The Aral Sea Encyclopedia

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Zonn, Igor S. (Συγγραφέας), Glantz, Michael H. (Συγγραφέας), Kostianoy, Andrey G. (Συγγραφέας), Kosarev, Aleksey N. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Historical geology.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Physical geography.; Ecology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Ecotoxicology.; Earth Sciences.; Historical Geology.; Physical Geography.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

The situation of the Aral Sea is known as one of the worst man-made environmental crises of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Many have seen the satellite photos evidencing the startling shrinkage and deterioration of the sea, as it was a few decades ago and how it appears today. Whereas the...