Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future Lectures Given at the Plenary Sessions of the International Geographical Union Kyoto Regional Conference, 2013 /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Okamoto, Kohei (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ishikawa, Yoshitaka (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: International Perspectives in Geography, AJG Library, 1
• Θέματα: Geography.; Natural disasters.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Geography, general.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Natural Hazards.; Sustainable Development.

The title of this book, Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future, is from the theme of the 2013 Kyoto Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union. Over the past few decades, globalization has strengthened connections among countries and regions of the world and...

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