The Andes A Geographical Portrait /

The Andes are attracting global interest again: they hold valuable mineral resources, tourists appreciate their great natural beauty and the diversity of indigenous cultures, climbers scale rock and ice faces, while many others are intrigued by regional political developments, such as the Bolivarian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Borsdorf, Axel (Autor), Stadel, Christoph (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Springer Geography,
Temas:
Physical geography.
Economic geography.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Physical Geography.
Economic Geography.
Cultural Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Factors, Processes and Spaces of Physical Geography
  • 3 Conservation and Protected Areas
  • 4 The Cultural Development of the Andes
  • 5 Ethnic and Demographic Structures and Processes
  • 6 Rural and Urban Settlements
  • 7 Economic Structures and Regions
  • 8 The Andes as Transport Space
  • 9 Geo-Political and Religio-Geographical Parameters
  • 10 Development Aspects and Perspectives
  • Epilogue
  • Glossary
  • References.

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