Ten geographic ideas that changed the world

Author(s)

• Hanson, Susan

Bibliographic Information

Ten geographic ideas that changed the world

Susan Hanson, editor

Rutgers University Press, c1997

• : cloth : alk. paper
• : pbk : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: cloth : alk. paper ISBN 9780813523569

Description

In this collection of essays, geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have changed the world - ideas that impose shape on the world, mould understanding of the environment, and establish relationships between people and places.

Volume

: pbk : alk. paper ISBN 9780813523576

Description

When geographic ideas change the world in our heads, the impact can be read on the ground and in our lives. In these thought-provoking, witty essays, some of America's most distinguished geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have literally changed the world and the way we think and act. They tackle ideas that impose shape on the world, ideas that mold our understanding of the natural environment, and ideas that establish relationships between people and places. Every one of these ideas has had--and continues to have-a deep effect on the way we understand the world and our place in it. A compelling introduction to the discipline of geography, this colleciton will change the way you look at both geography and the world! The contributors, who include several past presidents of the Association of American Geographers, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and authors of major works in the discipline, are: Elizabeth K. Burns, Patricia Gober, Anne Godlewska, Michael F. Goodchild, Susan Hanson, Robert W. Kates, John R. Mather, William B. Meyer, Mark Monmonier, Edward Relph, Edward J. Taaffe, and B. L. Turner, II.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Ten Geographic Ideas that Changed the World PART ONE: FRAMES OF THE WORLD 1 The Idea of the Map 2 The Weather Map: Exploiting Electronic Telecommunications to Forecast the Geography of the Atmosphere 3 Geographic Information System PART TWO: THW WORLD AS HUMAN HOME 4 Human Adjustment 5 Water Budget Climatology 6 Human Transformation of the Earth PART THREE: THE WORLD AS LINKED MOSAIC 7 Spatial Organization and Interdependence 8 Nested Hexagons: Central Place Theory 9 Megalopolis: The Future is Now PART FOUR: CODA 10 Sense of Place About the Contributors Index

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Details

• NCID: BA29703301
• ISBN:
  • 0813523567
  • 0813523575
• LCCN: 96018123
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 238 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 290.1
  • LCC : G70
  • DC20 : 910/.01
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Geography -- Philosophy