LEADER 04024nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910807290303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-95697-4 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520956971 035 $a(CKB)2550000001108401 035 $a(EBL)1339426 035 $a(OCoLC)858523102 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950462 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12409836 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950462 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11007032 035 $a(PQKB)11233765 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1339426 035 $a(DE-B1597)518739 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520956971 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1339426 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10742587 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL508751 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001108401 100 $a20130403d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMountain geography $ephysical and human dimensions /$fedited by Martin F. Price ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (397 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-25431-7 311 $a1-299-77500-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tContributors -- $tForeword -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Introduction to Mountains -- $t2. Origins of Mountains -- $t3. Mountain Climate -- $t4. Snow, Ice, Avalanches, and Glaciers -- $t5. Mountain Landforms and Geomorphic Processes -- $t6. Mountain Soils -- $t7. Mountain Vegetation -- $t8. Mountain Wildlife -- $t9. Attitudes Toward Mountains -- $t10. People in the Mountains -- $t11. Agricultural Settlement and Land Use in Mountains -- $t12. Sustainable Mountain Development -- $tIndex 330 $aMountains 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.   606 $aMountains 606 $aMountain people 606 $aHuman geography 606 $aGeomorphology 615 0$aMountains. 615 0$aMountain people. 615 0$aHuman geography. 615 0$aGeomorphology. 676 $a910/.02143 701 $aPrice$b Martin F$0327197 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807290303321 996 $aMountain geography$94123538 997 $aUNINA