Environmental Geography Science, Land Use and Earth Systems
International Edition
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 18. March 2003
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-0-471-45265-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes the use and misuse of the environment and where we seem to be headed as a species on the planet. It emphasizes the geographic aspects of problems, such as air pollution, locational factors, scales considerations, distributions and spatial associations. It provides an overview of the modern environmental dilemma and the factors which need to be examined in order to gain an understanding of the problem. It features a review of our planet's open lands and the effort to preserve and manage them.
More details
Edition
2., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 28.7 cm
Width: 22.1 cm
Weight
1219 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-45265-2 (9780471452652)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. A World in Crisis: Environment and Humanity in the 21st Century. 2. Preparing to Understand Environmental Geography. 3. Environment, Land Use and Sustainable Development. 4. The Spread and Development of Human Population. 5. Global Cycles and Systems. 6. Ecosystems and the Bioclimatic Environment. 7. The Human Population: Trends and Patterns. 8. Agriculture, Food Production and Hunger. 9. Energy Generation, Use, and the Environment.