ABSTRACT

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.

part I|116 pages

Natural and environmental hazards

chapter 2|15 pages

Global warming

chapter 3|15 pages

Acid precipitation

chapter 4|15 pages

Extreme weather events

chapter 5|17 pages

Earthquakes and vulcanism

chapter 6|12 pages

Landslides

chapter 7|14 pages

Floods

chapter 8|15 pages

Coastal erosion

part II|210 pages

Environmental change and management

chapter 10|15 pages

Water supply and management

chapter 11|20 pages

Water quality and pollution

chapter 12|16 pages

Irrigation

chapter 13|12 pages

Desertification

chapter 14|22 pages

Deforestation

chapter 15|14 pages

Maintaining biodiversity

chapter 16|10 pages

Landscape evaluation

chapter 17|11 pages

Environmental impact assessment

chapter 18|17 pages

Countryside recreation management

chapter 20|13 pages

Wetlands conservation

chapter 22|12 pages

Derelict and vacant land

chapter 23|12 pages

Sustainable tourism

chapter 24|12 pages

Townscape conservation

part III|192 pages

Challenges of the human environment

chapter 26|17 pages

Boundary disputes

chapter 30|11 pages

Segregation and discrimination

chapter 32|12 pages

Crime and fear of crime

chapter 33|13 pages

Retail location analysis

chapter 34|11 pages

Urban transport and traffic problems

chapter 35|12 pages

Rural accessibility and transport

chapter 36|11 pages

City marketing as a planning tool