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Through its identification of unifying themes, this book will provide students with a meaningful framework through which to understand the nature of the geographical discipline.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Matthews, John A. (John Anthony), 1947-, Herbert, David T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2004.
Temas:
Geography > Philosophy.
Geographical perception.
Géographie > Philosophie.
Perception géographique.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Reference.
TRAVEL > Road Travel.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
Sociale geografie.
Fysische geografie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
  • Geography: roots and continuities / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews
  • PART II. GEOGRAPHICAL METHODOLOGIES
  • Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert
  • Exploration, discovery and the cartographic tradition / Peter Vincent, Ian Whyte
  • Fieldwork and unity in geography / David R. Stoddart, William M. Adams
  • The potential of geographical information systems and earth observation / Paul A. Longley, Michael J. Barnsley
  • PART III. A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT
  • Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert
  • Environmentalism and geography: the great debate? / Peter Beaumont, Chris Philo
  • Beyond environmentalism: towards sustainability / Timothy O'Riordan
  • Human vilnerability, past climatic variability and societal change / David Taylor, Anna R. Davies
  • PART IV. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACE
  • Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews
  • Regions area studies and the meaning of place / Tim Unwin, Jim Rose
  • Globalization: a spatial perspective / Wayne K.D. Davies
  • PART V. LANDSCAPE: THE FACE OF GEOGRAPHY
  • Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert
  • Landscape as form, process and meaning / Richard Huggett, Chris Perkins
  • Landscape and culture / Lesley Head
  • PART VI. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY: CONTRIBUTING TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING
  • Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews
  • Natural hazards on an unquiet earth / David E. Alexander
  • Urbanization, development and the environment in an unequal world / Ian Douglas, Alan G. Gilbert
  • Conservation, preservation and heritage / Michael E. Meadows, Maano F. Ramutsindela
  • PART VII. BROADER FRAMEWORKS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
  • Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews
  • Space, time and science: individuals, emergence and geographies of space and place / Keith Richards [and others]
  • Geography and public policy: a political turn / Brian Robson, Elizabeth Shove
  • PART VIII. GENERAL CONCLUSION
  • Unity in geography: prospects for the discipline / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert.

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