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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21.4Lagos 22.1 Dereliction and reclamation in northeast France 22.2 Birmingham Heartlands 23.1 The rise and decline of a resort: Torremolinos, Spain 23.2 Perspectives on tourism 23.3 Green viruses in the Caribbean 23.4 Ecotourism in ...
21.4Lagos 22.1 Dereliction and reclamation in northeast France 22.2 Birmingham Heartlands 23.1 The rise and decline of a resort: Torremolinos, Spain 23.2 Perspectives on tourism 23.3 Green viruses in the Caribbean 23.4 Ecotourism in ...
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... and conflicts of actors/interest groups 23.3Theoretical characteristics of mass package tourismand ecotourism 23.4 Examples of good tourism practice in New Zealand 23.5 Types of ecotourist 25.1 Urban population growth in India, ...
... and conflicts of actors/interest groups 23.3Theoretical characteristics of mass package tourismand ecotourism 23.4 Examples of good tourism practice in New Zealand 23.5 Types of ecotourist 25.1 Urban population growth in India, ...
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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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