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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3.3The processes involved in the formation and deposition of acid pollution 3.4Areas currently experiencing problems duetoacid precipitation and areas likely to develop problems in the future 4.1A classification of extreme weather and ...
3.3The processes involved in the formation and deposition of acid pollution 3.4Areas currently experiencing problems duetoacid precipitation and areas likely to develop problems in the future 4.1A classification of extreme weather and ...
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... water manager 11.1Sequence ofoccurrence and perception of severe water pollution problems in Europe 11.2 Effects of an organic effluent on the quality and ecologyof a river 11.3 Examples of rising nitrate concentrations in rivers, ...
... water manager 11.1Sequence ofoccurrence and perception of severe water pollution problems in Europe 11.2 Effects of an organic effluent on the quality and ecologyof a river 11.3 Examples of rising nitrate concentrations in rivers, ...
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9.1 Air pollution by smoke and sulphur dioxide: Sheffield, UK,in the 1950s and 1960s; and Chongqing, 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 ...
9.1 Air pollution by smoke and sulphur dioxide: Sheffield, UK,in the 1950s and 1960s; and Chongqing, 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 ...
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11.5 Pesticides on list I (Black List) of the EC Dangerous Substances Directive 11.6 Percentagelength of rivers in different chemical quality classes in England and Wales and regions, 1994–6 11.7 Definition of pollution incident ...
11.5 Pesticides on list I (Black List) of the EC Dangerous Substances Directive 11.6 Percentagelength of rivers in different chemical quality classes in England and Wales and regions, 1994–6 11.7 Definition of pollution incident ...
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... impact of technology and development programmes in different countries; problems of water supply and environmental pollution;and explorationofnew methods of research using computers in all branches of applied geography.
... impact of technology and development programmes in different countries; problems of water supply and environmental pollution;and explorationofnew methods of research using computers in all branches of applied geography.
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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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