Part 1 Physical geography: climates of Canada; weather and road accidents; urban rain storm; storm hydrograph; flood; snowfall and relief; artesian basins and water supply. Part 2 Farming: water supply, agricultural change and its effects; desert farming; the Green Revolution in India; the changing rural landscape. Part 3 Population: world population growth; population density and change; global contrasts in human welfare; world population and urbanization; Hispanic population of the USA; contrasts in population growth; contrasts in Eastern Europe. Part 4 Urban geography: urban structure - North America; developing Docklands; out-of-town shopping centres - MetroCentre; the CBD - Houston, Texas; urban growth and the environment; leisure and recreation - waterfront development; variations in the quality of life - Merseyside; Ashford - the new Crewe? Part 5 Rural settlement: settlement patterns in the Lech Valley, Austria; rural depopulation on the Welsh border. Part 6 Transport: intercity transportation in the USA; the Okehampton Bypass - a planning controversy; forecasts gone wrong? Part 7 Industry: industrial location; employment structure; trans-national corporations; location of manufacturing employment; industrial relocation; head office location; moving forward; energy - the nuclear power dilemma. Part 8 Environment and planning: Salcey Forest; Northycote Farm Country Park; national parks; Coolscar Quarry - a "local" planning issue?; Kielder Water; land use conflicts and competition in the Mediterranean; pollution of the Tagus estuary, Portugal; acid rain - vinegar from the sky.
