Companion Encyclopedia Of Geography

Author : Prof Ian Douglas,Richard John Hugget,Mike Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134905560

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The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people. Examining both physical and human geography and charting human activities within their habitat up to the present day, this Companion also asks what lies in the future: * A differentiated world * A world transformed by the growth of a global economy * The global scale of habitat modification * A world of questions * Changing worlds, changing geographies * Geographical futures. The forty-five self contained chapters are bound into a unifying whole by the editors' general and part introductions; each chapter provides details of the most useful sources of further reading and research, and the volume is concluded with a comprehensive index. This is an invaluable resource not only for students, teachers and researchers in the academic domain but also professionals in interested commercial and public-sector organisations.

Author : Ian Douglas,Richard J. Huggett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Geography
ISBN : OCLC:1043312654

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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography by Ian Douglas,Richard J. Huggett Pdf

Author : Ian Douglas,Richard Huggett,Chris Perkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Geography
ISBN : 0415431697

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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography by Ian Douglas,Richard Huggett,Chris Perkins Pdf

Author : Ian Douglas,Richard Huggett,Chris Perkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 755 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136934995

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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography by Ian Douglas,Richard Huggett,Chris Perkins Pdf

This revised edition takes the theme of place as the unifying principle for a full account of the discipline at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The work comprises sixty-four substantial essays addressing human and physical geography, and exploring their inter-relations. The Encyclopedia does full justice to the enormous growth of social and cultural geography in recent years. Leading international academics from ten countries and four continents have contributed, ensuring that differing traditions in geography around the world are represented. In addition to references, the essays also have recommendations for further reading. As with the original work, the new Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides a state-of-the-art survey of the discipline and is an indispensable addition to the reference shelves of libraries supporting research and teaching in geography.

Author : I. DOUGLAS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1055989401

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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography by I. DOUGLAS Pdf

Author : Prof Ian Douglas,Ian Douglas,Richard John Hugget,Mike Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1054 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134905553

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Companion Encyclopedia of Geography by Prof Ian Douglas,Ian Douglas,Richard John Hugget,Mike Robinson Pdf

The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people. Examining both physical and human geography and charting human activities within their habitat up to the present day, this Companion also asks what lies in the future: * A differentiated world * A world transformed by the growth of a global economy * The global scale of habitat modification * A world of questions * Changing worlds, changing geographies * Geographical futures. The forty-five self contained chapters are bound into a unifying whole by the editors' general and part introductions; each chapter provides details of the most useful sources of further reading and research, and the volume is concluded with a comprehensive index. This is an invaluable resource not only for students, teachers and researchers in the academic domain but also professionals in interested commercial and public-sector organisations.

Author : Fausto O. Sarmiento,Larry M. Frolich
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786430106

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The Elgar Companion to Geography, Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability by Fausto O. Sarmiento,Larry M. Frolich Pdf

With contributions from top geographers, this Companion frames sustainability as exemplar of transdisciplinary science (critical geography) while improving future scenarios, debating perspectives between rich North/poor South, modern urban/backwards rural, and everything in between. The Companion has five sections that carry the reader from foundational considerations to integrative trends, to resources use and accommodation, to examples highlighting non-traditional pathways, to a postscript about cooperation of the industrialized Earth and a prognosis of the road ahead for the new geographies of sustainability.

Author : Nuala C. Johnson,Richard H. Schein,Jamie Winders
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119250715

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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Cultural Geography by Nuala C. Johnson,Richard H. Schein,Jamie Winders Pdf

**Named a 2014 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Combining coverage of key themes and debates from a variety of historical and theoretical perspectives, this authoritative reference volume offers the most up-to-date and substantive analysis of cultural geography currently available. A significantly revised new edition covering a number of new topics such as biotechnology, rural, food, media and tech, borders and tourism, whilst also reflecting developments in established subjects including animal geographies Edited and written by the leading authorities in this fast-developing discipline, and features a host of new contributors to the second edition Traces the historical evolution of cultural geography through to the very latest research Provides an international perspective, reflecting the advancing academic traditions of non-Western institutions, especially in Asia Features a thematic structure, with sections exploring topics such as identities, nature and culture, and flows and mobility

Author : Brent McCusker,Waquar Ahmed,Maano Ramutsindela,Patricia Solís
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429833304

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The Routledge Handbook of Development and Environment by Brent McCusker,Waquar Ahmed,Maano Ramutsindela,Patricia Solís Pdf

The handbook seeks to illuminate the key concepts in the study of development-environment through showcasing some of the Majoritarian (formerly "Developing") world’s scholars in order to explore theoretical connections through critical/radical theory, “small” theory, various conceptual frameworks, and non-Western and subaltern viewpoints. The volume examines the themes around the study of the relationship between economic and social development and the environment. Part 1 covers theoretical and conceptual approaches to the study of development and environment by examining the diverse ways in which people perceive, understand, and act upon the world around them. Cross-scalar topics such as neo-liberalism and globalization, human rights, climate change, sustainability, and technology are covered in Part 2. The book shifts to examinations of resources and production in Part 3, where authors with a focus on one or more environmental resources or types of economic production are presented. Topics range from water, agriculture, and food, to energy, bioeconomy, and mining. The fourth section presents chapters where people are at the center of the development-environment nexus through topics such as gender relations, children, health, and cities. Finally, policy and governance of development and environment are explored in Part 5. The section includes both academics and practitioners who have worked with policy makers and are policy makers themselves. The book is primarily intended for scholars and graduate students in geography, environmental studies, and development studies for whom it will provide an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current thinking across the range of disciplines, which converge in the study of development and environment.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 12469 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780080449104

