Applied Geography
A World Perspective
Published on 13. August 2004
Book
Hardback
VI, 320 pages
978-1-4020-2441-2 (ISBN)
Description
Applied Geography, A World Perspective reviews progress in applied geography in different regions of the world. It does this through the eyes of an international panel of highly regarded academic practitioners. The book offers new prospects on the use of established approaches and explores exciting new territories. Together, the contributors provide a comprehensive picture of applied geography today.
This book is of relevance to faculty and graduate students in the fields of geography, planning, public policy, regional science and other related social and behavioural sciences.
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Series
Edition
2004 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
VI, 320 p.
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4020-2441-2 (9781402024412)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-2442-9
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Content
History and epistemological foundations.- Managing geography after Y2K.- The principles and practice of applied geography.- Historical foundations of applied geography.- Political geography, public policy and the rise of policy analysis.- The role of geographic information science in applied geography.- Economic base theory and applied geography.- Retail location and consumer spatial choice behavior.- A world perspective.- Applied geography in Western and Southern Europe.- Applied geography in Central Europe.- Applied geography in 20th century North America: A perspective.- Case studies.- Disability, disadvantage, and discrimination: An overview with special emphasis on blindness in the USA.- Human wayfinding.- International trade.- Medicometry and Regional Devlopment.- Monitoring and benchmarking regional and local performance.- Applied geography for the future.- Biographies and fields.