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Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions
Martin F (Edi Price
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Description for Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions
Hardback. Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth's land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. This title gives students a foundation for understanding the geographical processes occurring in the world's mountains and the overall impact of these regions on culture and society as a whole. Editor(s): Price, Martin F.; Byers, Alton C.; Friend, Donald A.; Kohler, Thomas; Price, Larry W. Num Pages: 400 pages, 134 b/w photographs, 119 line illustrations, 8 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: RGBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1478.
Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth's land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized particularly because they provide critical resources, such as water, food and wood; contain high levels of biological and cultural diversity; and are often places for tourism and recreation and/or of sacred significance. This major revision of Larry Price's book Mountains and Man (1981) is both timely and highly appropriate. The past three decades have been a period of remarkable progress in our understanding of mountains from an academic point of ... Read more
Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth's land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized particularly because they provide critical resources, such as water, food and wood; contain high levels of biological and cultural diversity; and are often places for tourism and recreation and/or of sacred significance. This major revision of Larry Price's book Mountains and Man (1981) is both timely and highly appropriate. The past three decades have been a period of remarkable progress in our understanding of mountains from an academic point of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1477g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520254312
SKU
V9780520254312
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Ref
99-14
About Martin F (Edi Price
Martin F. Price is Professor of Mountain Studies and Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, United Kingdom, where he holds the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development. Alton C. Byers is Director of Science and Exploration at The Mountain Institute (TMI). Donald A. Friend is Professor of Geography at ... Read more
Reviews for Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions
This book is a very easy read... Recommended. Choice