| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 402 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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 -- 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Geography -- Philosophy.
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Geography -- Philosophy. |
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Geographical perception.
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Geographical perception. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Matthews, John A. (John Anthony), 1947-
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Herbert, David T.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Unifying geography. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2004 0415305438 0415305446 (DLC) 2003025770 (OCoLC)53814306 |
| ISBN |
020361139X (electronic book) |
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9780203611395 (electronic book) |
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0415305446 (Paper) |
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0415305438 |
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