A concise geography of Belgium : National Committee of Geography of Belgium, IGU, 2012.

Format:
book
Title:
A concise geography of Belgium : National Committee of Geography of Belgium, IGU, 2012.
Author:
National Committee of Geography of Belgium
Year:
2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ghent : Academia Press, 2012
Description:
V, 46 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm.
Call number:
SJS.981.CONC.12 (SJS)
ISBN:
9038220030
9789038220031
Subject:
Belgium Geography
Belgium Maps
Ruimtelijke planning en ruimtelijk ontwerp Methoden en technieken
Summary:
This volume presents to English-speaking audiences a summary of the main findings of the 'Third National Atlas of Belgium', recently published in Belgium as a six-volume set. Based on a decade of geographic and socioeconomic research, 'A Concise Geography of Belgium' includes topics such as urban and rural landscapes, agriculture, housing and living environment, and social demography. These atlases are highly valuable to scholars of geography in general and Belgian geography and history in particular., Physiography and geology -- The North Sea -- Climate -- Landscapes -- The making of the Belgian space -- Cities -- Housing -- Population -- Economic aspects -- Transport infrastructure -- Geodetic and cartographical standards applied in Belgium -- Belgian cartographic institutions -- Geography at Belgian universities.
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