Applied Geography: Principles and PracticeMichael Pacione Routledge, 2002 M03 11 - 664 pages 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 environment techniques of spatial analysis Applied geography is the application of geographic knowledge and skills to identify the nature and causes of social, economic and environmental problems and inform policies which lead to their resolution. |
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... IPCC WGI 1996. The atmospheric carbon reservoir forms part of the global carbon cycle in which the natural atmosphereocean component has an annual throughput of about 90 Gt, while the biosphereatmosphere cyclehas an annual throughput of ...
... IPCC WGI 1996. The atmospheric carbon reservoir forms part of the global carbon cycle in which the natural atmosphereocean component has an annual throughput of about 90 Gt, while the biosphereatmosphere cyclehas an annual throughput of ...
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... (IPCC 1995). Under present climatic conditions and carbon emissions, the natural greenhouse effect amountstoabout 33°Cif clouds, which actasradiation 'blankets', areincluded inthe calculations(Houghton 1997). The theoretical surface ...
... (IPCC 1995). Under present climatic conditions and carbon emissions, the natural greenhouse effect amountstoabout 33°Cif clouds, which actasradiation 'blankets', areincluded inthe calculations(Houghton 1997). The theoretical surface ...
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... (IPCC 1995). Conservative radiation models ofthe climatesystem indicate an initialrise of 1.3°C fora doubling of carbon dioxide,which is equivalent to4Wm 2(Watts per square metre). This would meanan initial fall in outgoing radiation ...
... (IPCC 1995). Conservative radiation models ofthe climatesystem indicate an initialrise of 1.3°C fora doubling of carbon dioxide,which is equivalent to4Wm 2(Watts per square metre). This would meanan initial fall in outgoing radiation ...
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... (IPCC WGI 1996). Global. data. sets: oceans. 1910 to 1941and the second from 1978to thepresent Althoughnot shown. Since the oceans compriseover 60 per cent of the Northern Hemisphere and over 80 per cent ofthe Southern Hemisphere, itis ...
... (IPCC WGI 1996). Global. data. sets: oceans. 1910 to 1941and the second from 1978to thepresent Althoughnot shown. Since the oceans compriseover 60 per cent of the Northern Hemisphere and over 80 per cent ofthe Southern Hemisphere, itis ...
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... (IPCC 1990: pp. 214–5). Thepublished results indicatethat moderate cooling(0.4°C) took place in the Northern Hemisphere inthe twodecades after1950, especiallyin thewestern sector (0–180° W).During the same period, theSouthern ...
... (IPCC 1990: pp. 214–5). Thepublished results indicatethat moderate cooling(0.4°C) took place in the Northern Hemisphere inthe twodecades after1950, especiallyin thewestern sector (0–180° W).During the same period, theSouthern ...
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