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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