Landscapes and Landforms of the Lesser Antilles (World Geomorphological Landscapes)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3319557858 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 321 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Back Cover This book focuses on the highly touristed, but surprisingly under-researched Lesser Antilles region. After offering a brief overview of the region’s geologic and tectonic history, as well as its basic climatology, subsequent chapters then discuss each island’s (or island set’s) geomorphology and geology, and how the settlement history, tourism, and hazards have affected their individual landscapes. Usable as both a textbook and guidebook, it offers readers a straightforward yet detailed assessment of an interesting and intriguing – but often-overlooked and under-appreciated – locale. Written by regional experts and replete with up-to-date
Written by regional experts and replete with up-to-date information, stunning color imagery, and beautiful cartography (maps), it is the only comprehensive, scientific evaluation of the Lesser Antilles, and serves as the region’s definitive reference resource. Usable as both a textbook and guidebook, it offers readers a straightforward yet detailed assessment of an interesting and intriguing – but often-overlooked and under-appreciated – locale.. This book focuses on the highly touristed, but surprisingly under-researched Lesser Antilles region. Accessible to non-experts and amateur explorers, the book includes in-depth discussions and reference sections for each island/island set. After offering a brief overview of the region’s geologic and tectonic history, as well as its basic climatology, subsequent chapters then discuss each island’s (or island set’s) geomorphology and geology, and how the settlement history, tourism, and hazards have affected their individual landscapes
George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) as the Coordinator of their combined degree (B.Sc/MD) program, and became enamored with the Caribbean. Moving on, he took a faculty position at St. After deciding to turn his focus to teaching, he earned a degree in Secondary (Science) Education (Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah) before then becoming a pr