Mountain Environments in Changing Climates

Mountain Environments in Changing Climates

Martin Beniston

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
1994
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Geografía
ISBN:
9780415102247

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Mountains - once seen as hostile and economically non-viable - are now attracting major investment. This examines them as sites of tourism, hydro-power and routes of communication, but also considers the physical impacts of climatic change.

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