Mountain Geoecology and Sustainable Development of the Tibetan Plateau (Geojournal Library, Volume 57)
Contributors: Du Zheng (Editor); Qingsong Zhang (Editor); Shaohong Wu (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780792366881
Subjects: Geographical information systems (GIS); Mountains; Sustainability; Economic Geology; Science; Nature; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Science; General; Natural Resources; Medical : General; Nature / Natural Resources; Science / Geography; Science : Environmental Science; Earth Sciences - Geology; China; Environmental Geology; Sustainable development; Tibet
First sentence: The Tibetan Plateau, known as the "roof of the world", with an average altitude of over 4,000 m asl and surrounded on all sides by high mountain ranges which descend to adjacent plains and basins, is the highest, youngest and largest structural landform unit on earth.