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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... Forest fires in the Amazon 3.1Damage due to acid precipitation on the 'Nunnery', part of the Mayan complex at Uxmal, Mexico 5.1 Thelower part of the 1992–3 lava flows on Mount Etna 5.2 Theoutskirts ofthe town of Zafferana Etnae,in the ...
... Forest fires in the Amazon 3.1Damage due to acid precipitation on the 'Nunnery', part of the Mayan complex at Uxmal, Mexico 5.1 Thelower part of the 1992–3 lava flows on Mount Etna 5.2 Theoutskirts ofthe town of Zafferana Etnae,in the ...
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... forest officer making an arrest for illegal cutting of timber,1920 16.1 Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire, England 16.2 Landscapes of the south west New Zealand World Heritage area,South Island, New Zealand 16.3 Kata Tjuta in ...
... forest officer making an arrest for illegal cutting of timber,1920 16.1 Cannock Chase Country Park, Staffordshire, England 16.2 Landscapes of the south west New Zealand World Heritage area,South Island, New Zealand 16.3 Kata Tjuta in ...
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... forest in Madagascar 40.2 Land cover change in Central Asia 40.3 Data captureand dataanalysis: using GIS and remote sensing to understand environmental change 40.4Spectral signatures 40.5Array ofbuoys used to monitor sea temperatures ...
... forest in Madagascar 40.2 Land cover change in Central Asia 40.3 Data captureand dataanalysis: using GIS and remote sensing to understand environmental change 40.4Spectral signatures 40.5Array ofbuoys used to monitor sea temperatures ...
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... forest fires 2.3Policies for reducing carbon dioxide 3.1 Thereconstruction of lake pH using diatom analysis 3.2Forest damage in Europe 4.1 Thezoning ofcyclone damage 4.2 Theimpacts of Hurricane Gilbert 5.1Volcanic hazards at Mount ...
... forest fires 2.3Policies for reducing carbon dioxide 3.1 Thereconstruction of lake pH using diatom analysis 3.2Forest damage in Europe 4.1 Thezoning ofcyclone damage 4.2 Theimpacts of Hurricane Gilbert 5.1Volcanic hazards at Mount ...
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... forestry in the Western Ghats 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 ...
... forestry in the Western Ghats 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 ...
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