Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains The Dogu'a Tembien District /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nyssen, Jan (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Jacob, Miro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Frankl, Amaury (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: GeoGuide,
• Subjects: Geomorphology.; Geology.; Hydrology.; Hydrology/Water Resources.

This book is based on over 150 scientific papers about the Dogu'a Tembien district in Ethiopia. To reach a broader public of people interested in geosites and human-environment interactions, the authors here add a geoguide about this mountain district in Ethiopia(13°30' N, 39°10' E; u...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Glossary
• Section1: Setting the scene
• Section 2: Geology and geomorphology
• Section 3: Water
• Section 4: Vegetation and biodiversity
• Section 5: Geomorphic processes
• Section 6: Land and agriculture
• Section 7: Historical, ecological, sociological and cultural dimensions
• Section 8: Geotourism and trekking in Dogu'a Tembien
• Indes
• References
• Annex: Trekking map 1/50 000.