Geography of Border Landscapes

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

This book is an outcome of the 26th international geographical union congress in Perth, Western Australia. It focuses on border landscapes, with emphasis on the varying impact that political decision-making and ideological differences can have on the environment at border locations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-10-18
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:610 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography
Antal sidor:332
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138815636

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Dennis Rumley is Professor of Indian Ocean Studies at Curtin University, Western Australia.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: The border landscape concept 2. From conflict to harmony in border landscapes 3. Geographical investigations in boundary areas of the Basle region (‘Regio’) 4. Boundary, values and identity: The Swiss-Italian transborder region 5. Some developing and current problems of the eastern border landscape of the Federal Republic of Germany: The Bavarian example 6. Geographic problems of frontier regions: The case of the Italo-Yugoslav border landscape 7. The impact of sovereignty transfer on the settlement pattern of Sakhalin Island 8. Society, state and peripherally: The case of the Thai Malaysian Border Landscape 9. The Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border landscape 10. Coastal islands on an international boundary: Dauan and Parama in the Torres Strait 11. Inter- and intra-regional conflicts in Pakistan’s border landscape 12. The Gulf of Aqaba coastline: An evolving border landscape 13. The evolution and contemporary significance of the Bophuthatswana-Botswana border landscape 14. Where the Colorado flows into Mexico 15. Peacekeeping missions and landscapes 16. Conclusion Border landscapes: Themes and directions