{"product_id":"9783031955549","title":"Landscape Heritage of the World with Google Earth","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLandscape Heritage of the World with Google Earth\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Goudie, Andrew\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThe rationale of this book is to provide carefully selected images from Google Earth, to discuss what they show, and to provide references to the heritage sites portrayed so that readers can go deeper if they wish. Taking examples from all over the world, this book aims to demonstrate their value for understanding heritage landscapes and for appreciating their aesthetics. It is organised around different types of landscape and the processes that created them, rather than regionally or on the basis of age.\u003cspan style=\"color: #202122; background: white;\"\u003e It includes a large number of archaeological sites that have been designated as UNESC0 World Heritage Sites. \u003c\/span\u003eGoogle Earth has proved to be important for demonstrating some of the threats that major sites have been exposed to, including during recent wars in the Middle East.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe landscapes discussed are those of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWater Management, Agricultural Management, War, Burial, Mines, Quarries and Salterns, Cities and Settlements, Tells, Theatres, Amphitheatres, and Hippodromes, Churches, Temples, Pagodas, and Mosques, and Geoglyphs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025-09-27\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9783031955549\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 193\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44309912453260,"sku":"9783031955549","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031955549.jpg?v=1768940544","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031955549","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}