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Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019
Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume ‘Water, Earth and Man’ (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography. This volume brings together the systematic theme of geomorphology...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019
Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume ‘Water, Earth and Man’ (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography. This volume brings together the systematic theme of physical hydrology...
New Spaces of Exploration
Geographies of Discovery in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2009
On the 2 March 1899 the British flag was hoisted on the Antarctic continent. The event - recorded in the first ever photograph taken on Antarctica - claimed possession on behalf of the British crown. A century later, 14,000 feet beneath the North Pole, a mini-submarine attached to a nuclear-powered...
Britain's Cities
Geographies of Division in Urban Britain
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Uneven distribution of life is a dominant feature of the city. Major social, economic and spatial divisions are apparent in terms of income and wealth, health, crime, housing, and employment. This text offers an introduction to current processes of urban restructuring, geographies of division and...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
The subject of migration has traditionally been analysed through the lens of economic factors. The importance of adopting a gender sensitive perspective to academic work is now generally appreciated. Migration and Gender in the Developed World contains chapters from a diverse range of leading contributors...
by Moya Kneafsey
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
The last decade or so has witnessed a flourishing of research in rural geography; in particular, approaches which have developed socio-cultural perspectives on rural issues. This book brings together well-established and newer researchers to examine the position of rural social and cultural geography...
Uneven Development and Regionalism
State, Territory and Class in Southern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2005
Published in the year 1986, Uneven Development and Regionalism is a valuable contribution to the field of Geography.
Southeastern Geographer
Innovations in Southern Studies, Winter 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Table of Contents for Volume 51, Number 4 (Winter 2011)
Introduction: With Thanks
Graham A. Tobin and Robert Brinkmann
Innovations in Southern Studies within Geography
Derek H. Alderman and William Graves
The Bible Belt in a Changing South: Shrinking, Relocating, and Multiple...
by Francis J. Monkhouse
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1964
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1964
This comprehensive study is concerned with the solid rocks, the seas and oceans, our enveloping atmosphere, the soil and the “green mantle” of natural vegetation—as they interrelate in man’s physical environment. The text is illustrated with many photographs and specially-drawn maps and diagrams.
Geology and Landscape Evolution
General Principles Applied to the United States
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Geology and Landscape Evolution: General Principles Applied to the United States, Second Edition, is an accessible text that balances interdisciplinary theory and applications within the physical geography, geology, geomorphology and climatology of the United States. The vast diversity of terrain...
by David Gardner, Catherine Owen, Eleanor Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2018
Motivate pupils to develop their geographical skills, knowledge and understanding as they become engaged and accomplished geographers, ready for the demands of GCSE.
Specifically designed to provide a solid foundation for the 2016 GCSE specifications, this Student Book takes an enquiry-based...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
The Cities of the Global South Reader adopts a fresh and critical approach to the fi eld of urbanization in the developing world. The Reader incorporates both early and emerging debates about the diverse trajectories of urbanization processes in the context of the restructured global alignments in...
Cross-Continental Agro-Food Chains
Structures, Actors and Dynamics in the Global Food System
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005
Filling a gap in contemporary food and globalization scholarship, this timely book presents recent case-study research on the globalization of food systems, and the impacts for communities around the world. It covers debates on new structures and food products, as well as detailed accounts of fresh...
An Unruly World?
Globalization, Governance and Geography
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
An Unruly World explores the diverse conundrums thrown up by seemingly unruly globalization. Examining how fast transnational capitalism is re-making the rules of the game, in a wide variety of different places, domains, and sectors, the authors focus on a wide range of issues: from analysis of 'soft...