Geography's Inner Worlds

Pervasive Themes in Contemporary American Geography

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Twenty-six leading American geographers meditate on the themes that unify contemporary geography. They emphasize the concepts and methods that run through all geography's sub-disciplines and give it a distinctive place among both the natural and social sciences. Prepared under the sponsorship of the American Association of Geographers for the International Geographical Congress 1992, these insightful essays on the character of the discipline and its future will be required reading for every student of the field.

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Utgivningsdatum1992-07-01
Mått178 x 254 x 25 mm
Vikt907 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor438
FörlagRutgers University Press
ISBN9780813518305

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Contemporary American geographyGeography's worlds / C. Gregory KnightPlaces and regions / Bonham C. RichardsonRepresentations of the world / David WoodwardObservation / Philip J. Gersmehl, Dwight A. BrownVisualization / Alan M. MacEachren in collaboration with Barbara P. Buttenfield [and others]Analysis / Michael F. GoodchildModeling / Cort J. Willmott, Gary L. GaileCommunication / David A. LanegranLocation, place, region, and space / Helen CouclelisMovements, cycles, and systems / William L. Graf, Patricia GoberThe local-global continuum / William B. Meyer [and others]Scale in space and time / John C. HudsonParadigms for inquiry? / John Pickles, Michael J. WattsHumanism and science in geography / Melvin G. Marcus in collaboration with Judy M. Olson and Ronald F. AblerApplications of geographic concepts and methods / Risa I. Palm, Anthony J. BrazelThe peopling of American geography / Donald G. Janelle