TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harvey,David
TI  - Explanation in geography
SN  - 8170337852
U1  - 910 
PY  - 1969///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Rawat Publications
KW  - Geography
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Bibliography: p. 487-503; Part-I: Philosophy, Methodology and Explanation
1. Philosophy and methodology in geography -- 2. The meaning of explanation 

Part-II: The methodological background and explanation in geography
3. Geography and science-the methodological setting -- 4. Scientific explanation-the model of natural science -- 5. Problems of explanation in the social science and history -- 6. Explanation in geography-some general problems

Part-III: The role of theories, laws and models in explanation in geography 
7.Theories -- 8. Hypotheses and laws -- 9. Laws and theories in geography -- 10. Models -- Models in geography -- 11. Models in geography -- 12. Theories, laws and models in geographic explanation - a concluding statement 

Part- IV: Model languages for geographic explanation
13. Mathematics- the languages of science -- 14. Geometry- the language of spatial form -- 15. Probability theory- the language of chance 

Part-V: Models for description in geography 
16. Observation -- 17. Observation models-Definition and measurement -- 18. Classification -- 19. Data Collection and representation in geography -- 20. Cause-and effect models -- 21.Temporal modes of explanation in geography  -- 22.Functional explanation -- 23. Systems -- 24. Explanation in geography-a concluding comment
ER  -