Regions at risk : comparisons of threatened environments

Author(s)

• Kasperson, Jeanne X.
• Kasperson, Roger E.
• Turner, B. L. (Billie Lee)

Bibliographic Information

Regions at risk : comparisons of threatened environments

edited by Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, and B.L. Turner II

（UNUP, 848 . UNU studies on critical environmental regions）

United Nations University Press, c1995

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Human-induced environmental change is to be found throughout the world, but there are areas which scientists consider to be "critical regions" - regions that are particularly vulnerable to or suffering from environmental degradation. In this volume nine such regions are examined as case studies. In chapter one the authors provide a detailed look into the concepts of environmental criticality and endangerment, and propose formal definitions. The regional studies that follow serve to translate the conceptual framework into the physical and social realities of each area.

Table of Contents

• Critical environmental regions - concepts, distinctions and issues
• Amazonia
• the Aral Sea basin
• the Nepal middle mountains
• the Ukambani region of Kenya
• the Llano Estacado of the American Southern High Plains
• the Basin of Mexico
• the North Sea
• the Ordos Plateau of China
• the eastern Sunderland region of South-East Asia
• comparisons and conclusions.

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Details

• NCID: BA27050477
• ISBN:
  • 9280808486
• Country Code: ja
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 588 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Environmental protection
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26058382