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International Encyclopedia of Human Geography by Anonim Pdf

The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography

Author : John A Matthews
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1496 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781446264881

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Change by John A Matthews Pdf

Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field. The encyclopedia includes all of the following aspects of environmental change: Diverse evidence of environmental change, including climate change and changes on land and in the oceans Underlying natural and anthropogenic causes and mechanisms Wide-ranging local, regional and global impacts from the polar regions to the tropics Responses of geo-ecosystems and human-environmental systems in the face of past, present and future environmental change Approaches, methodologies and techniques used for reconstructing, dating, monitoring, modelling, projecting and predicting change Social, economic and political dimensions of environmental issues, environmental conservation and management and environmental policy Over 4,000 entries explore the following key themes and more: Conservation Demographic change Environmental management Environmental policy Environmental security Food security Glaciation Green Revolution Human impact on environment Industrialization Landuse change Military impacts on environment Mining and mining impacts Nuclear energy Pollution Renewable resources Solar energy Sustainability Tourism Trade Water resources Water security Wildlife conservation The comprehensive coverage of terminology includes layers of entries ranging from one-line definitions to short essays, making this an invaluable companion for any student of physical geography, environmental geography or environmental sciences.

Author : Assoc Prof Merje Kuus,Professor Joanne Sharp,Professor Klaus Dodds
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 845 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781409472667

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The Routledge Research Companion to Critical Geopolitics by Assoc Prof Merje Kuus,Professor Joanne Sharp,Professor Klaus Dodds Pdf

Bringing together leading researchers associated with the different forms of critical geopolitics, this volume produces an overview of its achievements, limitations, and areas of new and potential future development. The Companion is designed to serve as a key resource for an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners interested in the spatiality of politics.

Author : DK
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781465481771

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People and Places: A Visual Encyclopedia by DK Pdf

Meet the people of the world and find out about some of the fascinating cultures that make up our global community. From Spaniards to Samoans, and the Miao to the Miskitu, this fully updated edition of DK's popular Encyclopedia of People will take you on a worldwide tour of continents, peninsulas, and islands to discover what life is like for the billions of people on our planet. Discover how the Yakut people survive in the Arctic temperatures of Siberia, or why tattoos are so important in Maori culture. Learn about the Mbendeje people's hunting sign language that lets them silently creep up on unsuspecting prey. People and Places: A Visual Encyclopedia allows you to explore different cultures through illuminating photography and bitesize chunks of information. The perfect companion to geography and culture projects for school-aged children, this book is a treasure trove of facts and information about the people that make up our world.

Author : Arild Holt-Jensen
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526448903

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Geography by Arild Holt-Jensen Pdf

An accessible, definitive student introduction to geographical thought, this book takes a unique approach that encompasses environmental, historical and social perspectives. Now in its fifth edition, it includes new case studies, and revisions and updates throughout, with additional chapters expanding coverage of global subjects, poststructuralism, and the future of geography. This text explores complex ideas in an intelligible and accessible style. Illustrated throughout with research examples and explanations in text boxes, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and a concept glossary, this is the essential student companion to the discipline.

Author : John Barry,E. Gene Frankland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135553968

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International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics by John Barry,E. Gene Frankland Pdf

Why care about the environment? Is the earth's climate really changing for the worse? What are CFCs exactly? And who or what is the WTO? What are the causes of environmental problems? Who are the main actors, and what are the main ideas and issues in international environmental politics? Which countries have the best/worst environmental record and policies? The International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics is the essential reference source to enable all those with an interest in the politics of the environment - particularly students and academics working within political science - to answer these questions, and to explore many other related topics in international environmental politics. It will be welcomed as an essential teaching resource and a trusty companion to independent study. Written by a team of international experts, the Encyclopedia is vital for fact-checking, provides authoritative initial orientation to a particular topic or issue and will serve as a solid starting point for wider explanation. With over 300 fully cross-referenced entries, many of which are followed with suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia includes: * Country and regional entries, with country entries giving a concise overview of the history, main actors, issues and policies related to its environmental politics * Normative and ethical dimensions of environmental politics, from animal rights, social and global justice to deep ecology * Environmental movements, organizations, struggles and actors from local to international levels * Issues in international environmental politics such as global warming, biodiversity, trade and the environment * Prominent individuals (historical and current) who have inspired or been actively involved in international environmental politics - such as Mahatma Gandhi, Petra Kelly, Vandana Shiva and Aldo Leopold * Central topics and issues in environmental politics - such as global warming, globalization, wildlife preservation, eco-taxes, energy production and consumption, sustainable development and the World Trade Organisation