This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa. It examines the links between these environments and the ways in which they have been, are and will likely be subject to change. It covers the geomorphology, soils, vegetation and land use across a range of landscapes, including mountains, coasts, savannah, drylands and wetlands, and identifies the impacts of current and potential climate change and other factors on these environments.
The geographical focus is on the region defined by Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland. Illustrated throughout in full colour, the book will serve as a reference volume for researchers and environmental professionals internationally, as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students of geography, ecology and environmental studies in Southern Africa.
| ISBN: | 9781138688957 |
| Publication date: | 12th July 2018 |
| Author: | P J Holmes, John Boardman |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 308 pages |
| Series: | Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management |
| Genres: |
Agribusiness and primary industries Sedimentology and pedology Geomorphology and geological surface processes Historical geology and palaeogeology Climate change Agricultural science Hydrology and the hydrosphere Meteorology and climatology Physical geography and topography Regional geography Botany and plant sciences Landscape architecture and design Regional / International studies Environmental science, engineering and technology |