The Geography Of Context

Author : Nicholas Fotion
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761871040

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The Geography of Context by Nicholas Fotion Pdf

When we use language, we presuppose many different things. Context is another name for these presuppositions. But it also can be the name of all these different presuppositions ordered in a certain way. This study of context focuses on the differences since many studies of context focus excessively on usage found in the sciences and in everyday observations. Other uses such as promising, giving directions, evaluating (i.e., ranking) all sorts of things around us, expressing our feelings, and issuing declarations (e.g., “You are promoted”) are equally important. The analogy of ‘geography,’ as used in this study, suggests that one important way to study context is to attend to all, not just one, of the “continents” found in the “planet” that we call context. Once we learn our geography lesson, we come to a better understanding of how context can change, how it can be ordered, and how it can be examined. We also learn how layered, and thus how complicated it is.

Author : Kajsa Ellegård
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351330404

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Time Geography in the Global Context by Kajsa Ellegård Pdf

Time-geography is a mode of thinking that helps us understand change processes in society, the wider context and the ecological consequences of human actions. This book brings together international time-geographic research from a range of disciplines. Swedish geographer Torsten Hägerstrand is a key foundation for this book, and an introductory biography charts the influences that led to the formation of his theories. A central theme across time-geography research is recognizing time and space as unity. Contributions from the Netherlands, the USA, Japan, China, Norway and Sweden showcase the diverse palette of time-geography research. Chapters study societies adjusting to rapid urbanization, or investigate the need for structural changes in childcare organization. The book also delves into green transportation and the interplay between humans and nature in landscape transformation. Applicational chapters look at ICT effects on young people’s daily life and methods for engaging clients in treatment practice. This book situates the outlook for this developing branch of research and the application of time-geography to societal and academic contexts. Its interdisciplinary nature will appeal to postgraduates and researchers who are interested in human geography, urban and regional planning and sociology.

Author : Gopal Krishan,Nina Singh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315439068

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Researching Geography by Gopal Krishan,Nina Singh Pdf

This book is a one-stop comprehensive guide to geographical inquiry. A step-by-step account of the hows and the whys of research methodology. Introduces students to the complexities of geographical perspective and thought, essentials of fieldwork, formulation of research topics, data collection, analysis and interpretation as well as presentation and dissemination. Includes inputs and specific examples to help practitioners negotiate between theory and practice. Uses a lucid, engaging and literary style. It will be an essential companion for researchers and students of geography, social sciences, and South Asian studies.

Author : Yongwan Chun,Mei-Po Kwan,Daniel A. Griffith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367643006

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Uncertainty and Context in Giscience and Geography by Yongwan Chun,Mei-Po Kwan,Daniel A. Griffith Pdf

This book illustrates how cutting-edge research explores recent advances in this area, and will serve as a useful point of departure for GIScientists to conceive new approaches and solutions for addressing these challenges in future research.

Author : Prestige Tatenda Makanga
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030634711

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Practicing Health Geography by Prestige Tatenda Makanga Pdf

This volume uniquely presents case studies on health geography in Africa, and analyzes health practices in different African regions to illustrate a unified perspective to the geographies of health. The book describes various contemporary and traditional themes that have characterized the discipline of health geography, and uses its 13 case studies across 14 chapters to challenge the perceived dichotomy between health geography and medical geography among health researchers and practitioners. In 3 sections, the book provides readers with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding health geography in Africa. The first chapter introduces the major theories and perspectives in health geography, and how these characteristics apply to health geography practices in Africa. Section 1 discusses the different uses of space-based analyses in health geography, including geo-data infrastructures, geographies of disease burden, spatial epidemiology, spatially precise public health, and spatial access to health. Section 2 discusses the different uses of place-based analyses in health geography, including health representation, healthcare access, food allergies, and health determinants. Section 3 addresses how geography is incorporated into decision processes in Africa, and how policy planning shapes health-related interventions at the population and individual level. The case studies here discuss geo-enabling health records, health policy, public health planning, and mobile health geographies.

Author : Trevor Barnes,Meric S Gertler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134602247

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The New Industrial Geography by Trevor Barnes,Meric S Gertler Pdf

Drawing on the theoretical resources of institutional economics, The New Industrial Geography opens new perspectives in economic geography. In its focus on historical and geographical context, institutional embeddedness, and tacit rules and formal regulations, institutional economics is shown to be the perfect basis for understanding the profound economic and geographical changes of the last two decades, and on which also to build a new kind of industrial geography. Issues covered include: the retheorization of the geography of industrial districts; the analysis of institutional 'thickness', and the economic-geographical effects of institutional rigidity and sclerosis; the economic-geographical consequences of new regulatory bodies and policies; and the geographically situated character of institutions and regulatory frameworks, and the effects of separating them from their originating context; the development of new strategies for achieving more equitable forms of regional development.

Author : Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,Helen Lawton-Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134208784

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Economic Geography by Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen,Helen Lawton-Smith Pdf

The impact of economic geography both within and beyond the wider field of geography has been constrained in the past by its own limitations. Drawing together the work of several eminent geographers this superb collection assesses the current state of knowledge in the sub discipline and its future direction. In doing so, the contributors show how economic geographers have offered explanations that affect places and lives in the broader context of the global economy. Offering a discussion of theoretical constructs and methodologies with the purpose to show the need to combine different approaches in understanding spatial (inter) dependencies, contributors also demonstrate the need to engage with multiple audiences, and within this context they proceed to examine how geographers have interfaced with businesses and policy. This excellent collection moves economic geography from a preoccupation with theory towards more rigorous empirical research with greater relevance for public policy. With excellent breadth of coverage, it provides an outstanding introduction to research topics and approaches.

