Applied Geography: Principles and PracticeApplied 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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No matter which route to knowledge the applied geographer adopts andirrespective of the methodologies employed, all are moving towards thegoal of enhancing human wellbeing,guided bythe shared philosophy ofthe pursuit of useful knowledge ...
No matter which route to knowledge the applied geographer adopts andirrespective of the methodologies employed, all are moving towards thegoal of enhancing human wellbeing,guided bythe shared philosophy ofthe pursuit of useful knowledge ...
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During the first millennium AD, the same motivesstimulated the developmentof geographical knowledge andmapmaking inChina. In Islamic lands, thiswas complemented bythe productionof travel guidesas an aidto pilgrims makingthe haj.
During the first millennium AD, the same motivesstimulated the developmentof geographical knowledge andmapmaking inChina. In Islamic lands, thiswas complemented bythe productionof travel guidesas an aidto pilgrims makingthe haj.
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complemented bythe productionof travel guidesas an aidto pilgrims makingthe haj. These stimulitoapplied geography were boostedbythe voyages of discoveryof the fifteenthand sixteenth centuries atatime when the possession of accurate ...
complemented bythe productionof travel guidesas an aidto pilgrims makingthe haj. These stimulitoapplied geography were boostedbythe voyages of discoveryof the fifteenthand sixteenth centuries atatime when the possession of accurate ...
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... also demonstratedin economic development planning bythe Tennessee Valley Authority,as wellas overseas,as in thepreparation of arural land classification and development plan for Puerto Rico. Geographical research was also applied in ...
... also demonstratedin economic development planning bythe Tennessee Valley Authority,as wellas overseas,as in thepreparation of arural land classification and development plan for Puerto Rico. Geographical research was also applied in ...
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The growing academic importanceof applied geography wasrecognised bythe creation in 1964ofan International ... An indication of the concerns of contemporary applied geography is provided by the programme for the 1972 meeting of the ...
The growing academic importanceof applied geography wasrecognised bythe creation in 1964ofan International ... An indication of the concerns of contemporary applied geography is provided by the programme for the 1972 meeting of the ...
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| Title | Applied Geography: Principles and Practice |
| Editor | Michael Pacione |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1134672667, 9781134672660 |
| Length | 664 pages |
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