Key concepts in geography
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Key concepts in geography
SAGE, 2003
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Key Concepts in Geography defines the key terms - space, time, place, scale, landscape - that inform the language of geography and define the geographical imagination. It is unique in the reference literature as it provides in one volume, definitions of terms from both human geography and physical geography.
Four introductory chapters, on different intellectual traditions in geography, situate and introduce the entries on the key concepts. Each entry comprises:
- a short definition
- a summary of the principal arguments
- a substantive 5,000-word discussion
- use of real-life examples
- annotated notes for further reading
Written in an accessible way - by established figures in the discipline - the definitions provide thorough explanations of key geographical concepts. Each discussion provides references to, and summaries of, the key literature; as well as an examination of the history and use of each concept, illustrated with everyday examples. Aligned with the Geography Benchmark Statement, Key Concepts in Geography is a comprehensive primer of the all the core concepts that undergraduates of geography must be conversant with to complete their degree.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: GEOGRAPHICAL TRADITIONS: EMERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE
Histories of Geography - Mike Heffernan
Geography and the Physical Sciences Tradition - Keith Richards
Geography and the Social Science Tradition - Ron Johnston
Geography and the Humanities - Alison Blunt
PART TWO: KEY CONCEPTS
Space - Nigel Thrift
The Fundamental Stuff of Geography
Space - Martin Kent
Making Room for Space in Physical Geography
Time - John B Thornes
Change and Stability in Environmental Systems
Time - Peter J Taylor
From Hegemonic Change to Everyday Life
Place - Noel Castree
Connections and Boundaries in an Interdependent World
Place - Ken Gregory
The Management of Sustainable Physical Environments
Scale - Tim Burt
Upscaling and Downscaling in Physical Geography
Scale - Andrew Herod
The Local and the Global
Social Formations - Cindi Katz
Thinking about Society, Identity, Power and Resistance
Physical Systems - Barbara A Kennedy
Environmental Systems and Cycles
Landscape and Environment - Nick Spedding
Biophysical Processes, Biophysical Forms
Landscape and Environment - Ian G Simmons
Natural Resources and Social Development
Landscape and Environment - Karen M Morin
Representing and Interpreting the World
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