Mountain geography: physical and human dimensions
by Byers, Alton C. Friend, Donald A. Kohler, Thomas Price, Larry W. Price, Martin F.
"Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes that occur in the world's mountains and the impact of these regions on culture and society. The volume begins with an introduction that defines mountains, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography, including origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters discuss the hum…
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- Full title :Mountain geography : physical and human dimensions / edited by Martin F. Price, Alton C. Byers, Donald A. Friend, Thomas Kohler, Larry W. Price.
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"Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes that occur in the world's mountains and the impact of these regions on culture and society. The volume begins with an introduction that defines mountains, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography, including origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters discuss the human geography of mountains and our attitudes toward them, populations in the mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diversity of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development"--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:©2013
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- Publisher(s):University of California Press
- Place of Publication:Berkeley
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2013
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvii, 378 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780520956971, 0520956974, 9781299775008, 1299775004
- DOI:10.1525/9780520956971
- oclc:ocn858523102
- LC Classification:GB501.2
- Dewey Decimal:910/.02143
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