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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... activities in France 280 19.3 Speciality food products in England 283 20.1 A classification of wetland habitats 20.2 Views of wetlands : past and present 288 290 20.3 The Ramsar Convention 292 20.4 Conversion of natural floodplain to ...
... activities in France 280 19.3 Speciality food products in England 283 20.1 A classification of wetland habitats 20.2 Views of wetlands : past and present 288 290 20.3 The Ramsar Convention 292 20.4 Conversion of natural floodplain to ...
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... activities could be regarded as emancipatory and an example of critical science . The second example is taken from a more recent call for papers ' issued in May 1997 on behalf of the Social and Cultural and the Population Geography ...
... activities could be regarded as emancipatory and an example of critical science . The second example is taken from a more recent call for papers ' issued in May 1997 on behalf of the Social and Cultural and the Population Geography ...
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... activities could be regardedas emancipatory andan example ofcritical science. The second example is taken from a more recent 'call for papers' issued in May 1997 on behalf ofthe Social and Cultural and the Population Geography research ...
... activities could be regardedas emancipatory andan example ofcritical science. The second example is taken from a more recent 'call for papers' issued in May 1997 on behalf ofthe Social and Cultural and the Population Geography research ...
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... activities , energy options and impact assess- ments . Policies need to be put in place to mitigate the worst effects of global warming . Some of these are highlighted in Box 2.3 . There is , Box 2.3 Policies for reducing carbon dioxide ...
... activities , energy options and impact assess- ments . Policies need to be put in place to mitigate the worst effects of global warming . Some of these are highlighted in Box 2.3 . There is , Box 2.3 Policies for reducing carbon dioxide ...
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... activities , and the design and effectiveness of strategies aimed at reducing their adverse effects . With particular reference to geographical research on tropical cyclones , it highlights the problems that stem from their inherent ...
... activities , and the design and effectiveness of strategies aimed at reducing their adverse effects . With particular reference to geographical research on tropical cyclones , it highlights the problems that stem from their inherent ...
Contents
Sustainable tourism | 321 |
Townscape conservation | 333 |
Urbanisation and counterurbanisation | 347 |
Boundary disputes | 358 |
Political spaces and representation within the state | 375 |
Accord | 383 |
Housing problems in the developed world | 390 |
The geography of poverty and deprivation | 400 |
4 | 74 |
Landslides | 83 |
2 | 86 |
2 | 97 |
Coastal erosion | 109 |
Physical problems of the urban environment | 124 |
1 | 125 |
Water supply and management | 137 |
2 | 176 |
7 | 182 |
1 | 189 |
Wetlands conservation | 288 |
Landuse conflict at the urban fringe | 301 |
Derelict and vacant land | 309 |
Segregation and discrimination | 414 |
Crime and fear of crime | 438 |
Retail location analysis | 450 |
Urban transport and traffic problems | 463 |
Rural accessibility and transport | 474 |
City marketing as a planning tool | 486 |
Lowincome shelter in the third world city | 497 |
GIS remote sensing and the problem of environmental change | 539 |
from traditional to electronic and beyond | 556 |
Geodemographics marketing and retail location | 577 |
applications in mountain | 593 |
Computer simulation and modelling of urban structure and development | 605 |
Place index | 621 |
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