The geomorphology of humanity

For millennia, natural processes such as tectonic uplift, volcanic, climate, erosion, sediment transport and deposition have shaped the Earth surface. The Earth science community also started to consider biota as a geomorphological agent that has a role in shaping the Earth surface, even if at a different scale and magnitude than that of other major forcings. In the recent history, a different global force of geomorphic change has risen: humanity. Human activities ranging from agriculture to mining, road networks, and urbanization are leaving their fingerprints on the landscapes as evident topographic signatures. These signatures have the capability to affect Earth surface processes. In this work, different landscapes, significantly characterized by such anthropogenic signatures, are analyzed.