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Amplio recorrido por los montes gallegos, astures, cántabros y vascos, Cordillera Cantábrica que por su proximidad al mar y su ubicación periférica, constituye un referente entre los sistemas montañosos ibericos.Las comunidades naturales cantabricas se encuentran entre las mejor conservadas de toda España y Europa. Fotografias de gran formato.

La exposición Filipinas, Puerta de Oriente. De Legazpi a Malaspina, organizada por la Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior, con la colaboración de la Sociedad Estatal de Conmemoraciones Culturales, despliega un amplio y cuidado repertorio de imagenes que servira para conocer uno de los capitulos mas fascinantes pero, sin duda, menos difundidos de nuestra historia.

Este libro es el resultado principal del Convenio de Colaboración entre el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación y las Universidades de Valladolid y Barcelona, en el que han colaborado un considerable numero de profesionales procedentes de otras Universidades, Organismos Publicos de Investigacion y de la propia Administracion, continuando de esta forma la tradicional y fecunda colaboracion entre el Ministerio con las instituciones relacionadas con la investigacion y docencia. Esta obra contribuye a proporcionar una imagen clara y territorializada de la evolucion y situacion de la agricultura, de las funciones del sistema agroalimentario y de la sociedad rural dentro del actual contexto de globalizacion, intercambios agrarios y nuevas valoraciones del plural y diversificado medio rural español.

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities, including commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this textbook. The second edition of "The Geography of Transport Systems" maintains the overall structure of its predecessor, with chapters dealing with specific conceptual dimensions and methodologies, but the contents have been revised and updated.The second edition also offers new topics and approaches that have emerged as critical issues in contemporary transport systems, including security, energy, supply chain management and GIS-T. Relevant case studies have also been included in the second edition to underline real world issues related to transport geography. Some key points of the second edition include: updated and revised conceptual and methodological material to reflect the most current issues in transport geography; a case study for each chapter addressing a real world transportation geography issue; reorganization of the text to improve readability and continuity; updated and improved figures and maps; and, continuously updated and revised supporting web site.Mainly aimed at an undergraduate audience, this edition of "The Geography of Transport Systems" provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field with a broad overview of its concepts, methods and areas of application. It is highly illustrated and a companion web site has also been enhanced for the book, which contains PowerPoint slides, exercises, databases and GIS datasets.