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Applied Geography: Principles and Practice
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Product Description
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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #5178063 in Books
- Published on: 1999-08-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.47 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 664 pages
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About the Author
The editor of this volume, Michael Pacione, is Professor of Geography at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