Author : Paul L. Knox,Sallie A. Marston
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Human geography
ISBN : 0321819322

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Human Geography by Paul L. Knox,Sallie A. Marston Pdf

This edition features the exact same content as the traditional book in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value for your students--this format costs 35% less than a new textbook. Described as "fresh, innovative, and intelligent," Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context is acclaimed for its modern global approach, conceptual rigor, engaging real-world applications, and stunning visual program. Knox and Marston foster awareness of current issues and developing trends from a geographic perspective, and provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of human geography. The authors give meaning to people and places by integrating compelling local, regional, and global viewpoints. By providing access to the latest ideas, concepts, and theories, the book not only builds students' knowledge about places and regions, but deepens their understanding of the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world. The Sixth Edition extends Knox/Marston's modern approach, while making the book more accessible to a wider audience. This package contains: Books a la Carte for Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, Sixth Edition

Author : Paul L. Knox,Sallie A. Marston
Publisher : Pearson Educacion
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Human geography
ISBN : 0321728874

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Human Geography by Paul L. Knox,Sallie A. Marston Pdf

This title explores current issues and developing trends from a geographic perspective, providing a solid foundation in the fundamentals of human geography, and giving meaning to people and places by integrating compelling local, regional, and global viewpoints.

Author : Colin H. Williams
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853590010

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Language in Geographic Context by Colin H. Williams Pdf

This book contains key research in the developing field of geolinguistics. It examines the main relationships in the study of language and territory, namely the social context of linguistic communities, the principles and methods of geolinguistic and the translation of these principles into government action and policy in multilingual societies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0136090648

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Human Geography (Canadian Ed) 3rd by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul L. Knox,Sallie A. Marston,Alan E. Nash,Michael Imort
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 032172884X

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Human Geography by Paul L. Knox,Sallie A. Marston,Alan E. Nash,Michael Imort Pdf

For introductory courses in Human or Cultural Geography found in Geography, Anthropology, or Social Science departments. "Human Geography 4/C/E" builds knowledge about places and regions and an understanding of the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world. The fourth edition intreprets these aims from a Canadian perspective by showing the relevance of a geographical imagination constitued in Canadian terms, and how a clearer understanding of geography is essential to comprehend not only the effects of global change, but also this country's role in the world.

Author : Ann M. Oberhauser,Jennifer L. Fluri,Risa Whitson,Sharlene Mollett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317408673

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Feminist Spaces by Ann M. Oberhauser,Jennifer L. Fluri,Risa Whitson,Sharlene Mollett Pdf

Feminist Spaces introduces students and academic researchers to major themes and empirical studies in feminist geography. It examines new areas of feminist research including: embodiment, sexuality, masculinity, intersectional analysis, and environment and development. In addition to considering gender as a primary subject, this book provides a comprehensive overview of feminist geography by highlighting contemporary research conducted from a feminist framework which goes beyond the theme of gender to include issues such as social justice, activism, (dis)ability, and critical pedagogy. Through case studies, this book challenges the construction of dichotomies that tend to oversimplify categories such as developed and developing, urban and rural, and the Global North and South, without accounting for the fluid and intersecting aspects of gender, space, and place. The chapters weave theoretical and empirical material together to meet the needs of students new to feminism, as well as those with a feminist background but new to geography, through attention to basic geographical concepts in the opening chapter. The text encourages readers to think of feminist geography as addressing not only gender, but a set of methodological and theoretical perspectives applied to a range of topics and issues. A number of interactive exercises, activities, and ‘boxes’ or case studies, illustrate concepts and supplement the text. These prompts encourage students to explore and analyze their own positionality, as well as motivate them to change and impact their surroundings. Feminist Spaces emphasizes activism and critical engagement with diverse communities to recognize this tradition in the field of feminism, as well as within the discipline of geography. Combining theory and practice as a central theme, this text will serve graduate level students as an introduction to the field of feminist geography, and will be of interest to students in related fields such as environmental studies, development, and women’s and gender studies.

Author : Sallie A. Marston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Geography
ISBN : 0321651855

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World Regions in Global Context by Sallie A. Marston Pdf

The Fourth Edition of World Regions in Global Context retains its strong global sensibility and its emphasis on current concerns, with models of interdependent development, spatial and social inequality, and questions of spatial justice. This revision is more user-friendly in the organization of the material in each chapter. The authors maintain that regions are the outcomes of a set of world-spanning systems; therefore, each regional chapter stresses the global systems of connection that drive unique regional processes, thus making regions different. By studying regions, you'll not only learn the critical elements of different places, but also come to understand the fundamental processes that drive change.

Author : Yuval Shahar
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 3161482565

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Josephus Geographicus by Yuval Shahar Pdf

Why did ancient historians include geographical descriptions in their historical works? How does the spatial description fulfill its goal? In this book, Yuval Shahar discusses these two questions, showing that the answers depend on the particular historian and the genre in which he is writing. He analyzes and compares the presentation of geographical space in the writings of Herodotus, Thucydides, Polybius and Strabo, with selected illustrations from early Latin historiography. It is clear from this that Flavius Josephus consciously and definitively follows the generic approach of Polybius and Strabo. Moreover, Josephus' descriptions of parts of the Land of Israel are structured in the same way as the descriptions in Strabo's Geography, and reflect a hidden dialogue between Josephus and Strabo.Awareness of these generic characteristics enables a new reading of some of Josephus' most famous descriptions, such as Jotapata, Gamala and Masada, and establishes his credibility.