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Author(s): Grant Kleeman
Edition: 3
Publisher: Pearson Australia
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 423
City: Melbourne
Preliminary pages
Imprint
About the series
How to use
Section 1 Ecosystems
Chapter 1 Ecosystems at risk
1.1 Ecosystems and their functioning
1.2 Factors affecting the functioning of ecosystems
1.3 Vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems
Case study: Natural and human-induced stress
1.4 Human-induced modifications to ecosystems
1.5 Ecosystem management and reasons for protection
1.6 Management strategies
Case study: Indigenous management strategies
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 2 Coastal dunes
2.1 Nature and spatial distribution
2.2 Interactions within the biophysical environment
2.3 Nature and rate of change in coastal dune ecosystems
2.4 Human impacts on coastal dune ecosystems
2.5 Traditional and contemporary management practices
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 3 The Great Barrier Reef
3.1 Spatial patterns and biophysical interactions
3.2 Nature and rate of change
3.3 Traditional and contemporary management practices
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Section 2 Urban places
Chapter 4 World cities
4.1 Urbanisation
4.2 World cities
Case study: World cities as centres of cultural authority
Case study: Australia's world cities
4.3 London: a world city
4.4 Regional centres and small towns
Case study: Dubbo
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 5 Megacities of the developing world
5.1 Megacities: character and distribution
5.2 Megacity challenges: employment
Case study: Bangladesh
Case study: Carpets, matchsticks and beaded garments: a story of exploited child labour
5.3 Megacity challenges: housing
Case study: Favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5.4 Megacity challenges: infrastructure
Case study: India
5.5 Megacity challenges: health and wellbeing
5.6 Responses to challenges
5.7 Mexico City: a megacity
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 6 Urban dynamics
6.1 Suburbanisation
Case study: Suburbanisation: the American experience
6.2 Exurbanisation
6.3 Counter-urbanisation and decentralisation
6.4 Urban decay and renewal
Case study: Sydney: examples of urban renewal
Case study: Urban decline in Baltimore
6.5 Urban consolidation
6.6 Urban villages
6.7 Spatial exclusion and fortified suburbs
6.8 Fieldwork: Investigating an urban dynamic
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 7 Sydney: a global city
7.1 Sydney: physical setting and development
7.2 Changing economic character
7.3 Changing nature and location of industrial land uses
Case study: Sydney’s global economic corridor
7.4 Impacts of economic change: Sydney's retail sector
Case study: The revival of inner-city retailing
7.5 Changing nature and location of residential land
7.6 The morphology of Sydney’s residential lands
7.7 Processes shaping social geography
7.8 Spatial patterns: advantage and disadvantage
7.9 Spatial patterns: ethnicity, religion and identity
7.10 Culture of place
7.11 Sydney’s future growth and development
Case study: Western Sydney
Case study: Protecting the biophysical and built environments
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Section 3 People and economic activity
Chapter 8 Global tourism
8.1 The nature of tourism
8.2 The global pattern of tourism
8.3 Factors affecting tourism
8.4 Tourism: production and consumption
8.5 Tourism: changing production processes
Case study: Surge in Chinese tourism
8.6 Tourism: changing consumption patterns
8.7 Tourism: ownership, decision-making and control
8.8 Tourism: technological change
8.9 Tourism: political and economic factors
Case study: Ecotourism
8.10 Tourism: the issues
8.11 The future of tourism
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 9 Local tourism: Perisher Ski Resort
9.1 The nature of the economic enterprise
9.2 Locational factors
9.3 Ecological dimensions
9.4 Internal and external linkages and flows
Case study: Snowmaking
9.5 Effects of global changes
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 10 The global viticulture and winemaking industry
10.1 Nature, spatial patterns and future directions
Case study: New World and Old World wines
10.2 Factors affecting the nature and spatial patterns
10.3 Changing economic factors
Case study: The Australian wine industry
10.4 Environmental, social and economic impacts
Exam-style questions and Glossary
Chapter 11 The local winemaking industry: First Creek Wines
11.1 The nature of the economic enterprise
11.2 Locational factors
11.3 Ecological factors
11.4 Internal and external linkages and flows
11.5 Effects of global changes on the enterprise
Exam-style questions and Glossary
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