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| Author | : Romola Parish |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2014-06-03 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1317875540 |
This book breaks the ground in Geographical texts by transcending a strictly regional or topical focus. It presents the opportunities and constraints that mountains and their resources offer to local and global populations; the impacts of environmental and economic change, development and globalisation on mountain environments. Part of the Ecogeography series edited by Richard Hugget
| Author | : Roger G. Barry |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2013-09-05 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1134910959 |
This book provides a comprehensive text describing and explaining mountain weather and climate processes. It presents the results of a broad range of studies drawn from across the world. The book is useful for specialist courses in climatology as well as for scientists in related disciplines.
| Author | : John Gerrard |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780262071284 |
Using examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, A. J. Gerrard presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework in which mountains as special environments can be studied and shows how, no matter what their location or origin all mountain regions share common characteristics and undergo similar shaping processes. Gerrard's integrated approach combines ecological, climatological, hydrological, volcanic, and environmental management concerns in a systematic treatment of mountain geomorphology. He begins by examining the special nature of mountains, including a new classification of mountain types. He discusses mountain ecosystems, stressing the interaction between biota, soil, climate, relief, and geology, examines the high-energy systems of weathering and mass movement, and analyzes the role of rivers and hydrology and the processes of slope evolution. Two chapters are devoted to the particular characteristics of glaciation and vulcanism in mountain formation. The book concludes with a discussion of the special problems that human use of mountain regions create, including engineering, natural hazards, soil erosion, and the concept of integrated development. A. J. Gerrard is Lecturer in Geography at the University of Birmingham, England
| Author | : Carina Hoorn |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 595 |
| Release | : 2018-02-22 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 111915989X |
Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity: A comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis for students and researchers Mountains are topographically complex formations that play a fundamental role in regional and continental-scale climates. They are also cradles to all major river systems and home to unique, and often highly biodiverse and threatened, ecosystems. But how do all these processes tie together to form the patterns of diversity we see today? Written by leading researchers in the fields of geology, biology, climate, and geography, this book explores the relationship between mountain building and climate change, and how these processes shape biodiversity through time and space. In the first two sections, you will learn about the processes, theory, and methods connecting mountain building and biodiversity In the third section, you will read compelling examples from around the world exploring the links between mountains, climate and biodiversity Throughout the 31 peer-reviewed chapters, a non-technical style and synthetic illustrations make this book accessible to a wide audience A comprehensive glossary summarises the main concepts and terminology Readership: Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity is intended for students and researchers in geosciences, biology and geography. It is specifically compiled for those who are interested in historical biogeography, biodiversity and conservation.
| Author | : Udo Schickhoff |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 665 |
| Release | : 2021-11-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030702383 |
This book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between science, policy and the community concerned. The chapters present key concepts, major drivers and key processes of mountain response, providing transdisciplinary orientation to mountain studies incorporating experiences of academics, community leaders and policy-makers from developed and less developed countries. The book chapters are arranged in two sections. The first section concerns the response processes of mountain environments to climate change. This section addresses climate change itself (past, current and future changes of temperature and precipitation) and its impacts on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and human-environment systems. The second section focuses on the response processes of mountain environments to land use/land cover change. The case studies address effects of changing agriculture and pastoralism, forest/water resources management and urbanization processes, landscape management, and biodiversity conservation. The book is designed as an interdisciplinary publication which critically evaluates developments in mountains of the world with contributions from both social and natural sciences.
| Author | : Gabriele Broll |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 382 |
| Release | : 2005-02-18 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9783540243250 |
This volume focuses on interaction between vegetation, relief, climate, soil and fauna in the treeline ecotone, and the effects of climate change and land use in North America and Europe.
| Author | : José M. García-Ruiz |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 479 |
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| ISBN | : 3031519558 |
| Author | : Ioannis Vogiatzakis |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2012-07-02 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1118343980 |
Mediterranean mountains exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization pattern, historic land uses and current anthopogenic pressures. This book provides an introduction to these environments of mountainous areas in the Mediterranean and their changes in time and space in relation to both natural and cultural factors. Mediterranean Mountain Environments places its emphasis on physical geography while adopting an integrated approach to the whole subject area. The book draws examples from a wide range of environments, demonstrating the interaction between human and physical processes responsible for shaping mountain areas. Risks and conflicts, as well as methods and tools for the conservation and management of both the natural and cultural environment are covered in the light of future challenges for the sustainable development of the Mediterranean mountains. Emphasis on both mainland and island mountain ranges Combines natural and cultural approach in the topic Integrated approach: facing future challenges based on the study and understanding of the historical processes that have shaped the Mediterranean mountains Key references at the end of each chapter
| Author | : Martin Beniston |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 2002-11-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1134852363 |
Home to large numbers of people, sources of water, centres of tourism, and sensitive ecological zones, mountain environments share distinctive climactic characteristics. Once regarded as economically non-viable regions, mountains now attract major investment as sites of tourism, hydro-power and communication routes. This book brings together some of the current work on the physical and human ecology of mountain environments, the impacts of climate change, the processes involved and their observation and prediction.
| Author | : Don Funnell |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 430 |
| Release | : 2005-08-18 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1134677367 |
Presents a broad introduction to the human and physical geography of mountains. The book explains the background physical environment and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions.
