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- First book on the complete Andean region in English
- Excellent illustration by own designed maps, graphs and photos
- Demand in Europe, U.S. and Latin America
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The Andes are attracting global interest again: they hold valuable mineral resources, tourists appreciate their great natural beauty and the diversity of indigenous cultures, climbers scale rock and ice faces, while many others are intrigued by regional political developments, such as the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela or the almost unfettered hegemony of the neoliberal economic model in Chile.
This volume is the first attempt for decades to present a complete overview of the longest mountain chain on the planet – a region of remarkable climatic, floristic and geologic diversity, where advanced civilization developed well before the arrival of the Spanish. Today the Andes continue to be characterized by their ethnic, demographic, cultural and economic diversity, as well as by the disparity of local socioeconomic groups. The Andean countries pursue a wide range of approaches to tackle the challenges of making the best use of their natural and cultural potential without damaging their ecological basis, as well as to overcome economic disparity and foster social cohesion. This book provides insights into this unique region and its most pressing issues, complemented by a wealth of pictures and comprehensive diagrams, which, in sum, help to better understand these fascinating mountains.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), Innsbruck, Austria
Axel Borsdorf
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Geography and Geology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
Christoph Stadel
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Andes
Book Subtitle: A Geographical Portrait
Authors: Axel Borsdorf, Christoph Stadel
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03530-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-03529-1Published: 13 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34247-4Published: 07 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-03530-7Published: 12 March 2015
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 368
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 450 illustrations in colour
Topics: Physical Geography, Economic Geography, Cultural Studies