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Economic and Social Geography reviews developments in the study of economic and social geography and brings together in a single volume work which is dispersed in many specialist textbooks. An attempt has been made to achieve a balance between oversimplification and over-elaboration, and to present...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Knowles, R. (Richard), 1936-
Otros Autores: Wareing, J. (John), 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Made Simple Books, 1981.
Edición:Fourth edition.
Colección:Made simple books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a Economic and Social Geography reviews developments in the study of economic and social geography and brings together in a single volume work which is dispersed in many specialist textbooks. An attempt has been made to achieve a balance between oversimplification and over-elaboration, and to present essential concepts in a clear, concise manner. 
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505 0 |a Front Cover; Economics and Social Geography; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; PART ONE: THE STUDY OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY; CHAPTER ONE. MAN AND ENVIRONMENT; Current Approaches to Human Geography; Man and Environment; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER TWO. ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR; Environmental Perception; Environmental Preferences; Evaluating the Environment; Decision-Making and Behaviour; Perception and Planning; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER THREE. SPATIAL ORGANISATION; Spatial Patterns; The Spatial Environment; Conclusion. 
505 8 |a Suggested Further ReadingCHAPTER FOUR. THEORY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; Applying the Methods of Science; The Scientific Method; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; PART TWO : POPULATION GEOGRAPHY; CHAPTER FIVE. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; Sources of Population Data; World Distribution of Population; Influences on Population Distribution; Measures of Population Density and Distribution; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER SIX. COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE; Fertility; Mortality; Migration; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER SEVEN. POPULATION COMPOSITION; Age Structure. 
505 8 |a Sex CompositionEthnic Composition; Occupational Structure; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER EIGHT. POPULATION GROWTH; Population Projections and Estimates; World Population Growth; Population Growth: Attitudes and Interpretations; Population and Resources; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; PART THREE: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; CHAPTER NINE. TRANSPORT: ADJUSTING SPACE BY REDUCING ECONOMIC DISTANCE; Transport Costs and Economic Distance; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER TEN. TRANSPORT: FLOWS AND NETWORKS; Flow Theory; The Development of the Network of Interchange. 
505 8 |a Current Flows of International TradeNetwork Analysis; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER ELEVEN. AGRICULTURE: PROCESS AND PATTERN; Physical Influences on Agriculture; Social and Economic Influences on Agriculture; The Pattern of World Agriculture; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER TWELVE. AGRICULTURE: THEORY AND ANALYSIS; A Theory of Agricultural Location; Game Theory; The Diffusion of Innovation; Classification and R�egionalisation; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER THIRTEEN. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THEIR EXPLOITATION; The Mode of Occurrence of Minerals. 
505 8 |a Factors Influencing Mining ActivityThe Effects of Mining on Landscape; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER FOURTEEN. ENERGY RESOURCES: FUEL AND POWER; Energy Consumption and Standards of Living; Capital and Income Energy; Sources of Supply and Demand; The Transport of Energy; Choosing an Energy Supply; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE LOCATION OF INDUSTRY; Finding the Location of Industry; Explaining the Location of Industry; The Dynamic Element in Location; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER SIXTEEN. INDUSTRIAL LOCATION THEORY. 
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