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Population, land use, and environment : research directions / / Panel on New Research on Population and the Environment, Barbara Entwisle and Paul C. Stern, editors ; Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change Center for Economics, Governance, and International Studies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies



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Titolo: Population, land use, and environment : research directions / / Panel on New Research on Population and the Environment, Barbara Entwisle and Paul C. Stern, editors ; Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change Center for Economics, Governance, and International Studies Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: xiv, 321 p. : ill., maps (some col.)
Disciplina: 304.2
Soggetto topico: Population - Environmental aspects
Land use - Environmental aspects
Human ecology
Altri autori: EntwisleBarbara  
SternPaul C. <1944->  
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART I--PANEL REPORT -- Executive Summary -- 1 The State of Knowledge -- 2 Recommended Research Directions -- References -- PART II--PAPERS -- 3 Global and Case-Based Modeling of Population and Land Use Change--Günther Fischer and Brian C. O'Neill -- 4 Population and Environment in the U.S. Great Plains--Myron P. Gutmann, William J. Parton, Geoff Cunfer, and Ingrid C. Burke -- 5 Population and Environment in Amazônia: Landscape and Household Dynamics--Emilio F. Moran, Eduardo S. Brondízio, and Leah K. VanWey -- 6 Population Change and Landscape Dynamics: The Nang Rong, Thailand, Studies--Stephen J. Walsh, Ronald R. Rindfuss, Pramote Prasartkul, Barbara Entwisle, and Aphichat Chamratrithirong -- 7 The Urban Ecology of Metropolitan Phoenix: A Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Study--Charles L. Redman -- 8 Economies, Societies, and Landscapes in Transition: Examples from the Pearl River Delta, China, and the Red River Delta, Vietnam--Karen C. Seto -- 9 Beyond Population Size: Examining Intricate Interactions Among Population Structure, Land Use, and Environment in Wolong Nature Reserve, China--Jianguo Liu, Li An, Sandra S. Batie, Scott L. Bearer, Xiaodong Chen, Richard E. Groop, Guangming He, Zai Liang, -- 10 People, Land Use, and Environment in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico--Pamela Matson, Amy L. Luers, Karen C. Seto, Rosamond L. Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio -- 11 Patterns of Urban Land Use as Assessed by Satellite Imagery: An Application to Cairo, Egypt--John R. Weeks, Dennis P. Larson, and Debbie L. Fugate -- 12 A Review of 10 Years of Work on Economic Growth and Population Change in Rural India--Andrew Foster -- Appendix About the Contributors -- PLATES.
Titolo autorizzato: Population, land use, and environment  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-309-16493-1
1-280-74220-8
9786610742202
0-309-55030-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910827572303321
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