Author: United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The present publication is designed primarily to assist countries that do not have an appropriate authority and a specific set of standards for the consistent rendering of their geographical names. The information in the Manual consists of suggestions that should be useful to those intersted in ways to standardize their nation's geographical names
Manual for the National Standardization of Geographical Names
Author: United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The present publication is designed primarily to assist countries that do not have an appropriate authority and a specific set of standards for the consistent rendering of their geographical names. The information in the Manual consists of suggestions that should be useful to those intersted in ways to standardize their nation's geographical names
Publisher: United Nations Publications
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The present publication is designed primarily to assist countries that do not have an appropriate authority and a specific set of standards for the consistent rendering of their geographical names. The information in the Manual consists of suggestions that should be useful to those intersted in ways to standardize their nation's geographical names
Toponymy
Author: Naftali Kadmon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The first book in over 100 years dealing wit the subject of geolograhpical names in all its aspects. Combining a solid scientific approach with a light hearted style, the book wil appealmto anyone with an interest in place names. Illus.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The first book in over 100 years dealing wit the subject of geolograhpical names in all its aspects. Combining a solid scientific approach with a light hearted style, the book wil appealmto anyone with an interest in place names. Illus.
An Introduction to Toponymy
Author: Naftali Kadmon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Names on the Globe
Author: George R. Stewart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"Topographers, geographers, and physiographers have written much about the Earth's surface, but that is not, as such, our present theme. Here we consider not the places themselves, but the names by which they are distinguished, what are commonly known in English as place-names." - from chapter 1, "The Place and the Name."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
"Topographers, geographers, and physiographers have written much about the Earth's surface, but that is not, as such, our present theme. Here we consider not the places themselves, but the names by which they are distinguished, what are commonly known in English as place-names." - from chapter 1, "The Place and the Name."
Geographical Names as a Part of the Cultural Heritage
Author: Peter Jordan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : CD-ROMS.
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : CD-ROMS.
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
United Nations Documents on Geographical Names
Author: P. E. Raper
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The PGA Handbook
Author: Nicole Ruder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615496603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615496603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
United Nations Correspondence Manual : a Guide to the Drafting, Processing, and Dispatch of Official United Nations Communications
Author: United Nations. Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Undersea Features
Author: United States. Geographic Names Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
World Urbanization Prospects
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789211483192
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The report presents findings from the 2018 revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations or areas from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789211483192
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The report presents findings from the 2018 revision of World Urbanization Prospects, which contains the latest estimates of the urban and rural populations or areas from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2050, as well as estimates of population size from 1950 to 2018 and projections to 2030 for all urban agglomerations with 300,000 inhabitants or more in 2018. The world urban population is at an all-time high, and the share of urban dwellers, is projected to represent two thirds of the global population in 2050. Continued urbanization will bring new opportunities and challenges for sustainable development.