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Applied Geography: Principles and Practice: An Introduction to Useful Research in Physical, Environmental and Human Geography
By Michael Pacione
662 pages
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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.Related books and articles at Questia
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Plates x
- Figures xii
- Boxes xvii
- Tables xx
- Preface xxvi
- Acknowledgements xxviii
- Introduction 1
- 1 - In Pursuit of Useful Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Applied Geography 3
- Part I - Natural and Environmental Hazards 19
- 2 - Global Warming 21
- 3 - Acid Precipitation 36
- 4 - Extreme Weather Events 51
- 5 - Earthquakes and Vulcanism 66
- 6 - Landslides 83
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Plates x
- Figures xii
- Boxes xvii
- Tables xx
- Preface xxvi
- Acknowledgements xxviii
- Introduction 1
- 1 - In Pursuit of Useful Knowledge: The Principles and Practice of Applied Geography 3
- Part I - Natural and Environmental Hazards 19
- 2 - Global Warming 21
- 3 - Acid Precipitation 36
- 4 - Extreme Weather Events 51
- 5 - Earthquakes and Vulcanism 66
- 6 - Landslides 83
- 7 - Floods 95
- 8 - Coastal Erosion 109
- 9 - Physical Problems of the Urban Environment 124
- Part II - Environmental Change and Management 135
- 10 - Water Supply and Management 137
- 11 - Water Quality and Pollution 152
- 12 - Irrigation 172
- 13 - Desertification 188
- 14 - Deforestation 200
- References 218
- 15 - Maintaining Biodiversity 222
- 16 - Landscape Evaluation 236
- 17 - Environmental Impact Assessment 246
- 18 - Countryside Recreation Management 257
- 19 - The De-Intensification of European Agriculture 274
- 20 - Wetlands Conservation 288
- References 299
- 21 - Land-Use Conflict at the Urban Fringe 301
- 22 - Derelict and Vacant Land 309
- 23 - Sustainable Tourism 321
- 24 - Townscape Conservation 333
- Part III - Challenges of the Human Environment 345
- 25 - Urbanisation and Counterurbanisation 347
- 26 - Boundary Disputes 358
- 27 - Political Spaces and Representation within the State 375
- 28 - Housing Problems in the Developed World 390
- 29 - The Geography of Poverty and Deprivation 400
- 30 - Segregation and Discrimination 414
- 31 - Socio-Spatial Variations in Health 425
- 32 - Crime and Fear of Crime 438
- 33 - Retail Location Analysis 450
- 34 - Urban Transport and Traffic Problems 463
- 35 - Rural Accessibility and Transport 474
- 36 - City Marketing as a Planning Tool 486
- 37 - Low-Income Shelter in the Third World City 497
- 38 - Informal Sector Activity in the Third World City 509
- 39 - HIV/AIDS, Poverty, Exclusion and the Third World 528
- Part IV - Techniques of Spatial Analysis 537
- 40 - Gis, Remote Sensing and the Problem of Environmental Change 539
- 41 - Cartography: from Traditional to Electronic and beyond 556
- 42 - Geodemographics, Marketing and Retail Location 577
- 43 - Global Positioning Systems as a Practical Fieldwork Tool: Applications in Mountain Environments 593
- 44 - Computer Simulation and Modelling of Urban Structure and Development 605
- Place Index 621
- Subject Index 626