Rediscovering Geography
eBook - PDF

Rediscovering Geography

New Relevance for Science and Society

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  1. 260 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Rediscovering Geography

New Relevance for Science and Society

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About this book

As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers.Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more.The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers.Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1997
eBook ISBN
9780309577625
Edition
0
Topic
Education

Table of contents

  1. Rediscovering Geography
  2. Copyright
  3. Foreword
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. Executive Summary
  7. 1 Introduction
  8. 2 Geography and Critical Issues
  9. 3 Geography's Perspectives
  10. 4 Geography's Techniques
  11. 5 Geography's Contributions to Scientific Understanding
  12. 6 Geography's Contributions to Decision Making
  13. 7 Strengthening Geography's Foundations
  14. 8 Rediscovering Geography: Conclusions and Recommendations
  15. References
  16. Appendix A Enrollment and Employment Trends in Geography
  17. Appendix B Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography
  18. Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  19. Index