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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A wide rangeof key issuesand contemporary debates are examined within the book's main sections, which cover: natural and environmental hazards environmental changeand management challengesof thehuman environment techniques of spatial ...
A wide rangeof key issuesand contemporary debates are examined within the book's main sections, which cover: natural and environmental hazards environmental changeand management challengesof thehuman environment techniques of spatial ...
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19.1Offfarm OGAs in selected regions of Western Europe 19.2 Regional andcounty speciality food groups in England 20.1 Latitudinal distribution of natural freshwater wetlands 20.2 Percentageof wetland area lost in the USA between the ...
19.1Offfarm OGAs in selected regions of Western Europe 19.2 Regional andcounty speciality food groups in England 20.1 Latitudinal distribution of natural freshwater wetlands 20.2 Percentageof wetland area lost in the USA between the ...
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... activities in France 19.3Speciality food products in England 20.1 Aclassification of wetland habitats 20.2 Views of wetlands: past and present 20.3 The Ramsar Convention 20.4 Conversion of natural floodplain to agricultural land, ...
... activities in France 19.3Speciality food products in England 20.1 Aclassification of wetland habitats 20.2 Views of wetlands: past and present 20.3 The Ramsar Convention 20.4 Conversion of natural floodplain to agricultural land, ...
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The relevance and value of applied geographical research has never been more apparent, giventhe plethoraof problem situations that confront modern societies, ranging fromextreme natural events (such asfloods, droughtand earthquakes) ...
The relevance and value of applied geographical research has never been more apparent, giventhe plethoraof problem situations that confront modern societies, ranging fromextreme natural events (such asfloods, droughtand earthquakes) ...
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Significantly,few of theseearlypractitionersof appliedgeography would have described themselvesas geographers—explorers, adventurers, sailors,traders, astronomers, cartographers, cosmographers,natural scientists, mathematicians, ...
Significantly,few of theseearlypractitionersof appliedgeography would have described themselvesas geographers—explorers, adventurers, sailors,traders, astronomers, cartographers, cosmographers,natural scientists, mathematicians, ...
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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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