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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299453603321

Autore

Bondyrev Igor V

Titolo

The Geography of Georgia : Problems and Perspectives / / by Igor V. Bondyrev, Zurab V. Davitashvili, Vijay P. Singh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-05413-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

World Regional Geography Book Series, , 2363-9083

Disciplina

947.95

Soggetti

Economic geography

Geotechnical engineering

Emigration and immigration

Economic Geography

Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

Migration

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 -- Section 1: Historical and Political Geography -- Ancient History -- Historical and Political Geography -- Ethnic Groups and Religions -- Demographics -- Sociocultural Geography -- Section 2: Geological Processes -- Geology -- Geodynamical Processes -- Glacial and Periglacial Processes -- Section 3: Ecological Processes -- Landscapes -- Deforestation and Reforestation -- Desertification -- Ecosystems -- Anthropogenic Impact on Environment.-Section 4: Developmental Geography -- Economical History -- Economics -- Natural Resources -- Sustainable Development -- Global Warming and Climate Change.-Law and Government.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the political and economic history and geography of Georgia, the problems it has faced, and how it has overcome and is still overcoming them. In most countries, at the end of the 20th century the successful resolution of social-economic, political, demographic and ecological problems was largely dependent on effectively protecting the population and economic assets from natural disasters



and on ensuring conditions for their sustainable development. These problems are most acute in mountainous regions like Georgia, where the unplanned development of natural ecosystems has had drastic consequences. It is therefore necessary to understand not only the probability of changing conditions (natural as well as political and demographic), but also the probability of the resulting economic losses.                The book is divided into four sections; historical and political geography, geological processes, ecological processes and developmental geography. In  the historical and political geography section  the authors present a detailed discussion on ancient history, historical and political geography, ethnic groups and  religions, demographics and  socio-cultural geography. The geological processes section contains information on geology, geodynamical processes, glacial and periglacial processes.  The ecological processes section examines a variety of landscapes and ecosystems, aspects of deforestation, reforestation and desertification along with anthropogenic impacts on the environment. The developmental geography section looks at different economies, natural resources,  sustainable development and climate change.  .