An Introduction To Regional Geography

Author : Paul Claval
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1557867321

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The idea of the region has been a central concept in theunderstanding of the natural environment, of human society andculture, and of their interactions, from the ancient Greeks to thepresent. In this book Paul Claval provides a critical introductionto the ways in which the concept of the region has been, is, andcould be used to make sense of spatial organization and arealvariation in human activities. He examines both economic and policyissues, and relates these to culture, regional identity andecology. The book is divided into three parts. Part I provides a conciseaccount of regional studies from the ancient Greeks to the present.It then outlines the main current issues in regional geography.Part II describes the main perspectives on the division of space,the different kinds and typologies of regions, and contrastingmodes of regional representation. Paul Claval also examines herehow ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political phenomenacan be understood through their areal variations. Part III looks athow states and non-state societies organize themselves regionallyand of the evolution in contemporary dynamics of such modes oforganization. The author shows how the perception, representation,imposition and claiming of regions changes from non-statesocieties, through traditional to industrial societies, andconsiders the merging of territorial borders of a globalized worldeconomy. This is a complete and penetrating survey of the regional conceptas a key to the geographical imagination. Written by France's mostprominent geographer, it draws equally on Anglo-Americanintellectual traditions, and is illustrated by a wide range ofexamples drawn from all over the world.

Author : Paul Claval
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-08-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 155786733X

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An Introduction to Regional Geography by Paul Claval Pdf

The idea of the region has been a central concept in the understanding of the natural environment, of human society and culture, and of their interactions, from the ancient Greeks to the present. In this book Paul Claval provides a critical introduction to the ways in which the concept of the region has been, is, and could be used to make sense of spatial organization and areal variation in human activities. He examines both economic and policy issues, and relates these to culture, regional identity and ecology. The book is divided into three parts. Part I provides a concise account of regional studies from the ancient Greeks to the present. It then outlines the main current issues in regional geography. Part II describes the main perspectives on the division of space, the different kinds and typologies of regions, and contrasting modes of regional representation. Paul Claval also examines here how ecological, economic, social, cultural, and political phenomena can be understood through their areal variations. Part III looks at how states and non-state societies organize themselves regionally and of the evolution in contemporary dynamics of such modes of organization. The author shows how the perception, representation, imposition and claiming of regions changes from non-state societies, through traditional to industrial societies, and considers the merging of territorial borders of a globalized world economy. This is a complete and penetrating survey of the regional concept as a key to the geographical imagination. Written by France's most prominent geographer, it draws equally on Anglo-American intellectual traditions, and is illustrated by a wide range of examples drawn from all over the world.

Author : CAITLIN. FINLAYSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1096527197

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WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. (PRODUCT ID 23958336). by CAITLIN. FINLAYSON Pdf

Author : Thomas Karwoski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1524930059

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World Regional Geography by Thomas Karwoski Pdf

Author : Daniel R. Montello,Michael T. Applegarth,Tom L. McKnight
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781478647126

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Regional Geography of the United States and Canada by Daniel R. Montello,Michael T. Applegarth,Tom L. McKnight Pdf

The fifth and thoroughly revised edition of Regional Geography of the United States and Canada provides a rich and comprehensive overview of both the physical and human geography of these two countries, and in the true spirit of geography, the interactions and interrelations of the physical and human. Following long traditions of the discipline of geography, this text incorporates words, maps, drawings, photographs, and numerical data to present its information in an engaging way. After covering beneficial precursor topics—such as the basics of physical and human geography—the text explores fifteen regions of the US and Canada. The authors observe and describe our planet’s geography in thorough and accessible detail, while laying out the spatial basics of the location, shape, and size of the different regions, and summarizes their most distinctive thematic qualities. Physical topics covered include the region’s topography and landforms, soils, climate, hydrography, vegetation, and wildlife. The human topics include the region’s population; the ethnicities and settlement history of its people; economic activities, including agriculture, forestry, mining, fishing, manufacturing, and service industries; cities; and transportation. In-depth essays expand on specific topics of interest and importance, while outlook sections prognosticate about the near future of the regions. Each chapter concludes with a bibliography of books, articles, and reports that provide further sources for the interested reader.

Author : Martin Jones,Anssi Paasi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317526575

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Regional Worlds: Advancing the Geography of Regions by Martin Jones,Anssi Paasi Pdf

A key concern in the debate and empirical research on the geography of regions is the evolution of the conceptualizations and practical uses of the idea of ‘region’. This idea prioritises both the intellectual and the practical development of regional studies. This book drives the discussion further. It stresses the complex forms of agency/advocacy involved in the production and reproduction of regional spaces and space of regionalism as well as the importance of geohistory and context. The book moves beyond the territorial/relational divide that has characterized debates on regions and regional borders since the 1990s. The contributors answer key questions from different conceptual and concrete-contextual angles and to motivate readers to reflect on the perpetual significance of regional concepts and how they are mobilized by various actors to maintain or transform the contested spatialities of societal power relations. This book was based on a special issue of Regional Studies.

