France: A Geographical, Social and Economic Survey

by Philippe Pinchemel , Chantal Balley , Nicole Mathieu , Genevieve Pinchemel , Denis Pumain

ISBN13:
9780521105958
ISBN10:
0521105951
Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 2009-04-02
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This book makes available to the English-speaking world the most authoritative single survey of the geography of France yet published. A translation from the fully revised French edition of 1981, updated by additional material provided by the authors, Pinchemel's work embraces every aspect of the relationship between the social and the spatial in contemporary France and provides the reader with a vast quantity of detailed information on specific geographical questions. The work is divided into eight parts and within that overall structure each section is further subdivided for ease of reference. The author's concern for clarity of exposition is reflected in the numerous tables, maps, charts and diagrams that supplement the text.

General characteristics
The Natural Environment
Relief
Climate
Soils
Vegetation
Hydrology and water supply
The environment and environmental policies
People
Population growth since the beginning of the nineteenth-century
The changing distribution of urban and rural population
Geographical mobility and migration
Population structure
Contrasting mentalities and civilisations
Actors and policies in the spatial structuring of France
Administrative geography
Political geography and geographical policies
The ownership of land
Agents of geographical change
Resources, economic activity and economic enterprises
Agriculture and its transformation since 1950
Agricultural holdings
Agricultural and forest production
Types of agriculture and agricultural policy
Non-energy mineral resources
Energy resources
The structure of industry
Industrial location
Industrial policies
Industrial environments
The tertiary sector
The Infrastructure of Spatial Interaction
General characteristics of transport and communications networks
The networks of transport and communications
Transport policies
Landscape and Environment in Rural France
Old and new uses of rural space
The built environment in rural France
Rural landscapes
Rural environments and rural planning
The Urban Environment
The urban system and its development
Urban development since 1851
Urban functions
Urban landscapes
Conclusion
The complexity of the geography of France
Bibliography
Index
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