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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254012503321

Autore

Darques Regis

Titolo

Mapping Versatile Boundaries : Understanding the Balkans / / by Regis Darques

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-40925-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Springer Geography, , 2194-315X

Disciplina

327.496

Soggetti

Geographic information systems

Physical geography

Urban geography

Human geography

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography

World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)

Human Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Hidden and showcased boundaries. A field approach -- From Empires to nations, 1800-2014 -- Balkan border mapping: building the GIS project -- “Hot points” with a hand lens: the process of local border sedimentation -- From borderlines to borderlands. A holistic perspective of the frontier issue in the Balkans -- Spaces under the microscope: looking closely at border fluctuations through remote sensing -- Broken lands and hurt populations: Eastern Macedonia -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book demonstrates the pivotal role played by state confines in the geography of Balkan countries through powerful GIS and remote sensing analyses. It provides unique mapping perspectives on the Balkan region, with over 140 illustrations. The book is dedicated to applied, historical and economic geographers, as well as political scientists. Because of its high fragmentation, the Balkan area has not



been studied on a systematic transnational basis. The persistence of frozen and/or open conflicts has also turned the border issue into an absolute taboo subject for the scientific community and civil society. This results in an apparent “chaos” that most Western observers fail to understand. .