21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook
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21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook

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21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook

About this book

Via approximately 80 entries or "mini-chapters," the SAGE 21st Century Reference Series volumes on geography will highlight the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in this field ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. The purpose is to provide undergraduate majors with an authoritative reference source that will serve their research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but not so much jargon, detail, or density as a journal article or a research handbook chapter.

Features & Benefits:

  • Curricular-driven to provide students with initial footholds on topics of interest in writing research term papers, in preparing for GREs, in consulting to determine directions to take in pursuing a senior thesis, graduate degree, etc.
  • Comprehensive to offer full coverage of major subthemes and subfields within the discipline of geography, including regional geography, physical geography, global change, human and cultural geography, economic geography and locational analysis, political geography, geospatial technology, cartography, spatial thinking, research methodology, geographical education, and more.
  • Uniform in chapter structure to make it easy for students to locate key information, with a more-or-less common chapter format of Introduction, Theory, Methods, Applications, Comparison, Future Directions, Summary, Bibliography & Suggestions for Further Reading, and Cross References.
  • Available in print and electronic formats to provide students with convenient, easy access.

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Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications, Inc
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781412974646
eBook ISBN
9781452266558
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Human Geography
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editor
  5. About the Contributors
  6. Part I - Physical and Environmental Geography
  7. Chapter 1 - Earth's Surface Landforms
  8. Chapter 2 - Meteorology: Forecasting the Future of Weather Prediction
  9. Chapter 3 - Applications of Weather Forecasting
  10. Chapter 4 - Weather Modification
  11. Chapter 5 - Understanding Climate History: An Eye to the Future
  12. Chapter 6 - Global Change and Geographic Thought
  13. Chapter 7 - Applications of Climatology
  14. Chapter 8 - Biogeography
  15. Chapter 9 - Water Resources and Quality
  16. Chapter 10 - Plants and Animals in Nature
  17. Part II - Human Geography
  18. Chapter 11 - CulturaI/Human Geography
  19. Chapter 12 - Cultural Change and Diffusion: Geographic Patterns, Social Processes, and Contact Zones
  20. Chapter 13 - Attachment to Place
  21. Chapter 14 - Perception and Sense of Place
  22. Chapter 15 - Political Geography and National Boundaries
  23. Chapter 16 - Political Geography and Local Boundaries
  24. Chapter 17 - Nationalism
  25. Chapter 18 - Transnationalism
  26. Chapter 19 - Geographic Perspectives on Democracy and Elections
  27. Chapter 20 - Geography and National Security
  28. Chapter 21 - Geography and Migration Analysis
  29. Chapter 22 - Demographic Dimensions: Describing Populations
  30. Chapter 23 - Generational Geographies: Millennials' and Baby Boomers' Perceptions and Use of Nature
  31. Chapter 24 - Census of Population: "Panning for Gold"
  32. Chapter 25 - Population Policies, Issues, and Geography
  33. Chapter 26 - Urban Geography: Past, Present, Future
  34. Chapter 27 - World Cities: Present and Future
  35. Chapter 28 - Urban Patterns and Ethnic Diversity
  36. Chapter 29 - City and Regional Planning
  37. Chapter 30 - Geographies of Public Space
  38. Chapter 31 - Sustainable Urban Development and Transportation
  39. Chapter 32 - Urban Networks: Communications and Corporate Nodes
  40. Chapter 33 - Geography of Well-Being
  41. Chapter 34 - Women and Minorities in Geography
  42. Chapter 35 - Economy and Society: Geographic Views on Restructuring and Social Mediation
  43. Chapter 36 - Global Consumption Patterns
  44. Chapter 37 - Global Production Patterns
  45. Part III - Nature And Society
  46. Chapter 38 - Protected Areas and Nature Conservancy
  47. Chapter 39 - Politics of Land Use: Balancing Private Rights and Public Power
  48. Chapter 40 - Water Use and Conservation
  49. Chapter 41 - Wind, Geography, and Energy
  50. Chapter 42 - Globalization and Geography
  51. Chapter 43 - Geographic Impact of Invasive Species
  52. Chapter 44 - Human Dimensions of Global Change
  53. Chapter 45 - Social Constructions of the Environment
  54. Chapter 46 - Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters
  55. Chapter 47 - Environmental Disasters
  56. Chapter 48 - Public Health and Geography
  57. Chapter 49 - Landscape and Geography
  58. Part IV - Regions and Regional Perspectives
  59. Chapter 50 - Traditional and Future World Regions
  60. Chapter 51 - Urban Regions and Localized Food Systems: 21 st-Century Innovations
  61. Chapter 52 - Rural Regions and Innovations
  62. Chapter 53 - Asia and Transnational Organizations
  63. Chapter 54 - Africa and Transnational Organizations
  64. Chapter 55 - Europe and Transnational Organizations
  65. Chapter 56 - Latin America and Transnational Organizations
  66. Chapter 57 - North America and Transnational Agreements
  67. Chapter 58 - Australid New Zealand/Pacific and Transnational Organizations
  68. Part V - Geographic Information Science
  69. Chapter 59 - Remote Sensing: The Earth From Afar
  70. Chapter 60 - Geographic Information Systems (GIs)
  71. Chapter 61 - Cartography
  72. Chapter 62 - Excursion Learning: Pedagogy of the Field
  73. Chapter 63 - Geography: Electronic and Digital Resources
  74. Chapter 64 - Geography and Visual Information
  75. Chapter 65 - Spatial Thinking
  76. Part VI - Applied and Professional Geography
  77. Chapter 66 - Environmental Planning and Management
  78. Chapter 67 - Recreation, Tourism, and Sports
  79. Chapter 68 - Geography Education: The Quest for Geographic Literacy and beyond
  80. Chapter 69 - Geography and Government
  81. Chapter 70 - Geography as a Profession
  82. Appendices - Resources in Geography
  83. A. Notable Books and Reports on Geography
  84. B. Geographical Journals: A Sample with Annotations
  85. C. The World Wide Web and Geography
  86. D. Association of American Geographers Specialty Groups
  87. Index