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Economic and social geography /
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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Made Simple Books,
1981.
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
| Series: | Made simple books.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.