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The Kalahari Environment

Autor David Thomas, Paul A. Shaw
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 feb 2010
This book provides an integrated, thorough and up-to-date review of the nature and development of the Kalahari environment, an environment of great ecological and geomorphological diversity. Its complex climatic and geological history and its long association with human societies attempting to utilise its natural resources are aspects of increasing scientific interest. The book has evolved from the authors' own research in the Kalahari, and attempts to provide explanations and answers to some of the many questions raised about this region, ranging from the commonly asked 'is it really a desert?', to more specific and detailed concerns. The interdisciplinary approach will make the book of interest to researchers, lecturers and advanced students in earth sciences, environmental studies, tropical geomorphology and Quaternary science. The extensive bibliography will also make the book a very important source of reference.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521129770
ISBN-10: 052112977X
Pagini: 300
Dimensiuni: 210 x 297 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.72 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. An introduction to the Kalahari; Part I. The Physical Background: 2. Tectonic and geological framework; 3. The Kalahari sediments; 4. Climate, soils and vegetation of the Kalahari; Part II. Geomorphology and Environmental Change: 5. The geomorphology of the Kalahari: rivers and lakes; 6. The geomorphology of the Kalahari: aeolian, pan and rock landforms; 7. The palaeoenvironmental history of the Kalahari; Part III. The Human Factor: 8. The Kalahari in the archaeological record; 9. The Kalahari environment in the 19th and 20th centuries; Appendices; Bibliography.

Notă biografică

David Thomas, D.D. (1813-1894) congregationalist, was born at Hollybush-Vaston, South Wales. He was educated at Newport Pagnel, now called Chestnut College, in Buckingham. Dr. Thomas entered the Independent Ministry in 1841. From 1845-1874 he was the minister of Stockwell Independent Church in London. His writings, for which he is best known, include a series of homiletical commentaries on Job, Psalms, the Gospels of Matthew and John, and Acts. He was also the respected editor of The Homilist from 1851-1882.

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This book provides an integrated, thorough and up-to-date review of the nature and development of the Kalahari environment.