Population, land use, and environment : research directions

Population, land use, and environment research directions

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on New Research on Population and the Environment (-), National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
Otros Autores: Entwisle, Barbara (-), Stern, Paul C., 1944-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press c2005.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Population > Environmental aspects.
Land use > Environmental aspects.
Human ecology.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • PART I--PANEL REPORT
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 The State of Knowledge
  • 2 Recommended Research Directions
  • References
  • PART II--PAPERS
  • 3 Global and Case-Based Modeling of Population and Land Use Change--Günther Fischer and Brian C. O'Neill
  • 4 Population and Environment in the U.S. Great Plains--Myron P. Gutmann, William J. Parton, Geoff Cunfer, and Ingrid C. Burke
  • 5 Population and Environment in Amazônia: Landscape and Household Dynamics--Emilio F. Moran, Eduardo S. Brondízio, and Leah K. VanWey
  • 6 Population Change and Landscape Dynamics: The Nang Rong, Thailand, Studies--Stephen J. Walsh, Ronald R. Rindfuss, Pramote Prasartkul, Barbara Entwisle, and Aphichat Chamratrithirong
  • 7 The Urban Ecology of Metropolitan Phoenix: A Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Study--Charles L. Redman
  • 8 Economies, Societies, and Landscapes in Transition: Examples from the Pearl River Delta, China, and the Red River Delta, Vietnam--Karen C. Seto
  • 9 Beyond Population Size: Examining Intricate Interactions Among Population Structure, Land Use, and Environment in Wolong Nature Reserve, China--Jianguo Liu, Li An, Sandra S. Batie, Scott L. Bearer, Xiaodong Chen, Richard E. Groop, Guangming He, Zai Liang,
  • 10 People, Land Use, and Environment in the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, Mexico--Pamela Matson, Amy L. Luers, Karen C. Seto, Rosamond L. Naylor, and Ivan Ortiz-Monasterio
  • 11 Patterns of Urban Land Use as Assessed by Satellite Imagery: An Application to Cairo, Egypt--John R. Weeks, Dennis P. Larson, and Debbie L. Fugate
  • 12 A Review of 10 Years of Work on Economic Growth and Population Change in Rural India--Andrew Foster
  • Appendix About the Contributors
  • PLATES.

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