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

• 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
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II