Human Geography

William Norton (Autor)

Media-Kombination

552 Seiten

2009 | New ed of 6th revised ed
Oxford University Press, Canada
9780195430349 (ISBN)

Infos

Human Geography offers a balanced introduction not only to the concepts and methodologies but to the history of the discipline, emphasizing how human geography evolved and continues to develop in response to globalization and other related disciplines. In addition, this edition comes with a DVD containing documentaries relevant to the context of the text.

Inhalt

1. What is human geography?; 2. Studying human geography; 3. A fragile home; 4. A crowded home?; 5. An unequal home; 6. Cultural identities and landscapes; 7. Social identities and landscapes; 8. Political identities and landscapes; 9. A globalizing world; 10. Agricultural lives and lanscapes; 11. Settlement patterns; 12. Urban form and governance; 13. Living and working in cities; 14. Industrial lives and landscapes; CONCLUSION: WHERE NEXT?; APPENDIX 1: GLOBAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; APPENDIX 2: THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2009
• Co-Autor: Brent Doberstein
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
• ISBN-13: 9780195430349 / 9780195430349
• Zustand: Neuware