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Geographical Influences on Economic Development and Climate Sustainability

Explore the impact of latitude on income, access to the sea, core areas in Europe and China, world climate zones, agricultural productivity, malaria ecology, and natural capital vs GDP. Understand how geography shapes economic growth and environmental challenges.

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Geographical Influences on Economic Development and Climate Sustainability

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  1. Chapter 15 GEOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  2. Figure 15.1 Relationship between Latitude and Income per Capita Sources: Heston, Summers, and Aten (2011), Gallup, Mellinger, and Sachs (2001).

  3. Figure 15.2 Regional Variation in Income and Access to the Sea Source: Gallup, Sachs, and Mellinger (1999).

  4. Figure 15.3 Core Areas in Preindustrial Europe Source: Pounds and Ball (1964).

  5. Figure 15.4 Core Areas in Preindustrial China Source: Stover (1974).

  6. Table 15.1 World Climate Zones

  7. Figure 15.5 Latitude versus Agricultural GDP per Agricultural Worker Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (2010).

  8. Figure 15.6 Malaria Ecology versus Incidence of Malaria Sources: Kiszewski et al. (2004).

  9. Figure 15.7 Natural Capital versus GDP per Capita Sources: World Bank (2006), Heston, Summers, and Aten (2011).

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