Landscapes and Landforms of the Lesser Antilles -

Landscapes and Landforms of the Lesser Antilles

Casey D. Allen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XX, 321 Seiten
2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-55785-4 (ISBN)
181,89 inkl. MwSt
This book focuses on the highly touristed, but surprisingly under-researched Lesser Antilles region. After offering a brief overview of the region's geologic and tectonic history, as well as its basic climatology, subsequent chapters then discuss each island's (or island set's) geomorphology and geology, and how the settlement history, tourism, and hazards have affected their individual landscapes. Written by regional experts and replete with up-to-date information, stunning color imagery, and beautiful cartography (maps), it is the only comprehensive, scientific evaluation of the Lesser Antilles, and serves as the region's definitive reference resource. Accessible to non-experts and amateur explorers, the book includes in-depth discussions and reference sections for each island/island set. Usable as both a textbook and guidebook, it offers readers a straightforward yet detailed assessment of an interesting and intriguing - but often-overlooked and under-appreciated - locale.

A champion of fieldwork, award-winning teacher, mentor, Early Career Scholar, and Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Casey D. Allen maintains wide-ranging interests. Though well-regarded in the fields of geomorphology (the “Science of Scenery”), rock/cultural stone decay, humanistic geography, and geographic education, his passion rests in helping students explore and discover landscapes as Traditional and Romantic Geographers. Case’s first job out of college took him to Chile, Mexico, and Peru where he worked as a survey engineer for a mining exploration company. After deciding to turn his focus to teaching, he earned a degree in Secondary (Science) Education (Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah) before then becoming a professional Academic Advisor and adjunct faculty member at his alma mater, Weber State University in Ogden, Utah (BS Geography). Moving on, he took a faculty position at St. George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) as the Coordinator of their combined degree (B.Sc/MD) program, and became enamored with the Caribbean. Several years later, he completed his PhD (Geography) at Arizona State University. Aside from the Caribbean, interests and expertise also include arid regions, sustainability, rock art & geoarchaeology, biological soil crusts, and regional studies. Dr. Allen also administers two international field study programs: Sustainability in the Caribbean and his popular Geography by Rail®. See his latest research at http://caseallen.com, and follow him on Twitter: @caseallen.

Chapter 1. Small Islands, Intriguing Landscapes.- Chapter 2. Geologic and Tectonic Background of the Lesser Antilles.- Chapter 3. The Virgin Islands.- Chapter 4. Anguilla.- Chapter 5. Saint Martin/Sint Maarten and Saint Barthélemy.- Chapter 6. Saba and St. Eustatius (Statia).- Chapter 7. St. Kitts and Nevis.- Chapter 8. Antigua and Barbuda.- Chapter 9. Montserrat.- Chapter 10. Guadeloupe.- Chapter 11. Dominica.- Chapter 12. Martinique.- Chapter 13. St. Lucia.- Chapter 14. Barbados.- Chapter 15. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.- Chapter 16. Grenada.- Chapter 17. Trinidad and Tobago.- Chapter 18: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie World Geomorphological Landscapes
Zusatzinfo XX, 321 p. 197 illus., 195 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 279 mm
Gewicht 1150 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Schlagworte Archipelago • Carbonate Landforms • Caribbean • Caribbean Geology • Caribbean Geomorphology • Caribbean Hazards • Caribbean Heritage • Caribbean tourism • Coastal Geomorphology • Earth and Environmental Science • Geography • Geology • Geology, geomorphology & the lithosphere • Geology, geomorphology & the lithosphere • geomorphology • Geomorphology & geological surface processes • Geomorphology & geological surface processes • Karst • Leeward Antilles • Leeward Islands • Lesser Antilles • subduction • volcano • Windward Islands
ISBN-10 3-319-55785-8 / 3319557858
ISBN-13 978-3-319-55785-4 / 9783319557854
Zustand Neuware
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