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Covers all aspects of Philippine geography
Discusses major geopolitical issues including Muslim rebellion in Mindanao and Chineses maritime ambitions
Takes a holistic approach, as all issues are tied together
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Philippines in the Global Economy
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Front Matter
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Regional Organization and Spatial Planning
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Front Matter
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About this book
Keywords
- Sustainable Development
- Megacity
- Archipelagic Nation
- Geopolitics
- Agrarian Reform
- Philippines
- world regional geography
- climate change impacts
Authors and Affiliations
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Département de Géographie, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Yves Boquet
About the author
Yves Boquet was trained as a history and geography teacher in France and worked for 17 years in the Washington DC area before coming back to France as an assistant professor at Université de Picardie in Amiens and then full professor at Université de Bourgogne. He has also held temporary guest positions at University of Maryland-College Park, University of Louisville, University of the Philippines and Lyceum of the Philippines University. Professor Boquet is currently the Secretary General of the Association of French Geographers and Secreatary of the IGU commission on Geography of Transportation. His topics of interest are transportation and large megalopolises) and countries of research the United States, then the Philippines and China.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Philippine Archipelago
Authors: Yves Boquet
Series Title: Springer Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51926-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51925-8
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84779-5
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51926-5
Series ISSN: 2194-315X
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 848
Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 77 illustrations in colour
Topics: Regional Geography, Asian Culture, Climate Sciences, History of Southeast Asia, Asian Politics