The Student's companion to geography
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The Student's companion to geography
Blackwell Publishers, 1992
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ISBN 9780631170884
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"The Student's Companion to Geography" is designed as a clear, accessible and comprehensive guide to the discipline, written for geography students in all types of institution through the English-speaking world. Organized in six parts, it contains contributions from some 50 leading geographers from Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. "What is geography and why is it worth studying?". "Who are the key geographers?". "What should I read?", "What are the exciting growth areas in geography?". These are just some of the questions the authors address. The first part of the volume includes a number of personal views of the subject, explaining why geography is worth studying today. Part 2 provides a review of a number of key areas in human and physical geography which outlines contemporary debates and future research issues. Part 3 is a guide to the methods and techniques of geography. It includes helpful information on how to conduct undergraduate research, covering such topics as remote sensing, laboratory and archive work, questionnaire surveys, and interviewing.
Part 4 includes a bibliographical directory of leading geographers, a guide to reading geography and a summary of the major themes and debates which cut across the field. Part 5 contains a directory for geographical information and data sources, including libraries, censuses and on-line systems. It also gives useful names and addresses for students interested in overseas travel and exploration. Part 6 explores the numerous options open to geography graduates, offering advice on careers and how to apply for postgraduate research in different countries. Illustrated with some 40 photographs, numerous tables and diagrams, and thoroughly referenced throughout, this is a source-book for anyone studying or planning to study geography in the 1990s.
Table of Contents
- Part I Introductory Essays 1. The Contemporary Value of Geography
- M Gordon Wolman 2. Apocalypse soon, Or Why Human Geography is Worth Doing
- Nigel Thrift 3. The Historical geographical perspective
- Gerry Kearns 4. Not So Remote Sensing of Our Environment
- Neil Roberts 5. A View of Our World Through the Eyes of a Cultural geographer
- Fay Gale Part II - What is Geography? Past, Present and Future 1. A Brief History of geographical Thought
- David N. Livingstone 2. Geomorphology
- Andrew Goudie 3. Biogeography and Ecology
- Robert Whittaker 4. Climatology
- John G. Lockwood 5. Hydrology
- Tim Burt 6. The Human Impact
- Ian Douglas 7. Landscape Geography
- Paul Coones 8. The Developing World
- Stuart Corbridge 9. Economic Geography in the 1990s: the Perplexing Distribution of Uneven Development
- Erik Swyngedouw 10. Social and Cultural Geography
- Peter Jackson 11. Urban Geography in the 1990s
- Ruth Fincher 12. Political geography
- Peter J. Taylor Part III - How To Study Geography 1. Effective Learning
- A Travellers Guide
- Alan Jenkins and John Gold 2. First Catch Your Hare . . . Research designs For Individual Projects
- Barbara Kennedy 3. Thinking Statistically
- Stan Gregory 4. Computing For Geographers
- Derek Thompson 5. Remote Sensing
- Nigel Gardner 6. Cartography
- Roger W. Anson 7. Geographical Information Systems
- Jonathon Raper 8. Laboratory Work
- Heather Viles 9. Physical Geography Fieldwork
- Heather Viles 10. Questionnaire Surveys
- Gary Bridge 11. The Art of Interviewing
- Jacquie Burgess 12. Landscape Studies In Practice
- Paul Coones 13. Archives in geographical Research
- Michael Williams Part IV - What's What and Who's Who in geography 1. Key Themes and Debates
- Alisdair Rogers 2. What Human Geographers Write for Students To Read
- R. J. Johnston 3. The Literature of Physical geography
- Andrew Goudie 4. Biographical Dictionary
- Brian W. Blouet Part V - A Geographical Directory 1. World Libraries and Museums
- Helen Wallis 2. International Data Sources
- Chris Talbot 3. Major National Data Sources in the USA
- Chauncey D. Harris 4. Major National Data Sources in the UK
- Chris Talbot 5. Local Authorities as Data Sources as Information Sources in the UK
- John Hope 6. On-Line Data Sources
- Chris Talbot 7. Funding for Travel and Exploration in the UK
- Shane Winser 8. Major Institutions
- Andrew Goudie Part VI - What Next? 1. Careers for Geographers in the UK
- David Chamberlain 2. At The Chalk Face, Teaching Geography in the UK
- Tony Binns 3. Careers and Employability of Geographers in the USA
- Joseph M. Cirrincione 4. Postgraduate Studies in Australia
- Michael Taylor 5. Postgraduate Studies in Canada
- David Ley & Matt Sparke 6. Postgraduate Studies in New Zealand
- Eric Pawson 7. Postgraduate Studies in the UK
- Peter Jackson 8. Postgraduate Studies in the USA
- Brian W. Blouet 9. Prospecting for Money for Graduate Work in North America
- Ronald F. Abler 10. Overseas Work and Independent Travel
- Nick Middleton.
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: [pbk.] ISBN 9780631170891
Description
This comprehensive and up-to-date guide is in six parts, and contains contributions from fifty leading geographers from Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.The first part of the book includes a number of expert views of the subject, explaining why geography is worth studying today. Part II provides a review of a number of key areas in human and physical geography which outlines contemporary debates and future research issues. Part III is a guide to the methods and techniques of geography. It includes helpful information on how to conduct undergraduate research, covering such topics as remote sensing, laboratory and archive work, questionnaire surveys and interviewing. Part IV includes a bibliographical directory of leading geographers, a guide to reading geography and a summary of the major themes and debates which cut across the field. There is also a directory of geographical information and data sources, including libraries, sensors and on-line systems: the authors offer advice on career s and how to apply for postgraduate research in different countries. It is the essential guide and companion for all students or prospective students of geography.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Contributors. Part I: Introductory Essays: Part II: What is Geography? Past, Present and Future: Part III: How To Study Geography: Part IV: What's What and Who's Who in Geography? : Part V: A Geographical Directory: Part VI: What Next? : Index.
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