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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... centre vitality and viability 34.1 Stages in the urban transportation planning process 34.2 The San Francisco Bay ... Nigeria 35.2Composite index of public transport service and accessibility, Wales, 1979 35.3 Accessibility at the ...
... centre vitality and viability 34.1 Stages in the urban transportation planning process 34.2 The San Francisco Bay ... Nigeria 35.2Composite index of public transport service and accessibility, Wales, 1979 35.3 Accessibility at the ...
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... in urban rail to combat road congestion 34.2Harare: new initiatives in public passenger transport 34.3Singapore: achieving a compromise between publicand private urban travel 34.4 Manchester: the introduction of light rail transit to a.
... in urban rail to combat road congestion 34.2Harare: new initiatives in public passenger transport 34.3Singapore: achieving a compromise between publicand private urban travel 34.4 Manchester: the introduction of light rail transit to a.
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... by geography 34.1Private car and bus transport in major citiesof the developing world 34.2Urban tramway, light rail, metro and suburbanrail systems 35.1Travel mode and frequency by car ownership: shoppingfor groceries and clothing, ...
... by geography 34.1Private car and bus transport in major citiesof the developing world 34.2Urban tramway, light rail, metro and suburbanrail systems 35.1Travel mode and frequency by car ownership: shoppingfor groceries and clothing, ...
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... ofrealworld problems, evident intheroleof humanagency in landscape modification(asin deforestation,desertification and flooding),or conversely, the impact of earthquakes on cities or of coastal erosion on transport routes.
... ofrealworld problems, evident intheroleof humanagency in landscape modification(asin deforestation,desertification and flooding),or conversely, the impact of earthquakes on cities or of coastal erosion on transport routes.
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Theconjuncture between pureand applied research isillustrated clearlyin geomorphology, where, for example, attempts to address problems ofshoreline management have contributed to theoriesof beach transport; the difficultiesof ...
Theconjuncture between pureand applied research isillustrated clearlyin geomorphology, where, for example, attempts to address problems ofshoreline management have contributed to theoriesof beach transport; the difficultiesof ...
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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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