Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2001-06-12
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 0309170729
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.
Author: Bob Parry
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-12-22
Total Pages: 1080
ISBN-13: 3110959445
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Koon-kwai Wong
Publisher: 香港教育圖書公司
Published: 2009-07-17
Total Pages: 391
ISBN-13: 988200475X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a collective undertaking of all faculty members of the Geography Department, HKBU. It provides readers with a concise and authoritative account of the geography of one of China’s most dynamic development regions — Hong Kong, Macau and the Pearl River Delta region. This book is divided thematically into 4 parts. Part I introduces the unique geographical characteristics of the region. Part II focuses on environmental and landscape dynamics and the impacts of rapid economic development on the natural environment since 1978. Part III ponders on developmental issues, such as urbanization, industrialization, energy development, transportation, socio-economic development and planning issues. Chapters of this part succinctly analyze these issues in the context of regional development and globalization concerns. Part IV discusses the sustainable future of the region.
Author: Michael J.. Enright
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9789889712242
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Synne Bull
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781934105405
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A collection of eleven new essays by internationally renowned scholars and artists navigating the vast interdisciplinary territory defined by visual art, architecture and the moving image.
Author: Hou Hanru
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2019-11-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 3956795113
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →More then eighty works by nearly sixty artists from the Pearl River Delta region of China, accompanied by essays by critics and curators. This book is the catalogue for the namesake inaugural exhibition of Times Art Center Berlin, founded in November 2018. Through four essays by critics and curators, as well as texts and images of the works on exhibit—more than eighty works by nearly sixty artists—the book aims to present a vital component of the Chinese art world that is underrepresented on the global art scene: the contemporary art production from the Pearl River Delta (PRD). A region of China with distinct cultural characteristics and traditions, the PRD has become a creative hub for international exchange and art activities. Influenced by Hong Kong's popular culture and by international new media art, PRD artists' video practices represent the most groundbreaking and powerful visions of contemporary art and culture in the region. Their experimentation with video art reflects their search for freedom and forms of resistance against dominant ideology and powers as they turn ordinary gestures into artistic strategies to construct diverse “personal utopias.”