Mapping Versatile Boundaries Understanding the Balkans /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Darques, Regis (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Springer Geography,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Geographical information systems.; Urban geography.; Physical geography.; Human geography.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Human Geography.

This book demonstrates the pivotal role played by state confines in the geography of Balkan countries through powerful GIS and remote sensing analyses. It provides unique mapping perspectives on the Balkan region, with over 140 illustrations. The book is dedicated to applied, historical and economic...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Hidden and showcased boundaries. A field approach
• From Empires to nations, 1800-2014
• Balkan border mapping: building the GIS project
• “Hot points” with a hand lens: the process of local border sedimentation
• From borderlines to borderlands. A holistic perspective of the frontier issue in the Balkans
• Spaces under the microscope: looking closely at border fluctuations through remote sensing
• Broken lands and hurt populations: Eastern Macedonia
• Conclusion.