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