Author : John Rennie Short
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 019020673X

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World Regional Geography by John Rennie Short Pdf

World Regional Geography: A Short Introduction is a compact, focused, and affordable book that provides foundational materials with an emphasis on contemporary issues. The crisp text introduces students to the character of world regional geography--the distinctiveness of different parts of the world--but also the linkages and connections. Part One sets the scene: one introductory chapter discusses the opportunities and dangers in using maps, data, and different scales of analysis, while another surveys broad global trends. The second part of the book explores these trends in sharper focus in a concise geography of the major regions of the world: Central America and the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Russia and its neighbors, East Asia, South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia and Oceania, and North America. Each chapter examines a region's environmental context, historical geography, economic transformation, urban and rural trends, social geography and geopolitics. Three features distinguish each regional chapter: � Focus spotlights a unique area within each region � Connections highlights a regional attribute that connects it to other regions � Subregions illustrates the diversity within each region This full-color text--featuring meticulously-crafted original maps--is ideal for instructors who prefer the versatility of a concise book with the advantage of a compelling text.

Author : Daniel R. Montello,Michael T. Applegarth,Tom L. McKnight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 147863961X

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Regional Geography of the United States and Canada by Daniel R. Montello,Michael T. Applegarth,Tom L. McKnight Pdf

The fifth and thoroughly revised edition of Regional Geography of the United States and Canada provides a rich and comprehensive overview of both the physical and human geography of these two countries, and in the true spirit of geography, the interactions and interrelations of the physical and human. Following long traditions of the discipline of geography, this text incorporates words, maps, drawings, photographs, and numerical data to present its information in an engaging way.After covering beneficial precursor topics-such as the basics of physical and human geography-the text explores fifteen regions of the US and Canada. The authors observe and describe our planet's geography in thorough and accessible detail, while laying out the spatial basics of the location, shape, and size of the different regions, and summarizes their most distinctive thematic qualities. Physical topics covered include the region's topography and landforms, soils, climate, hydrography, vegetation, and wildlife. The human topics include the region's population; the ethnicities and settlement history of its people; economic activities, including agriculture, forestry, mining, fishing, manufacturing, and service industries; cities; and transportation. In-depth essays expand on specific topics of interest and importance, while outlook sections prognosticate about the near future of the regions. Each chapter concludes with a bibliography of books, articles, and reports that provide further sources for the interested reader.

Author : Short
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0190660368

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World Regional Geography by Short Pdf

Author : R. B. Mandal
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Geography
ISBN : 8170222907

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Patterns of Regional Geography by R. B. Mandal Pdf

Contributed papers on integrated geographical study of regions.

Author : Steve Wolfe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1943536384

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A Brief Introduction to World Regional Geography by Steve Wolfe Pdf

This introductory textbook provides a broad overview of world geography, moving region by region and providing students with the information and images they need to develop a clearer sense of the world around them.

Author : D. Nir
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400904835

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Region as a Socio-environmental System by D. Nir Pdf

2 society would be a free, anarchic society [an - without, archos - ruler], a society in which each individual is responsible for the relationship between himself and the society. By inner persuasion, we must live by making the maximum contri bution of our physical and mental assets combined with minimal charge against and exploitation of the society. We must contribute to society as much as possible because, directly and indirectly, we enjoy the contributions of the global society in which we live and of which we are a part.To achieve this goal, we must know not only ourselves but also the society in which we live. A society is not uniform. It is composed of mosaics of people of varying characteristics, structured in different patterns and groups, the qUalities of which we must know because upon them depends our own place in the society. Were the world uniform of feature and society, there would no place for regional geography. But because the world varies in form and its societies are different, study of the differentiation of the world's surface and the regional geography as the people who live on it is an important tool for understanding the society in which we live, particularly when our goal is to live with it in harmony.

Author : Ron Johnston,Joost Hauer,G. Hoekveld
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Geography
ISBN : 0415734851

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Regional Geography by Ron Johnston,Joost Hauer,G. Hoekveld Pdf

The last two decades of quantitative and theoretical revolution in geography seem to have successfully questioned the centrality of the regional approach. This book, however, urges the case for reinstating regional geography as a contemporary and relevant methodology. Much interest has been shown in recent years in reviving, yet restructuring, the field of regional geography, an interest which the essays in this book review and propose ways for development. The essays divide into three sections. The first assesses traditional regional geography and its relevance to the study of contemporary situations; the second, the alternative approaches to world-systems analysis, diffusion and structuration theory. The book concludes by considering the potential of regional geography to interpret the structures within which society operates and its claim to remain at the core of the discipline

Author : John Cole
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134816941

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Geography of the World's Major Regions by John Cole Pdf

This volume presents a global view of today's most pressing issues through an analysis of the twelve major regions of the world. Environmental degradation, natural catastrophe, population pressures and human conflict all impact in different ways and to different degrees on the society and environment of these regions. Economic and political restructuring within each region is covered, and topics include: natural resources; agriculture; industry and services; the role of the military; and the impact of global economic change. This work is intended as an introduction for students studying the changing geography of the world, but should also provide a useful overview to students researching specific regions, seeking comparative analysis of regions, or following general courses on the economic and political geography of both the post-industrial and the developing worlds. Over 250 photographs, maps and figures complement a range of boxed case-studies, key points, questions and guides to further reading.

Author : John Rennie Short
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Geography
ISBN : 0190206705

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World Regional Geography by John Rennie Short Pdf

"This book will serve instructors teaching World Regional Geography who prefer the versatility afforded by a brief book, and will provide foundational materials to teach the course"--