A geographical perspective on the Aral Sea crisis: three interpretations of an image
The Aral Sea crisis has gained global notoriety as a human-induced environmental disaster. This paper contextualizes this crisis within a broad geographical framework. Three interpretations of a single photographic image emblematic of the desiccation of the Aral Sea are related to general foci withi...
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| Language: | English |
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2013-0026 |
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| Summary: | The Aral Sea crisis has gained global notoriety as a human-induced environmental disaster. This paper contextualizes this crisis within a broad geographical framework. Three interpretations of a single photographic image emblematic of the desiccation of the Aral Sea are related to general foci within the academic discipline of geography. These interpretations serve to guide a framing of the Aral Sea crisis within a geographical context. This is presented as a geographical problem, incorporating elements and processes salient to physical geography, human geography, and human-environment interaction. With ecological and societal sustainability in the immediate Aral Sea region still a pressing concern, geographers are well positioned to contribute relevant, research-driven insights. |
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| ISSN: | 1732-4254 |