Our dynamic world, 3 - The Human environment

• Auteur : Patrick O'Dwyer
• • Editeur : Gill & Macmillan 2004
  • ISBN/ISSN : 0717135202
  • Format : 158 p / ill
  • Langues : Anglais
• • Nature du document : documentaire Genre : manuel scolaire
  • Note générale : Ouvrage en anglais.
  • Note de contenu : Les mouvements de population ; les niveaux de développements de la population... en anglais.
  • Résumé :

    Our Dynamic World 3: The Human Environment covers such topics as:
    – The dynamics of population
    – Levels of human development
    – Population movements
    – Settlement.

    Section 1 The Dynamics of Population

    World Population Distribution
    World Population Density
    Past and Present Patterns in the Growth of Population
    Changing Population Characteristics

    Section 2 Cause and Effect of Overpopulation
    Overpopulation

    Section 3 Migration
    Changing Migration Patterns
    Ethnic, Racial and Religious Issues Created by Migration
    Rural to Urban Migration in the Developed and Developing
    World

    Section 4 The Dynamics of Settlement
    Site Characteristics of Villages, Towns and Cities
    Locational Characteristics of Ireland’s Prehistoric and
    Historic Settlements
    Rural Settlement Patterns
    Planning Strategies in Rural Areas
    Urban Hierarchy, Hinterland and Central Place Theory
    The Functions and Services of Settlements Change Over Time

    Section 5 Urban Land Use and Expansion
    Changing Urban Land Use Patterns
    The Expansion of Cities and Pressure on Rural Land Use
    Residential Areas and Segregation Within Cities

    Section 6 Urban Problems and Planning Strategies
    Urban Problems in the Developed World
    Urban Decay, Urban Sprawl and the Absence of Community
    Conservation of the Built Environment
    Urban Growth and the Environment
    Urban Planning and Urban Renewal in Irish Cities
    Expansion and Problems in Developing World Cities
    The Future of Urbanism
    

• • Descripteurs : migration de population migration domicile-travail migration intérieure migration internationale population active population rurale population urbaine section européenne et internationale
  • Index. décimale : 420 (Langue anglaise)
  • Niveau : LYC
  • Discipline : Anglais/Histoire-Géographie/SES (Sciences Economiques et Sociales)