Ireland: Contemporary perspectives on a land and its people / Edition 1

by R. W. G. Carter, A. J. Parker

Overview

This book looks at Ireland's problems from geographic and environmental perspectives, placing them within their regional, national, and international context. It is invaluable to students, decision-makers, and all those interested in the current situation in Ireland and its future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415052948
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/09/1990
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

R. W. G. Carter (Author) , A. J. Parker (Author)

Table of Contents

European economic policies and Ireland, Frank Convery, ; partition, politics and social conflict, Dennis Pringle; Irish population problems, John Coward, University of Ulster, Coleraine; crime in geographical perspective, David Rottman; the historical legacy in modern Ireland, Stephen A. Royle; the problems of rural Ireland, Mary Cawley ; agricultural development, Desmond A. Gillmor ; the new industrialization of Ireland, Barry Brunt; the changing nature of Irish retailing, Tony Parker; transportation, James Killen; Dublin and Austin Smyth ; patterns in Irish tourism, John Pollard; Irish energy - problems and prospects, Palmer Newbould; water and resource management, David Wilcock;resources and management of Irish coastal waters and adjacent coasts, Ibill Carter; air pollution problems in Ireland, John Sweeney; regional development strategies, James A.Walsh;