Human geography
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Human geography
Oxford University Press, c2013
8th ed
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Previous ed.: c2010
Includes bibliographical references (p. [635]-646) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Human Geography explores how human behaviour affects the earth's surface, initiating a process of discovery that engages with subjects such as globalization, politics, biology, economics, philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, and global warming. Illustrated with a well-balanced mix of international and Canadian examples, it offers a comprehensive introduction to the discipline's essential concepts and methods. It also traces the evolution of the field, emphasizing how human geography continues to develop in response to changing human needs. The eighth edition is fully up to date, including current material on topics such as renewable energy, global population distribution, and the "Arab Spring," as well as enhanced, streamlined coverage of globalization. Important new pedagogical features include "Focus on Geographers" boxes in which active human geographers from across Canada discuss their current research on topics such as "Urbanization, Gender, and Everyday Life in Botswana" and "The Paradox of Polar Bear Ecotourism in Churchill, Manitoba"; and new "In the News" boxes highlight current events and news stories related to human geography.
Table of Contents
- FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES
- PREFACE
- EIGHTH EDITION: SPECIAL FEATURES
- FEATURES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INTRODUCTION: THE ROADS AHEAD
- THREE RECURRING THEMES
- WHY "HUMAN" GEOGRAPHY?
- THE GOAL OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
- ABOUT THIS BOOK
- THE HUMAN GEOGRAPHER AT WORK
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 1. : WHAT IS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY?
- PRECLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY
- CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY
- THE FIFTH TO FIFTEENTH CENTURIES: GEOGRAPHY IN EUROPE, CHINA, AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD
- THE AGE OF EUROPEAN OVERSEAS MOVEMENT
- GEOGRAPHY RETHOUGHT
- INSTITUTIONALIZATION: 1874-1903
- PRELUDE TO THE PRESENT: 1903-1970
- HUMAN GEOGRAPHY TODAY: RECENT TRENDS AND SUBDISCIPLINES
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 2. : STUDYING HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
- PHILOSOPHICAL OPTIONS
- HUMAN GEOGRAPHIC CONCEPTS
- TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 3. : GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBALIZATION
- INTRODUCING GLOBALIZATION
- SHAPING THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
- GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE IN DISTANCE
- OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRANSPORTATION
- OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRADE
- OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRANSNATIONALS
- OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRANSMITTING INFORMATION
- INTERPRETING, CONCEPTUALIZING, AND MEASURING GLOBALIZATION
- THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM
- CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION
- POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION
- GLOBALIZATION: GOOD OR BAD?
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 4. : HUMANS AND ENVIRONMENT
- A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
- ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
- WHY HUMAN IMPACTS?
- HUMAN IMPACTS ON VEGETATION
- HUMAN IMPACTS ON ANIMALS
- HUMAN IMPACTS ON LAND, SOIL, AIR, AND WATER
- HUMAN IMPACTS ON CLIMATE
- POLLUTED LANDSCAPES
- EARTH'S VITAL SIGNS
- SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 5. : POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
- FERTILITY
- MORTALITY
- NATURAL INCREASE
- GOVERNMENT POLICIES
- THE COMPOSITION OF A POPULATION
- HISTORY OF POPULATION GROWTH
- EXPLAINING POPULATION GROWTH
- DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY
- MIGRATION
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 6. : GLOBAL INEQUALITIES
- EXPLAINING GLOBAL INEQUALITIES
- IDENTIFYING GLOBAL INEQUALITIES
- POPULATION AND FOOD
- REFUGEES
- DISASTERS AND DISEASES
- PROSPECTS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
- STRIVING FOR EQUALITY, FAIRNESS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 7. : GEOGRAPHIES OF CULTURE AND LANDSCAPE
- A WORLD DIVIDED BY CULTURE?
- HUMANS IN GROUPS
- FORMAL CULTURAL REGIONS
- VERNACULAR CULTURAL REGIONS
- THE MAKING OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
- LANGUAGE
- RELIGION
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 8. : GEOGRAPHIES OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE
- THE CULTURAL TURN
- THE MYTH OF RACE
- ETHNICITY
- GENDER
- SEXUALITY
- IDENTITIES AND LANDSCAPES
- GEOGRAPHIES OF WELL-BEING
- FOLK CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE
- TOURISM
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 9. : POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
- STATE CREATION
- INTRODUCING GEOPOLITICS (AND GEOPOLITIK)
- UNSTABLE STATES
- GROUPING OF STATES
- THE ROLE OF THE STATE
- ELECTIONS: GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
- THE GEOGRAPHY OF PEACE AND WAR
- OUR GEOPOLITICAL FUTURE?
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 10. : AGRICULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
- THE AGRICULTURAL LOCATION PROBLEM
- DISTANCE, LAND VALUE, AND LAND USE
- DOMESTICATING PLANTS AND ANIMALS
- THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES
- WORLD AGRICULTURE TODAY: TYPES AND REGIONS
- GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL RESTRUCTURING
- FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD CONSUMPTION, AND IDENTITY
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 11. : SETTLEMENT PATTERNS
- AN URBANIZING WORLD
- RURAL SETTLEMENT
- THE ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF CITIES
- LOCATING URBAN CENTRES
- WORLD CITIES
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 12. : URBAN FORM AND GOVERNANCE
- EXPLAINING LOCATION INSIDE THE CITY
- GOVERNING THE CITY
- PLANNING THE CITY
- MOVING AROUND THE CITY
- SPREADING OUTWARD
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 13. : LIVING AND WORKING IN CITIES
- HOUSING
- NEIGHBOURHOODS
- POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION
- CITIES AS CENTRES OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
- LIVING IN THE LESS DEVELOPED WORLD CITY
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- 14. : GEOGRAPHIES OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
- THE INDUSTRIAL LOCATION PROBLEM
- THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
- FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES OF ENERGY
- WORLD INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY
- GLOBALIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHIES
- UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT IN MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
- CONCLUSION
- SUMMARY
- LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS
- QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- CONCLUSION: WHERE NEXT?
- CHANGING HUMAN GEOGRAPHIES
- A CHANGING DISCIPLINE
- BEING A HUMAN GEOGRAPHER: WHERE WE BEGAN
- SUMMARY
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- APPENDIX
- APPENDIX 1: GLOBAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
- A HABITABLE PLANET
- GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- APPENDIX 2: THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE
- LIFE ON EARTH
- HUMAN ORIGINS
- SUGGESTED READINGS
- ON THE WEB
- GLOSSARY
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
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