21st century geography, Volume 1 & 2: a reference handbook
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications c2011
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Online-Zugang:FAW01
FAW02
Beschreibung:Description based upon print version of record. - Includes index
Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Editor; About the Contributors; Part I -- Physical and Environmental Geography; Chapter 1 -- Earth's Surface Landforms; Chapter 2 -- Meteorology: Forecasting the Future of Weather Prediction; Chapter 3 -- Applications of Weather Forecasting; Chapter 4 -- Weather Modification; Chapter 5 -- Understanding Climate History: An Eye to the Future; Chapter 6 -- Global Change and Geographic Thought; Chapter 7 -- Applications of Climatology; Chapter 8 -- Biogeography; Chapter 9 -- Water Resources and Quality; Chapter 10 -- Plants and Animals in Nature; Part II -- Human Geography
Chapter 11 -- CulturaI/Human GeographyChapter 12 -- Cultural Change and Diffusion: Geographic Patterns, Social Processes, and Contact Zones; Chapter 13 -- Attachment to Place; Chapter 14 -- Perception and Sense of Place; Chapter 15 -- Political Geography and National Boundaries; Chapter 16 -- Political Geography and Local Boundaries; Chapter 17 -- Nationalism; Chapter 18 -- Transnationalism; Chapter 19 -- Geographic Perspectives on Democracy and Elections; Chapter 20 -- Geography and National Security; Chapter 21 -- Geography and Migration Analysis
Chapter 22 -- Demographic Dimensions: Describing PopulationsChapter 23 -- Generational Geographies: Millennials' and Baby Boomers' Perceptions and Use of Nature; Chapter 24 -- Census of Population: ""Panning for Gold""; Chapter 25 -- Population Policies, Issues, and Geography; Chapter 26 -- Urban Geography: Past, Present, Future; Chapter 27 -- World Cities: Present and Future; Chapter 28 -- Urban Patterns and Ethnic Diversity; Chapter 29 -- City and Regional Planning; Chapter 30 -- Geographies of Public Space; Chapter 31 -- Sustainable Urban Development and Transportation
Chapter 32 -- Urban Networks: Communications and Corporate NodesChapter 33 -- Geography of Well-Being; Chapter 34 -- Women and Minorities in Geography; Chapter 35 -- Economy and Society: Geographic Views on Restructuring and Social Mediation; Chapter 36 -- Global Consumption Patterns; Chapter 37 -- Global Production Patterns; Part III -- Nature And Society; Chapter 38 -- Protected Areas and Nature Conservancy; Chapter 39 -- Politics of Land Use: Balancing Private Rights and Public Power; Chapter 40 -- Water Use and Conservation; Chapter 41 -- Wind, Geography, and Energy
Chapter 42 -- Globalization and GeographyChapter 43 -- Geographic Impact of Invasive Species; Chapter 44 -- Human Dimensions of Global Change; Chapter 45 -- Social Constructions of the Environment; Chapter 46 -- Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters; Chapter 47 -- Environmental Disasters; Chapter 48 -- Public Health and Geography; Chapter 49 -- Landscape and Geography; Part IV -- Regions and Regional Perspectives; Chapter 50 -- Traditional and Future World Regions; Chapter 51 -- Urban Regions and Localized Food Systems: 21 st-Century Innovations; Chapter 52 -- Rural Regions and Innovations
Chapter 53 -- Asia and Transnational Organizations
Via approximately 80 entries, the <i>SAGE 21st Century Reference Series </i>volumes on geography highlights the most important topics, issues, questions and debates any student obtaining a degree in this field need to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century
Beschreibung:911 p.
ISBN:9781452266558
1452266557

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