03187nam 2200673Ia 450 991045565620332120200520144314.01-138-42454-41-280-32352-30-585-45318-7(CKB)111087026884820(EBL)166328(OCoLC)252782993(SSID)ssj0000297587(PQKBManifestationID)11947374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000297587(PQKBWorkID)10334048(PQKB)10466243(SSID)ssj0000163209(PQKBManifestationID)11153567(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000163209(PQKBWorkID)10106676(PQKB)11654433(MiAaPQ)EBC166328(Au-PeEL)EBL166328(CaPaEBR)ebr10060923(CaONFJC)MIL32352(EXLCZ)9911108702688482019901210d1991 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGlobal change and challenge[electronic resource] geography for the 1990s /edited by Robert Bennett and Robert EstallLondon ;New York Routledge19911 online resource (275 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-00143-9 0-203-40143-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 COUNTRY11 MANAGING URBAN CHANGE: THE CASE OF THE BRITISH INNER CITY 12 THE CHALLENGE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; IndexWe 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 encourageGeographyEarth sciencesElectronic books.Geography.Earth sciences.910Bennett R. J(Robert John)15488Estall Robert C33544MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455656203321Global change and challenge2094128UNINA