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| Clasificación |
306 LAT 2018
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| Autor(es) |
Latz, Wolfgang
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| Título(s) |
Diercke Praxis Activity Book 2
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Edición
Editores
Lugar de Edición
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1º
Westermann
Braunschweig
2018
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| Notas |
Compra Alemania
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| Resumen |
I Agricultural production 40
The field of tension between nutrition and food provision for a
growing world population
Introduction to the topic
Agriculture in the tropics - the basis for an adequate
supply of food for a growing global population? 10
Subsistence farming in the tropics -
a centuries-old tradition
The milpa-solar system in Yucatan, Mexico -
a tradition with a promising future? 12
Plantation farming in the tropics -
producing for the global market
Banana cultivation in Colombia - who profits? 14
Conflicts resulting from the expansion of large-scale
monocultures
Soybean cultivation in Argentina -
economic success with side effects? 16
Farmland in the tropics - scarce and coveted
Land grabbing as a contribution to food security? 18
The rise of genetic engineering
Increasing yields through genetic engineering -
a reasonable and effective approach? 20
The changing structure of US agriculture
From family farm to large-scale agroindustrial operation 22
Irrigation farming as the trigger for far-reaching structural
processes in agriculture - the Great Plains (USA) 24
Increasing agricultural productivity by specialisation
and intensification?
Industrial poultry production on the rise 26
The agricultural industry alters regions -
the Oldenburger Münsterland 28
Greenhouse cultivation in the Netherlands 30
Intensification in the oceans as well?
Can aquacultures contribute to food security?
The example of salmon breeding in Norway 32
Agribusiness or small-scale farming operations?
Who ensures food security for humanity? 34
8 II Economic regions in transition
Contributing factors and consequences
Introduction to the topic
The changing economy
Spatial and structural change in old industrial regions
The Ruhr region - a coal and steel district in transition
CentrO in Oberhausen - an example of successful
structural change?
Location factors and decisions regarding location
Agonising choices
The secondary sector - innovative and global
The German textile industry - ensuring viability
through innovation
Volkswagen, a global player - building a future
with new production sites?
Clusters - hotspots of innovation
Silicon Valley - a high-tech location with a bright future?
Tertiarisation of the economy
The Frankfurt am Main region - a centre
of the service sector
Introduction to the topic
Countries and regions in global competition
Special economic zones for the promotion of
economic growth
The free trade zone in Shanghai (China)
Specialisation in specific industries
Hyderabad (India): an IT location
Strategies employed to influence trade
Free trade and protectionism
Topic overview
The essentials in brief
SKILL CHECK
EXAMINATION TRAINING
The changing automobile industry - the example of
the USA
Topic overview
The essentials in brief
SKILL CHECK
EXAMINATION TRAINING
Is agribusiness economically and ecologically sustainable?
The example of tomato cultivation in California 38
Ill Population development
and migration_____________________________70
Causes of spatial problems
Introduction to the topic
Migration on a global scale 72
Crossing borders - international migration
The causes of migration 74
Immigration - always in search of work 76
Emigration - migration as an opportunity for
development 78
The borders of Europe 80
Global population growth
More and more people every day 82
A model of population development 84
Ageing and shrinking populations - demographic
change in industrialised countries 86
Growth - demographic changes in
developing countries 88
Topic overview
The essentials in brief 90
SKILL CHECK 91
IV Global disparities______________________92
The challenge of unequal regional development
Introduction to the topic
Global development - global disparities 94
Comparing levels of development
Economic indicators 96
Social and multidimensional indicators 98
Underdeveloped countries, fast-developing countries,
countries of the South - differences 100
Different countries -
different preconditions for development
A Sahel nation with a colonial heritage - Mali 102
Mineral resources as a potential stimulus
for development - Chile 104
Extreme disparities within national borders
Fragmentation in India 106
Causes of underdevelopment
Different theories - different answers 108
Balancing global disparities
Strategies and ideas for development cooperation 110
“Development from below”
Microcredits for the rural poor - Bangladesh 112
Development through industrialisation
Expending the secondary sector - South Korea 114
Tourism as a development driver in a developing country
An island becomes a tourist destination -
Phuket (Thailand) 116
The conflict between mass tourism and
sustainable tourism 118
Balancing regional disparities
Driving growth by promoting regional economic
development - China 120
Model approaches to promoting regional growth 122
Topic overview
The essentials in brief 124
SKILL CHECK 125
EXAMINATION TRAINING
Causes of underdevelopment - the example of Niger 126
V Towns and cities as complex
settlement areas_________________________ 128
Between tradition and progress
Introduction to the topic
Towns and cities - historical legacy and present-day
living space 130
Historical-genetic town development in Europe
Cologne - of supra-regional importance for 2000 years 132
Cologne - rising from the ruins 134
Functional structure of towns and cities in Central Europe
Cologne - one city, many functions 136
Social-spatial structure of towns and cities in Central Europe
Boomtown Munich 138
Models of urban development in Germany
Urban models of the Chicago School -
are they applicable to Germany? 140
The central business district as a focal point for services
In Bremen’s inner city 142
Urban tourism as an economic factor
Hamburg as a travel destination 144
Urban development in North America
The history of settlement in North America 146
Functional differentiation and suburbanisation -
Chicago 148
Ethnic and social segregation - Los Angeles 150
Topic overview
The essentials in brief 152
SKILL CHECK 153
EXAMINATION TRAINING
Historical-genetic development and functional
transformation of cities - the example of Regensburg 154
VI Metropolisation and marginalisation_____156
Unavoidable processes in the context of worldwide
urbanisation?
Introduction to the topic
The world of cities 158
Causes of the growth of megacities
The pull of cities - China 160
Primate cities - predominance in all fields
Unipolar orientation in South Korea -
the Seoul Metropolitan Area 162
Marginalisation in megacities
Fragmentation - slum districts and gated communities
in Buenos Aires 164
Megacities - with high vulnerability
Threats from natural and anthropogenic
dangers - Tokyo 166
Solution strategies in megacities and metropolises
The fields of action of traffic, emissions
and marginalisation 168
Topic overview
The essentials in brief 170
SKILL CHECK 171
EXAMINATION TRAINING
Problems of megacities -
the example of Lagos (Nigeria) 172 |
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