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The Physical Geography of Northern Eurasia

Edited by Maria Shahgedanova

Price: £112.00 (hardback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-823384-8
Publication date: 16 January 2003
592 pages, 22 halftones, 200 line illus., 246x189 mm
Series: Oxford Regional Environments
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Indispensable reading for anyone interested in the region's development and its environmental change
Provides the most comprehensive and complete evaluation of the physical environment of Northern Eurasia to date
Brings together contributors who are respected scholars in their areas of study

This is the third volume in The Oxford Regional Environments series. The series volumes are devoted to major regions of the world, each presenting a detailed and up-to-date body of scientific knowledge concerning a particular region.
For most topics on the physical geography of Northern Eurasia abundant literature now exists. Most of it, however, is in Russian and other East European languages and this has significantly limited the number of potential readers. This volume seeks to familiarize, at an international level, those with an interest in this area with the most significant achievements in classical and current geographical research.
The Physical Geography of Northern Eurasia covers most of the territory of the former USSR. The first section discusses the individual compenents of the physical environment. These chapters cut across regional boundaries and treate the area discussed as a whole. A regional analysis follows mainly in the context of geographical zonation, though a number of specific regions are given individual treatment. The concluding chapters discuss the effects of anthropogenic activities on the physical environment.
The approach is an integrative one, tying together various aspects of the physical environments with the environmental implications of human activites. Every component of the environment is treated as a step in the development of the multi-faceted landscapes which in turn provide possibilities and limitations for cultural and economic usage.

Readership: Professional goegraphers and environmentalists, advanced students of geography and environmental studies, and readers interested in the history of the region's development and its environmental change

Contents

1. Tectonics and Geology , Nikolay Koronovsky

2. Climatic Change and the Development of Landscapes , Andrey Velichko and Irina Spasskaya

3. Climate at Present and in the Historical Past , Maria Shahgedanova

4. Soils , Igor Zamotaev

5. Rivers, Lakes, Inland Seas, and Wetlands , Nikolay Koronkevich

6. Permafrost , Nelly Tumel

7. Biodiversity and Productivity of Ecosystems , Roman Zlotin

8. The Arctic Environments , Maria Shahgedanova and Mikhail Kuznetsov

9. Boreal Forests , Arkardy Tishkov

10. Mixed and Deciduous Forests , Leonid Serebryanny

11. Steppe and Forest-steppe , Alexander Chibilyov

12. Arid Environments , Elena Lioubimtseva

13. The Mountains of Northern Russia , Maria Shahgedanova, Veniamin Perov, and Yury Mudrov

14. The Mountains of Southern Siberia , Nikolay Mikhailov, Sergey Larin, and Aleksandr Bredikhin

15. The Caucasus , Natalya Volodicheva

16. The Mountains of Central Asia and Kazakhstan , Irina Merzliakova

17. Lake Baikal , Anson Mackay, Roger Flower, and Liba Granina

18. The Far East , Andrey Ivanov

19. Radioactive Contamination , Philip R. Pryde

20. Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Development , Gregory Vilchek

21. Air Pollution , Maria Shahgedanova

22. The Aral Sea , Nick Middleton

23. Deforestation and Degradation of Forests , Leonid Serebryanny and Igor Zamotaev

24. Nature Protection and Conservation , Arkady Tishkov

List of Plant Names in Latin and English

Authors, editors, and contributors

Edited by Maria Shahgedanova, Lecturer in Climatology and Director of Postgraduate Studies, Geography Department,, University of Reading

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