Andrew Goudie

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Desert Landscapes of the World with Google Earth (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

This book presents an introduction to desert landscapes-primarily landforms that are natural and man-made. It is based around the presentation of a series of beautiful and informative annotated Google Earth images. These are accompanied by text that describes the feature(s) concerned, their location, and their origin. There are also, in some cases, ground images taken by the author.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 48.22MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Andrew Goudie, Ph.D., D.Sc., Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford, a former Pro-Vice Chancellor, Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, and the former Master of St. Cross College, is Geomorphologist who led the Kimberley Research Project in 1988. He is a recipient of a Royal Medal from the Royal Geographical Society, the Mungo Park Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and the Farouk El-Baz Award of the Geological Society of America. He is Fellow of the British Society of Geomorphologists. He has been Chair of the British Geomorphological Research Group, President of the Geographical Association, and President of the International Association of Geomorphologists. He has written extensively on the human impact and the Anthropocene.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 271
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031151798
• Artikelnr.: 67157057