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Unifying geography: common heritage, shared future geography/ edited by John A. Matthews and David T. Herbert

Contributor(s): Matthews, John A. ed | Herbert, David T., edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London: Routledge, 2004Description: xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0415305438Subject(s): Geographical perception | Geography--Philosophy | GeographyDDC classification: 910.01

Contents:

PART I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- Geography: roots and continuities / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews -- PART II. GEOGRAPHICAL METHODOLOGIES -- Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert -- Exploration, discovery and the cartographic tradition / Peter Vincent, Ian Whyte -- Fieldwork and unity in geography / David R. Stoddart, William M. Adams -- The potential of geographical information systems and earth observation / Paul A. Longley, Michael J. Barnsley -- PART III. A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT -- Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert -- Environmentalism and geography: the great debate? / Peter Beaumont, Chris Philo -- Beyond environmentalism: towards sustainability / Timothy O'Riordan -- Human vilnerability, past climatic variability and societal change / David Taylor, Anna R. Davies -- PART IV. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACE -- Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews -- Regions area studies and the meaning of place / Tim Unwin, Jim Rose -- Globalization: a spatial perspective / Wayne K.D. Davies -- PART V. LANDSCAPE: THE FACE OF GEOGRAPHY -- Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert -- Landscape as form, process and meaning / Richard Huggett, Chris Perkins -- Landscape and culture / Lesley Head -- PART VI. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY: CONTRIBUTING TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING -- Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews -- Natural hazards on an unquiet earth / David E. Alexander -- Urbanization, development and the environment in an unequal world / Ian Douglas, Alan G. Gilbert -- Conservation, preservation and heritage / Michael E. Meadows, Maano F. Ramutsindela -- PART VII. BROADER FRAMEWORKS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE -- Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews -- Space, time and science: individuals, emergence and geographies of space and place / Keith Richards [and others] -- Geography and public policy: a political turn / Brian Robson, Elizabeth Shove -- PART VIII. GENERAL CONCLUSION -- Unity in geography: prospects for the discipline / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert.

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PART I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION --
Geography: roots and continuities / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews --
PART II. GEOGRAPHICAL METHODOLOGIES --
Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert --
Exploration, discovery and the cartographic tradition / Peter Vincent, Ian Whyte --
Fieldwork and unity in geography / David R. Stoddart, William M. Adams --
The potential of geographical information systems and earth observation / Paul A. Longley, Michael J. Barnsley --
PART III. A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT --
Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert --
Environmentalism and geography: the great debate? / Peter Beaumont, Chris Philo --
Beyond environmentalism: towards sustainability / Timothy O'Riordan --
Human vilnerability, past climatic variability and societal change / David Taylor, Anna R. Davies --
PART IV. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACE --
Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews --
Regions area studies and the meaning of place / Tim Unwin, Jim Rose --
Globalization: a spatial perspective / Wayne K.D. Davies --
PART V. LANDSCAPE: THE FACE OF GEOGRAPHY --
Introduction / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert --
Landscape as form, process and meaning / Richard Huggett, Chris Perkins --
Landscape and culture / Lesley Head --
PART VI. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY: CONTRIBUTING TO REAL-WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING --
Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews --
Natural hazards on an unquiet earth / David E. Alexander --
Urbanization, development and the environment in an unequal world / Ian Douglas, Alan G. Gilbert --
Conservation, preservation and heritage / Michael E. Meadows, Maano F. Ramutsindela --
PART VII. BROADER FRAMEWORKS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE --
Introduction / David T. Herbert, John A. Matthews --
Space, time and science: individuals, emergence and geographies of space and place / Keith Richards [and others] --
Geography and public policy: a political turn / Brian Robson, Elizabeth Shove --
PART VIII. GENERAL CONCLUSION --
Unity in geography: prospects for the discipline / John A. Matthews, David T. Herbert.

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