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Applied geography : principles and practice : an introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography / / edited by Michael Pacione



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Titolo: Applied geography : principles and practice : an introduction to useful research in physical, environmental and human geography / / edited by Michael Pacione Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (661 p.)
Disciplina: 910
Soggetto topico: Geography
Natural disasters
Environmental management
Nature - Effect of human beings on
Spatial analysis (Statistics)
Altri autori: PacioneMichael  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Deforestation
Maintaining 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 health
Crime 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 environments
Computer simulation and modelling of urban structure and developmentPlace index; Subject index
Sommario/riassunto: Applied 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 environm
Titolo autorizzato: Applied geography  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-67266-7
1-134-67267-5
0-203-01251-8
0-585-45184-2
1-280-33388-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910783731303321
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