Unifying Geography : Common Heritage, Shared Future

by Matthews, John A.; Herbert, David T.

• ISBN13: 9780203611395
• ISBN10: 020361139X
• Copyright: 2004-08-05
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Through its identification of unifying themes, this book will provide students with a meaningful framework through which to understand the nature of the geographical discipline.

Table of Contents

General Introduction

Geography: Roots and continuities

Geographical Methodologies Introduction

Exploration, Discovery and the Cartographic Tradition

Fieldwork and Unity in Geography

The Potential of Remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems

A Focus on Environment Introduction

Environmentalism and Geography: The great debate?

Beyond Environmentalism: Towards sustainability

Human Vulnerability, Past Climatic Variability and Societal Change

The Significance of Place Introduction

Regions, Area Studies and the Meaning of Place

Globalisation: A spatial perspective

Landscape: The face of Geography Introduction

Landscape as Form, Process and Meaning

Landscape and Culture

Applied Geography: Contributing to real-world problem solving Introduction

Natural Hazards on an Unquiet Earth

Urbanisation, Development and the Environment in an Unequal World

Conservation, Preservation and Heritage

Broader Frameworks in Theory and Practice Introduction

Space, Time and Science: Towards a geographical philosophy

Geography and Public Policy: A political turn

General Conclusion

Unity in Geography: Prospects for the Discipline

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