TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gulyamova,Lola
TI  - The Geography of Uzbekistan: At the Crossroads of the Silk Road  
T2  - World Regional Geography Book Series,
SN  - 9783031078736
U1  - 910.021 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Geography
KW  - Ethnology
KW  - Culture
KW  - Human geography
KW  - Cultural geography
KW  - Geology
KW  - Regional Geography
KW  - Regional Cultural Studies
KW  - Social and Cultural Geography
KW  - Human Geography
N1  - Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Historical Geography -- Chapter 3. Geography of Resources -- Chapter 4. Economic Geography -- Chapter 5. Human Geography -- Chapter 6. Environmental Geography: Nature and Human Interaction -- Index
N2  - This book describes the geography of Uzbekistan and its unique history and culture. It focuses on the development of Uzbekistan as a result of its location on the crossroads of the Silk Road. The influence of global and regional environmental challenges on the current landscape and similar issues are discussed and analyzed from a historical perspective. Contemporary tensions and reforms in social, economical and cultural life are described with the aim to draw a picture of modern paths to transformation and development. The Geography of Uzbekistan includes also information on geology, nature and natural resources, in particular water. The book discusses the social and environmental impacts of the Aral Sea disaster and shows new paths of transformation and development for this Central Asian country
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07873-6
ER  -