04927oam 2200841I 450 991078373130332120230422044240.01-134-67266-71-134-67267-50-203-01251-80-585-45184-21-280-33388-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)Geography.Natural disasters.Environmental management.NatureEffect of human beings on.Spatial analysis (Statistics)910Pacione Michael129277MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783731303321Applied geography3814511UNINA