04904nam 2200961Ia 450 991077997770332120230803021357.00-520-95697-410.1525/9780520956971(CKB)2550000001108401(EBL)1339426(OCoLC)858523102(SSID)ssj0000950462(PQKBManifestationID)12409836(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950462(PQKBWorkID)11007032(PQKB)11233765(MiAaPQ)EBC1339426(DE-B1597)518739(DE-B1597)9780520956971(Au-PeEL)EBL1339426(CaPaEBR)ebr10742587(CaONFJC)MIL508751(EXLCZ)99255000000110840120130403d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMountain geography[electronic resource] physical and human dimensions /edited by Martin F. Price ... [et al.]Berkeley University of California Press20131 online resource (397 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-25431-7 1-299-77500-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction to Mountains -- 2. Origins of Mountains -- 3. Mountain Climate -- 4. Snow, Ice, Avalanches, and Glaciers -- 5. Mountain Landforms and Geomorphic Processes -- 6. Mountain Soils -- 7. Mountain Vegetation -- 8. Mountain Wildlife -- 9. Attitudes Toward Mountains -- 10. People in the Mountains -- 11. Agricultural Settlement and Land Use in Mountains -- 12. Sustainable Mountain Development -- IndexMountains 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 view. Of even greater importance is that society at large now realizes that mountains and the people who reside in them are not isolated from the mainstream of world affairs, but are vital if we are to achieve an environmentally sustainable future. Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes occurring in the world's mountains and the overall impact of these regions on culture and society as a whole. The volume begins with an introduction to how mountains are defined, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography: origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters provide an introduction to the human geography of mountains: attitudes toward mountains, people living in mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diverse types of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development.  MountainsMountain peopleHuman geographyGeomorphologyanthropology.comprehensive resource.conservation.critical resources.dynamic environments.earth science.earth sciences.ecology.environmental.geographical processes.geography.geology.geomorphic processes.gives readers.global importance.global population.human geography.landforms.mountain agriculture.mountain ranges.mountains.nature.physical geography.science.sustainale mountain development.water resources.wilderness.Mountains.Mountain people.Human geography.Geomorphology.910/.02143Price Martin F327197MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779977703321Mountain geography3819665UNINA