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Regions at risk - Comparisons of threatened environments

Autor
Kasperson J.X., Kasperson R.E., Turner B.L. (eds.)
Fecha
1995
Fuente
IUCN (ID: MON-072989)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
United Nations University Press | Tokyo, Japan
ISBN
92-808-0848-6
Páginas
588 p.
Tipo de documento
Misceláneo
Idioma
Inglés
Campo de aplicación
Internacional
País/Territorio
Nepal, Kenya, México, China, Indonesia, Malasia, Estados Unidos de America, Estados Unidos de America
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Área marina Aguas superficiales Zona de montaña Cuenca/área de captación/cuenca colectora
Área geográphica
Mar del Norte
Cuenca
Amazonas, Mar Aral
Resumen

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