Between Mountains and Desert
Central Asia’s Natural Realm
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
The five post-Soviet states of Central Asia possess structural geographic features that contribute to some development processes unfolding with greater difficulty than in other parts of the world. The contrasts in landscapes, an increasing water shortage, the con-sequences of squandered resources and growing population pose problems that can be met only inadequately with the current environmental and economic management.
(Osteuropa 8-9/2007, pp. 9–26)