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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810211803321

Titolo

Global change and challenge : geography for the 1990s / / edited by Robert Bennett and Robert Estall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1991

ISBN

1-138-42454-4

1-280-32352-3

0-585-45318-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BennettR. J (Robert John)

EstallRobert C

Disciplina

910

Soggetti

Geography

Earth sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; GLOBAL CHANGE AND CHALLENGE; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Plates; Figures; Tables; Contributors; INTRODUCTION; 1 RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT: SCARCITY AND SUSTAINABILITY; 2 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; 3 DESERTIFICATION AND ITS MANAGEMENT; 4 GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHANGE; 5 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL ECONOMIC CHANGE; 6 NEW ROLES FOR OLD REGIONS; 7 CASE STUDIES OF ECONOMIC CHANGE IN ADVANCED REGIONS; 8 DEVELOPMENT AND THE THIRD WORLD; 9 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT; 10 DRAWING THE LINE BETWEEN TOWN AND COUNTRY

11 MANAGING URBAN CHANGE: THE CASE OF THE BRITISH INNER CITY 12 THE CHALLENGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; Index

Sommario/riassunto

We are now experiencing a period of unprecedented change; what amounts to a global revolution in our economy, society and awareness of the human impact on the environment. Global Change and Challenge examines some of the crucial issues facing society in the 1990's and how geography can contribute to their understanding and management. Using the broad theme of how societies adapt to change, the contributors seek to present a range of views on the `geography of



change' in an accessible form for both school and university students.  The general aim of the book is as much to encourage