The Geography of Central Asia
Human Adaptations, Natural Processes and Post-Soviet Transition
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Beschreibung
This book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia. The authors take a synthetic approach in a period of critical transformation in the post-soviet time. The monograph analyzes comprehensively the physical and human geography as well as human-nature interactions of Central Asia with focus on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Natural processes are described at a systemic scale, focusing on ecological impacts and consequences and contemporary human adaptations and organization. It also discusses in which ways the human organizations try to apply solutions for their needs such as security, territorial management and resources renewability, material and functional needs, identity elaborations, culture and communication.
The Geography of Central Asia appeals to scientists and students of regional geography and interested academics from other areas such as social, political, economic and environmental studies within the context of Central Asia. The book is also a very useful resource for field trips into this area.
This book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia. The authors take a synthetic approach in a period of critical transformation in the post-soviet time. The monograph analyzes comprehensively the physical and human geography as well as human-nature interactions of Central Asia with focus on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Natural processes are described at a systemic scale, focusing on ecological impacts and consequences and contemporary human adaptations and organization. It also discusses in which ways the human organizations try to apply solutions for their needs such as security, territorial management and resources renewability, material and functional needs, identity elaborations, culture and communication.
The Geography of Central Asia appeals to scientists and students of regional geography and interested academics from other areas such as social, political, economic and environmental studies within the context of Central Asia. The book is also a very useful resource for field trips into this area.
Provides a unique comprehensive analysis of the not very well-known region of Central Asia Focuses on dynamic aspects of the changing reality for both human and nature Represents an effective learning instrument for students of the regional geography of Central Asia and related fields
Provides a unique comprehensive analysis of the not very well-known region of Central Asia
Focuses on dynamic aspects of the changing reality for both human and nature
Represents an effective learning instrument for students of the regional geography of Central Asia and related fields
Autor*in
Igor Jelen
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Anthropogenic Effects on Natural Environments Culture-Nature Interactions in Central Asia Geography of Kazakhstan Geography of Uzbekistan Geography of Turkmenistan Geography of Kyrgyzstan Geography of Tajikistan Global- and Local-Scale Tensions Human Adaptation in Extreme Environments Impacts of Ideologies and Technologies on Territories Physical and Human Geography of Central Asia world regional geography