment. Blackwell, Oxford. pp. 351-368.
  • Goudie, A.S., Stokes, S., et al (1993) Post-depositional modification of the linear sand ridges of the West Kimberley area, north-west Australia. Geographical Journal, 159: 306-317.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1993) Salt weathering simulation using a single immersion technique. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 18: 369-376.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1992) Expedition Research Projects in savanna landscapes - earth science aspects. In, Winser, S. and McWilliam, N. (Ed.) Expedition Planner's Handbook and Directory 1993-4 London: Royal Geographical Society.
  • Goudie, A.S., Sands, M.J. and Livingstone, I. (1992) Aligned linear gilgai in the West Kimberley District, Western Australia. Journal of Arid Environments, 23: 157-67.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Middleton,N.J. (1992) The changing frequency of dust storms through time. Climatic Change, 20: 197-225.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1991) Pans. Progress in Physical Geography, 15: 221-237.
  • Goudie, A.S. The salt weathering hazard in deserts. In, Kalvoda, J. and Rosenfeld, C.L. (Eds.) Geomorphological hazards in High Mountain areas. Kluwer. pp. 107-120.
General Geomorphology:
  • Goudie, A.S. (2011) Geomorphology: its early history. In, Gregory, K.J. and Goudie, A.S. (eds.) (2011) The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology, SAGE. pp. 21-35. ISBN: 9781412929059.
  • Gregory, K.J. and Goudie, A.S. (2011) Introduction to the discipline of geomorphology. In, Gregory, K.J. and Goudie, A.S. (eds.) (2011) The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology, SAGE. pp. 1-20. ISBN: 9781412929059.
  • Gregory, K.J. and Goudie, A.S. (2011) Conclusion. In, Gregory, K.J. and Goudie, A.S. (eds.) (2011) The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology, SAGE. pp. 577-586. ISBN: 9781412929059.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2006) The Schmidt Hammer in geomorphological research. Progress in Physical Geography, 30: 703-718.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Heslop, E. (2007) Sodium nitrate deposits and surface efflorescences. Chapter 12 in, Nash, D.J. and McLaren, S.J. (eds.) Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes. Blackwell Publishing.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2006) Global warming and fluvial geomorphology. Geomorphology.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2005) The drainage of Africa since the Cretaceous. Geomorphology, 67(3-4): 437-456.
  • Viles, H.A. and Goudie, A.S. (2004) Biofilms and case hardening on sandstones from Al-Quwayra, Jordan. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 29(12): 1473-1485.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2004) Baer's Law of Stream Deflection. Earth Sciences History, 23(2): 278-282.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2002) Aesthetics and relevance in geomorphological research. Geomorphology, 47: 245-9.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2001) Applied Geomorphology: an introduction. Zeitschrift für Geormorphologie Supplementbände, 1224: 101-110.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Migon, P. (2001) Inherited landscapes of Britain - Possible reasons for survival. Zeitschrift für Geormorphologie, 45: 417-441.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2000) Experimental physical weathering. Zeitschrift für Geormorphologie, 120: 133-144.
  • Goudie, A.S., Parker, A.G. and Al'Farraj, A. (2000) Coastal change in Ras al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates): a cartographic analysis. The Geographical Journal, 166: 14-25.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1999) A comparison of the relative resistance of limestones to frost and salt weathering. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 10: 309-316.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (1999) The frequency and magnitude concept in relation to rock weathering. Zeitschrift für Geormorphologie, Supplementbände 115: 175-189.
  • Goudie, A.S. Experimental Physical Weathering. Zeitschrift für Geormorphologie, Supplementbände 120: 133-144.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1996) The Geomorphology of the Cotswolds. Cotswold Naturalists' Field Club, 139.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1996) Geomorphological 'hotspots' and global warming. Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 21(3): 253-259.
  • Goudie, A.S., Brundsen, D., Coombe, K., and Parker, A.G. (1996) The structural geomorphology of the Isle of Portland, southern England. Proceedings Geologists' Association, 107: 209-230.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) The geomorphology of Great Britain. BCRA Cave Studies Series, 5: 3-7.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) The effects of fire on rock weathering: an experimental study. In, Robinson, D.A., and Williams, R.B.G. (Eds.) Rock Weathering and landform evolution. Wiley, Chichester. pp. 41-56.
  • Goudie, A.S., Allison, R.J. and Cox, N. (1993) Geotechnical properties of rock masses: their control on slope form and mechanisms of change. Geomorphology, 8: 65-80.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1993) Land Transformation. In, Johnston, R.J. (Ed.) The Challenge for Geography A Changing World: A Changing Discipline. The Institute of British Geographers Special Publication Series, 28: 117-137.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1993) Human influence in geomorphology. Geomorphology, 7: 37-59.
  • Goudie, A.S., McLaren, S.J. and Allison, R.J. (1992) The relations between modulus of elasticity and temperature in the context of the experimental simulation of rock weathering by fire. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 17: 605-15.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (1992) Weathering of limestone columns from the Weymouth Seafront, England. Proceedings, 7th International Congress Stone Deterioration and Conservation, Lisbon. pp. 297-304.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H.A. (1990) Tufas, travertines and related freshwater carbonates. Progress in Physical Geography, 14: 19-41.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Allison, R. (1990) Rock control and slope profiles in a tropical limestone environment: The Napier Range of Western Australia. Geographical Journal, 156: 200-211.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1990) The global geomorphological future. Zeitschrift für Geormorphologie, Supplementbände 79: 51-62.
  • Goudie, A.S., Viles, H.A., Allison, R., Day, M. Livingstone, I. and Bull, P. (1990) The geomorphology of the Napier Range, Western Australia. Transactions, Institute of British Geographers NS, 15: 308-322.
  • Goudie, A.S. and Viles, H. (1990) Reconnaissance studies of the tufa deposits of the Napier Range, N.W. Australia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 15: 425-443.
Quaternary Environments:
Educational:
  • Goudie, A.S. (2002) Aesthetics and relevance in geomorphological research. Geomorphology 47: 245-249.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2000) Trends in physical geography. In, A. Kent (ed.) Reflective Practice in Geography Teaching, London: Paul Chapman. pp. 3-10.
  • Goudie, A.S. with E. Dollar (2000) Environmental Change. In, R. Fox and K. Rowntree (eds.) The Geography of South Africa in a Changing World. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. pp. 31-59.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2000) The integration of Physical Geography. Geographica Helvetica, 3: 163-168.
  • Goudie, A.S., Eckardt, F., and Viles, H.A. (1995) Geomorphological hazards in the Namib Desert. Geography Review, 9(3): 38-41.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) Timing shape and shaping time. Geography Review, 8(2): 25-29.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1994) The nature of physical geography: a view from the drylands. Geography: 194-209.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1993) Environmental Uncertainty. Geography, 78: 137-141.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1990) Environment in the 1990s. Journal of Geography, 89(2): 50-51.
History and methodology of Geography:
  • Goudie, A.S. (2004) Baer's Law of stream deflection. Earth Sciences History, 23(2): 278-282.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2003) Global perspective on the history of landscape transformation. In B. Benzing and B. Herrmann (eds.) Exploitation and Overexploitation in Societies Past and Present. LIT Verlag, Munster. pp. 3-20.
  • Goudie, A.S. (2000) The integration of physical geography. Geographica Helvetica 3: 163-168.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1998) Kenneth J. Mason 1887-1976. Geographers Bibliographical Studies, 18: 67-72.
  • Goudie, A.S. (1998) Classics in physical geography revisited. Progress in Physical Geography, 22: 247-249.