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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... Regional. data. sets. Regional collections of temperature data are still important, particularly those that have beencompiled with somequality controlsuchas that assembled for central England.
... Regional. data. sets. Regional collections of temperature data are still important, particularly those that have beencompiled with somequality controlsuchas that assembled for central England.
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... Regional time series may also be gridded intoboxes, typically 20° latitude×60° longitude. These show considerable regional variabilitybut also reveal coherent trends between adjacent areas withinthe same hemisphere (IPCC 1990: pp. 214–5) ...
... Regional time series may also be gridded intoboxes, typically 20° latitude×60° longitude. These show considerable regional variabilitybut also reveal coherent trends between adjacent areas withinthe same hemisphere (IPCC 1990: pp. 214–5) ...
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... Regional responsesto sea level rise through geomorphological and ecologicalsystems areproving difficultto identify orforecast (IPCCWGII1996). In spiteof uncertainties about the degree of rise in sea level, any rise would pose a direct ...
... Regional responsesto sea level rise through geomorphological and ecologicalsystems areproving difficultto identify orforecast (IPCCWGII1996). In spiteof uncertainties about the degree of rise in sea level, any rise would pose a direct ...
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... Regional terms include ladang in Indonesia and roça in Brazil. Some governments suchas thatin Malaysia haveattempted to ban orcontrol theburning, but in neighbouring Indonesiathe practice has goneunchecked. While research suggests that ...
... Regional terms include ladang in Indonesia and roça in Brazil. Some governments suchas thatin Malaysia haveattempted to ban orcontrol theburning, but in neighbouring Indonesiathe practice has goneunchecked. While research suggests that ...
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... regional pollution histories andis examined belowin relation to the UKandthe USA. The spatialdistribution of acid precipitation dependson where high emissionsof nitrous and sulphurous gases occur;the spatial distribution of the ...
... regional pollution histories andis examined belowin relation to the UKandthe USA. The spatialdistribution of acid precipitation dependson where high emissionsof nitrous and sulphurous gases occur;the spatial distribution of the ...
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