Mountain Environments: An Examination of the Physical Geography of Mountains an Examination of the Physical Geography of Mountains

by A.J. Gerrard

Book Overview

Using examples chosen from a variety of geographical settings and scales, A. J. Gerrard presents a novel approach to the study of mountain environments. He provides a framework in which mountains as special environments can be studied and shows how, no matter what their location or origin all mountain regions share common characteristics and undergo similar shaping processes. Gerrard's integrated approach combines ecological, climatological, hydrological,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262071282
• ISBN13: 9780262071284
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher