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(University of Maryland Baltimore County USA)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 352 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 178x251x20 mm, kaal: 635 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jul-2014
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0199925127
  • ISBN-13: 9780199925124
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 352 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 178x251x20 mm, kaal: 635 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jul-2014
  • Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 0199925127
  • ISBN-13: 9780199925124
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"An introduction to the fundamentals of Human Geography"--

Human Geography: A Short Introduction communicates the complex human geography of the contemporary world using a concise, focused approach. Written in an engaging style, the text conveys the sense of wonder that drives
the best in geography. Human Geography is an ideal choice for professors who prefer the flexibility of a succinct and incisive text without compromising on scholarly excellence. It has been deliberately constructed to provide all the basics students will need while simultaneously empowering professors to customize and augment their courses as they see fit.

Features
* Detailed and engaging case studies bring the book's broader arguments to life
* Elegantly illustrated with an abundance of colorful features and illustrations that add texture and context to the discussion
* Every chapter includes a list of further readings and websites for instructors and students
* Priced at less than one third the cost of the best-selling books in the field, yet supported by strong graphics and supplements programs, this book represents unparalleled flexibility and value for both students and professors.
Preface xi
Part 1 The Context 3(38)
1 The Home Planet
5(14)
The Big Picture
5(2)
Box 1.1 Poor Pluto
6(1)
Shaky Ground: Plate Tectonics
7(4)
Life on Earth
11(1)
A Humanized World
12(7)
Box 1.2 Wallace's Line: A Biogeographical Boundary
14(2)
Box 1.3 Maps as Evidence
16(3)
2 The Intellectual Context
19(22)
Mapping Absolute Space
19(3)
Box 2.1 Measuring the World
21(1)
The Shift from Cosmography to Geography
22(3)
Box 2.2 Thinking about Maps
23(2)
Mapping Relative Space
25(6)
Box 2.3 Cartographic Encounters
26(2)
Box 2.4 Alternative Geographies: Looking to the Ground
28(3)
Environment and Society
31(1)
Geography and Society
32(2)
Box 2.5 Subaltern Geographies
33(1)
Contemporary Debates
34(7)
Part 2 People, Resources, and Environment 41(78)
3 Population Trends
43(23)
Population and Agriculture
44(1)
Population and Disease
45(3)
Box 3.1 The Reproductive Revolution
46(2)
The Demographic Transition
48(2)
Box 3.2 Ireland:-The Demographic Base of the Celtic Tiger
49(1)
Phases of the Demographic Transition
50(10)
Box 3.3 Brazil and the Demographic Dividend
54(4)
Box 3.4 Russia's Declining Population
58(2)
Problems and Opportunities of the Demographic Transition
60(6)
4 Population and Food
66(15)
Malthusian Melancholy
66(5)
Box 4.1 Overfishing
69(2)
Hunger, Famine, and Food Insecurity
71(3)
Box 4.2 Food Deserts
73(1)
Sustainable Agriculture
74(2)
Questioning the Food Production System
76(5)
Box 4.3 Overpopulation Reexamined
78(3)
5 Population and Resources
81(19)
The Case of Coal
81(7)
Box 5.1 The Hubbert Curve
82(6)
Laws of Resource Use
88(1)
The Limits to Growth?
89(2)
Maybe Peak Oil but Definitely Tough Oil
91(9)
Box 5.2 The Geopolitics of Oil
93(4)
Box 5.3 Commodity Cartels
97(3)
6 People and the Environment
100(19)
Environment and Cultural Meaning
100(5)
Box 6.1 Alternative Visions
104(1)
Environmental Impacts on Society
105(2)
Human Impacts and Environmental Change
107(14)
Box 6.2 Ground Truthing
112(1)
Box 6.3 A Modified Earth: A Socially Constructed Nature
113(2)
Box 6.4 The Tragedy of the Commons?
115(4)
Part 3 The Economic Organization of Space 119(50)
7 The Geography of Three Economic Sectors
121(23)
The Primary Sector
122(7)
Box 7.1 Food Supply Chains
126(3)
The Secondary Sector
129(8)
Box 7.2 The Industrial Revolution
130(6)
Box 7.3 Global Production Chains and Regional Complexes
136(1)
The Tertiary Sector
137(4)
Box 7.4 The Cultural-Creative Economy
140(1)
Summary
141(3)
8 The Economic Geography of Different Scales and Various Agents
144(25)
Global Differences
144(4)
Box 8.1 Different Economies
146(2)
Regional Differences
148(7)
Box 8.2 Transnational Corporations
153(2)
The State
155(1)
Consumers
156(4)
Box 8.3 The Promise and Reality of Neoliberalism
157(3)
Labor
160(2)
Capital
162(1)
Nongovernment Agencies
163(8)
Box 8.4 The Changing Concerns of Economic Geography
164(5)
Part 4 The Global Organization of Space 169(46)
9 Creating a Global Economy
171(17)
Space-Time Convergence
171(6)
Three Waves of Globalization
177(6)
Box 9.1 The Flow of Capital
178(3)
Box 9.2 The Flow of Remittances
181(2)
A Flat World?
183(5)
Box 9.3 The Diffusion of Diseases
185(3)
10 The Global Geography of Culture
188(27)
The (Re- and De-) Territorialization of Culture
189(1)
Population Movement
190(5)
Box 10.1 Population Movement
192(3)
Language
195(5)
Architecture
200(3)
Box 10.2 The Tourist Gaze
201(2)
Religion
203(6)
Box 10.3 Orientalism, Ornamentalism, and Occidentalism
205(4)
The Commodification of Culture
209(1)
The Myth of Homogeneity
210(5)
Part 5 The Political Organization of Space 215(48)
11 Empires
217(17)
Early Empires
217(2)
Modern Empires
219(1)
Box 11.1 The Caribbean as Imperial Shatter Zone
221
Global Integration
219(7)
Imperial Overstretch
226(2)
Box 11.2 The Global Production of Space
227(1)
Imperial Disintegration
228(6)
Box 11.3 The Clash of Civilizations
231(1)
Box 11.4 The Pentagon's View of the World
232(2)
12 The Nation-State
234(29)
The Range of States
234(10)
Box 12.1 Depicting Countries in Relative Space
238(3)
Box 12.2 Measuring Risk
241(3)
The Rise and Fall of States
244(1)
The Spatial Nature of the State
245(3)
Box 12.3 National Environmental Ideologies
247(1)
Nation, State, and Minorities
248(2)
The Territorial Integrity of the State
250(2)
Boundaries and Frontiers
252(3)
Box 12.4 Imagined Communities
254(1)
Geography of Elections
255(10)
Box 12.5 Geopolitics
259(4)
Part 6 The Urban Organization of Space 263(64)
13 The Urban Transformation
265(16)
The First Urban Revolution
265(4)
A Second Urban Revolution
269(1)
The Third Urban Revolution
269(12)
Box 13.1 Metropolitan United States
270(2)
Box 13.2 Megalopolis
272(3)
Box 13.3 Seoul
275(3)
Box 13.4 Shanghai
278(3)
14 Networks of Cities
281(15)
Regional Networks
281(3)
National Networks
284(6)
Box 14.1 Estimating City Population
287(3)
Global Urban Networks
290(6)
Box 14.2 Visualizing National Urban Network Flows: The Case of the United States
292(1)
Box 14.3 Black Holes and Loose Connections
293(3)
15 The Internal Structure of the City
296(31)
The City as Investment
296(2)
The City as Residence
298(8)
Box 15.1 Home Sweet Home
301(5)
The City as Social Context
306(5)
Box 15.2 Measuring Segregation in the City
309(2)
The City as Political Arena
311(5)
Box 15.3 Population Change in US Cities, 1900-2010
312(4)
Changes in the Contemporary City
316(11)
Box 15.4 Urban Spectaculars and City Branding
322(5)
Credits 327(2)
Index 329