04931oam 2200841I 450 991045025620332120200520144314.01-134-67267-50-203-01251-80-585-45184-21-280-33388-X10.4324/9780203012512 (CKB)1000000000247835(EBL)169721(OCoLC)560044479(SSID)ssj0000104718(PQKBManifestationID)11646051(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104718(PQKBWorkID)10085175(PQKB)10946300(SSID)ssj0000276945(PQKBManifestationID)11221979(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276945(PQKBWorkID)10233251(PQKB)11247351(SSID)ssj0000288997(PQKBManifestationID)12064978(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288997(PQKBWorkID)10401187(PQKB)11594578(MiAaPQ)EBC169721(Au-PeEL)EBL169721(CaPaEBR)ebr10054561(CaONFJC)MIL33388(EXLCZ)99100000000024783520180331d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrApplied geography principles and practice : an introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography /edited by Michael PacioneLondon ;New York :Routledge,1999.1 online resource (661 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-21419-X 0-415-18268-9 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of boxes; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; In pursuit of useful knowledge: the principles and practice of applied geography; Natural and environmental hazards; Global warming; Acid precipitation; Extreme weather events; Earthquakes and vulcanism; Landslides; Floods; Coastal erosion; Physical problems of the urban environment; Environmental change and management; Water supply and management; Water quality and pollution; Irrigation; Desertification; DeforestationMaintaining biodiversityLandscape evaluation; Environmental impact assessment; Countryside recreation management; The de-intensification of European agriculture; Wetlands conservation; Land-use conflict at the urban fringe; Derelict and vacant land; Sustainable tourism; Townscape conservation; Challenges of the human environment; Urbanisation and counterurbanisation; Boundary disputes; Political spaces and representation within the state; Housing problems in the developed world; The geography of poverty and deprivation; Segregation and discrimination; Socio-spatial variations in healthCrime and fear of crimeRetail location analysis; Urban transport and traffic problems; Rural accessibility and transport; City marketing as a planning tool; Low-income shelter in the third world city; Informal sector activity in the third world city; HIV/AIDS, poverty, exclusion and the third world; Techniques of spatial analysis; GIS, remote sensing and the problem of environmental change; Cartography: from traditional to electronic and beyond; Geodemographics, marketing and retail location; Global positioning systems as a practical fieldwork tool: applications in mountain environmentsComputer simulation and modelling of urban structure and developmentPlace index; Subject indexApplied Geography offers an invaluable introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography and provides a new focus and reference point for investigating and understanding problem-orientated research. Forty-nine leading experts in the field introduce and explore research which crosses the traditional boundary between physical and human geography. A wide range of key issues and contemporary debates are within the books main sections, which cover: natural and environmental hazards environmental change and management challenges of the human environmGeographyNatural disastersEnvironmental managementNatureEffect of human beings onSpatial analysis (Statistics)Electronic books.Geography.Natural disasters.Environmental management.NatureEffect of human beings on.Spatial analysis (Statistics)910Pacione Michael129277MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450256203321Applied geography2104838UNINA