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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... of the water industry 10.2 Graphical representation of output from an area meter that measures the flow of water to a small area havinga mix of industry and domestic users 10.3Challenges tothe water manager 11.1Sequence ofoccurrence ...
... of the water industry 10.2 Graphical representation of output from an area meter that measures the flow of water to a small area havinga mix of industry and domestic users 10.3Challenges tothe water manager 11.1Sequence ofoccurrence ...
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12.3 Irrigated area and water use in the USA 12.4 Water use in Israel 12.5 Growth of irrigated agriculture on the High Plains of Texas, USA 12.6 Area and production of irrigated wheat in Saudi Arabia 12.7 New irrigated areas in the ...
12.3 Irrigated area and water use in the USA 12.4 Water use in Israel 12.5 Growth of irrigated agriculture on the High Plains of Texas, USA 12.6 Area and production of irrigated wheat in Saudi Arabia 12.7 New irrigated areas in the ...
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... China, in the 1980s and 1990s 9.2 Subsidence beneath Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia 10.1 Managing risk at Cod Beck Reservoir 10.2 To meter or not to meter 11.1 A conceptual model of water pollution occurrence and control 11.2Details of the ...
... China, in the 1980s and 1990s 9.2 Subsidence beneath Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia 10.1 Managing risk at Cod Beck Reservoir 10.2 To meter or not to meter 11.1 A conceptual model of water pollution occurrence and control 11.2Details of the ...
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... Blackwater estuary, Essex, UK 10.1Water management priorities, 1997 10.2Examples ofthe required standards of potable waters 10.3Questions posed by the prescribed standards and valuesfor drinking water 10.4 The probable components of ...
... Blackwater estuary, Essex, UK 10.1Water management priorities, 1997 10.2Examples ofthe required standards of potable waters 10.3Questions posed by the prescribed standards and valuesfor drinking water 10.4 The probable components of ...
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This included study of: problems relatingtothe management of resources in developing countries; planning for urbanisation; forecastingthe impact of technology and development programmes in different countries; problems of water supply ...
This included study of: problems relatingtothe management of resources in developing countries; planning for urbanisation; forecastingthe impact of technology and development programmes in different countries; problems of water supply ...
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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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