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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... assessment 7.1 Increased coastal flood hazard in Venice, Italy 7.2House raisingas a flood alleviation strategy 7.3The Czech, Polish and Germanfloods in1997 8.1 Coastal classification andcoastal erosion 9.1 Air pollution by smoke and ...
... assessment 7.1 Increased coastal flood hazard in Venice, Italy 7.2House raisingas a flood alleviation strategy 7.3The Czech, Polish and Germanfloods in1997 8.1 Coastal classification andcoastal erosion 9.1 Air pollution by smoke and ...
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... of India 16.1 World systems of landscape designation 16.2 CannockChase CountryPark, Staffordshire, England 16.3Yorkshire Dales National Park UK 17.1 Environmental impact assessment inBrazil 17.2 EIA—Differences in attitude and.
... of India 16.1 World systems of landscape designation 16.2 CannockChase CountryPark, Staffordshire, England 16.3Yorkshire Dales National Park UK 17.1 Environmental impact assessment inBrazil 17.2 EIA—Differences in attitude and.
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Principles and Practice Michael Pacione. 17.1 Environmental impact assessment inBrazil 17.2 EIA—Differences in attitude and practice: Norway and Estonia compared 17.3 The EU and EIA initiatives 18.1 Approaches to planning for leisure ...
Principles and Practice Michael Pacione. 17.1 Environmental impact assessment inBrazil 17.2 EIA—Differences in attitude and practice: Norway and Estonia compared 17.3 The EU and EIA initiatives 18.1 Approaches to planning for leisure ...
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... assessment of housing policies and housing issues 38.1Aspects of the gender division of labour in a Nairobi shanty town 38.2 Street traders in Mexico City 39.1 Life expectancy and HIV/AIDS 39.2 The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa 39.3 The ...
... assessment of housing policies and housing issues 38.1Aspects of the gender division of labour in a Nairobi shanty town 38.2 Street traders in Mexico City 39.1 Life expectancy and HIV/AIDS 39.2 The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa 39.3 The ...
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... assess data qualityof digital elevation models 43.3Georeferencing for resource assessment: the roleof GPS in community forest resource mapping 44.1Using GIS tomodel property valuations 44.2 Modelling in aGIS environment Tables 1.1 ...
... assess data qualityof digital elevation models 43.3Georeferencing for resource assessment: the roleof GPS in community forest resource mapping 44.1Using GIS tomodel property valuations 44.2 Modelling in aGIS environment Tables 1.1 ...
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