Author: Barney Warf
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 145226533X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
Human geography in the last decade has undergone a conceptual and methodological renaissance that transformed it into one of the most dynamic and innovative of the social sciences. Long a borrower of ideas from other disciplines, geography has become a contributor in its own right, and a "spatial turn" is evident in disciplines as diverse as Sociology, Anthropology, and Literary Criticism. With more than 300 entries written by an international team of leading authorities in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Geography offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize a notoriously diverse field. This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world and takes into account the enormous conceptual changes that have evolved since the 1970s, including a variety of social constructivist approaches. Key Features Examines a range of themes characterizing different schools of thought and addresses long-standing topics, such as urban, economic, and medical geography, as well as contemporary topics, including feminism, the social dimensions of GIS, and the social construction of nature Explores many of the dualities that long characterized social science—nature versus society, the individual versus the social, the historical versus the geographical, consumption versus production—and breaks them down using postmodern and poststructuralist approaches Illustrates how social and spatial structures draw upon people′s daily lives, which in turn structures their actions Looks at how globalization has manifested differently from place to place by discussing topics such as transnational capital, international trade, global commodity chains, global cities, international financial and telecommunications systems, and how the global economy is reshaping geopolitics and governance Key Themes Cartography/Geographical Information Systems Economic Geography Geographic Theory and History Political Geography Social/Cultural Geography Urban Geography
Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Author: Barney Warf
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0761988580
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
Publisher description
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 0761988580
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
Publisher description
World Conservation Strategy
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Publisher: Gland, Switzerland : IUCN
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher: Gland, Switzerland : IUCN
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080449107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 10985
Book Description
The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080449107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 10985
Book Description
The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography
National Geographic Collegiate Atlas of the World
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792236627
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This compact, easy-to-use atlas offers the convenience of smaller scale without sacrificing clarity or detail; instead, identically-scaled maps on a given continent enable readers to compare physical, political, and regional information simply and accurately. In addition, access to a companion Web site provides continuing and complementary information.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792236627
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This compact, easy-to-use atlas offers the convenience of smaller scale without sacrificing clarity or detail; instead, identically-scaled maps on a given continent enable readers to compare physical, political, and regional information simply and accurately. In addition, access to a companion Web site provides continuing and complementary information.
Vital but vulnerable: climate change vulnerability and human use of wildlife in Africa’s Albertine Rift
Author:
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831715911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 2831715911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Geography of Environmental Crime
Author: Gary R. Potter
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137538430
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This book critically examines both theory and practice around conservation crimes. It engages with the full complexity of environmental crimes and different responses to them, including: poaching, conservation as a response to wildlife crime, forest degradation, environmental activism, and the application of scientific and situational crime prevention techniques as preventative tools to deal with green crime. Through the contributions of experts from both the social and ecological sciences, the book deals with theoretical and practical considerations that impact on the effectiveness of contemporary environmental criminal justice. It discusses the social construction of green crimes and the varied ways in which poaching and other conservation crimes are perceived, operate and are ideologically driven, as well as practical issues in environmental criminal justice. With contributions based in varied ideological perspectives and drawn from a range of academic disciplines, this volume provides a platform for scholars to debate new ideas about environmental law enforcement, policy, and crime prevention, detection and punishment.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137538430
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This book critically examines both theory and practice around conservation crimes. It engages with the full complexity of environmental crimes and different responses to them, including: poaching, conservation as a response to wildlife crime, forest degradation, environmental activism, and the application of scientific and situational crime prevention techniques as preventative tools to deal with green crime. Through the contributions of experts from both the social and ecological sciences, the book deals with theoretical and practical considerations that impact on the effectiveness of contemporary environmental criminal justice. It discusses the social construction of green crimes and the varied ways in which poaching and other conservation crimes are perceived, operate and are ideologically driven, as well as practical issues in environmental criminal justice. With contributions based in varied ideological perspectives and drawn from a range of academic disciplines, this volume provides a platform for scholars to debate new ideas about environmental law enforcement, policy, and crime prevention, detection and punishment.
Geography
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Includes section "Reviews" and other bibliographical material.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Includes section "Reviews" and other bibliographical material.
Understanding Coexistence with Wildlife
Author: Simon Pooley
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889746372
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
ISBN: 2889746372
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Conservation Geography
Author: Charles L. Convis
Publisher: ESRI, Inc.
ISBN: 9781589480247
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Showing how GIS and geography provide a framework for ecology and conservation efforts, this book describes how new technological tools for that kind of analysis, chief among them GIS, are being used to revolutionize the work of conservation.
Publisher: ESRI, Inc.
ISBN: 9781589480247
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Showing how GIS and geography provide a framework for ecology and conservation efforts, this book describes how new technological tools for that kind of analysis, chief among them GIS, are being used to revolutionize the work of conservation.
A Geographic Perspective of Cuba’s Changing Landscapes
Author: Jennifer Gebelein
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303106318X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
This book is based on research that gives the reader a nonfiction view of how Cuba’s landscape has changed since the time when Columbus first set foot on the island and encountered the Indigenous peoples who lived there in 1492 to present day. An analysis of landscape change over time is presented and that transformation from a heavily forested island to less than (currently) 18% forest cover is described. The government has established a system of protected areas and strong governmental controls over environmental policies and the manner with which the island can be built upon by foreign investors, urban expansion projects, or natural resource exploitation. Current GIS and remote sensing research of Cuba’s atmosphere, physical landscape and aquatic features is provided to underscore the complex environmental structures that epitomize Cuba. The author discusses past, present and future impact factors including history, technological assessments, laws and policies, relationships with other countries and education.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303106318X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
This book is based on research that gives the reader a nonfiction view of how Cuba’s landscape has changed since the time when Columbus first set foot on the island and encountered the Indigenous peoples who lived there in 1492 to present day. An analysis of landscape change over time is presented and that transformation from a heavily forested island to less than (currently) 18% forest cover is described. The government has established a system of protected areas and strong governmental controls over environmental policies and the manner with which the island can be built upon by foreign investors, urban expansion projects, or natural resource exploitation. Current GIS and remote sensing research of Cuba’s atmosphere, physical landscape and aquatic features is provided to underscore the complex environmental structures that epitomize Cuba. The author discusses past, present and future impact factors including history, technological assessments, laws and policies, relationships with other countries and education.