Waubonsee Community College

Mountain geography, physical and human dimensions, edited by Martin F. Price, Alton C. Byers, Donald A. Friend, Thomas Kohler, Larry W. Price

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Mountain geography

bibliography

841227048

edited by Martin F. Price, Alton C. Byers, Donald A. Friend, Thomas Kohler, Larry W. Price

physical and human dimensions

Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes that occur in the world's mountains and the impact of these regions on culture and society. The volume begins with an introduction that defines mountains, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography, including origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters discuss the human geography of mountains and our attitudes toward them, populations in the mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diversity of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development. -- Book Jacket

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to Mountains / Martin F. Price -- 2.Origins of Mountains / Larry W. Price -- 3.Mountain Climate / Larry W. Price -- 4.Snow, Ice, Avalanches, and Glaciers / Larry W. Price -- 5.Mountain Landforms and Geomorphic Processes / Larry W. Price -- 6.Mountain Soils / Carol P. Harden -- 7.Mountain Vegetation / Georg Grabherr -- 8.Mountain Wildlife / Valerius Geist -- 9.Attitudes Toward Mountains / Larry W. Price -- 10.People in the Mountains / Christoph Stadel -- 11.Agricultural Settlement and Land Use in Mountains / Larry W. Price -- 12.Sustainable Mountain Development / Thomas Kohler