Environmental geography : science, land use, and earth systems / 2nd ed.
作者： William M. Marsh, John Grossa, Jr.
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Publisher Summary 1
This second edition of a text for undergraduate students contains new opening chapters addressing concepts of development, carrying capacity, and limits to growth, and offers expanded discussion of land use sustainability and sources of geographic information essential to monitoring and managing the global environment. Coverage progresses from human population, global cycles and systems, and ecosystems and the bioclimatic environment, to biological diversity and land use, open-land resources, and managing the global environment. Marsh is affiliated with the University of British Columbia. Grossa is affiliated with Central Michigan University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Publisher Summary 2
Describes the use and misuse of the environment and where we seem to be headed as a species on the planet. Emphasizes the geographic aspects of problems, such as air pollution, locational factors, scales considerations, distributions and spatial associations. 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. Features a review of our planet's open lands and the effort to preserve and manage them.
