Regions at risk - Comparisons of threatened environments Author Kasperson J.X., Kasperson R.E., Turner B.L. (eds.) Date 1995 Source IUCN (ID: MON-072989) Publisher | Place of publication United Nations University Press | Tokyo, Japan ISBN 92-808-0848-6 Pages 588 p. Document type Miscellaneous Language English Field of application International Country/Territory Nepal, Kenya, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, United States of America, United States of America Subject Environment gen. Keyword Basin/catchment/watershed Marine area Surface water Mountain area Geographical area North Sea Basin Amazon, Aral Sea Abstract Human - induced environmental changes are found throughout the world, but there are areas that scientists consider to be ' critical regions ' that are particularly vulnerable to, or suffering from, environmental degradation. This volume examines as case studies nine such critical environmental regions: Amazonia, the Aral Sea basin, the middle mountains of Nepal, Kenya 's Ukambani region, the U.S. southern high plains, the Mexico Basin, the North Sea, China 's Ordos Plateau, and the eastern Sundaland region of South - East Asia. (source: UN University Press Publications 2002-2003) Contents: 1. Critical environmental regions: Concepts, distinctions, and issues 2. Amazonia 3. The Aral Sea basin 4. The Nepal middle mountains 5. The Ukambani region of Kenya 6. The Llano Estacado of the American southern high plains 7. The basin of Mexico 8. The North Sea 9. The Ordos Plateau of China 10. The eastern Sundaland region of South - East Asia 11. Comparisons and conclusions 12. Contributors