Human Geography

FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES ; PREFACE ; EIGHTH EDITION: SPECIAL FEATURES ; FEATURES ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION: THE ROADS AHEAD ; THREE RECURRING THEMES ; WHY "HUMAN" GEOGRAPHY? ; THE GOAL OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ; ABOUT THIS BOOK ; THE HUMAN GEOGRAPHER AT WORK ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 1. : WHAT IS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY? ; PRECLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY ; CLASSICAL GEOGRAPHY ; THE FIFTH TO FIFTEENTH CENTURIES: GEOGRAPHY IN EUROPE, CHINA, AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD ; THE AGE OF EUROPEAN OVERSEAS MOVEMENT ; GEOGRAPHY RETHOUGHT ; INSTITUTIONALIZATION: 1874-1903 ; PRELUDE TO THE PRESENT: 1903-1970 ; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY TODAY: RECENT TRENDS AND SUBDISCIPLINES ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 2. : STUDYING HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ; PHILOSOPHICAL OPTIONS ; HUMAN GEOGRAPHIC CONCEPTS ; TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 3. : GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBALIZATION ; INTRODUCING GLOBALIZATION ; SHAPING THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ; GEOGRAPHY AS A DISCIPLINE IN DISTANCE ; OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRANSPORTATION ; OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRADE ; OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRANSNATIONALS ; OVERCOMING DISTANCE: TRANSMITTING INFORMATION ; INTERPRETING, CONCEPTUALIZING, AND MEASURING GLOBALIZATION ; THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM ; CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION ; POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION ; GLOBALIZATION: GOOD OR BAD? ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 4. : HUMANS AND ENVIRONMENT ; A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ; ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS ; WHY HUMAN IMPACTS? ; HUMAN IMPACTS ON VEGETATION ; HUMAN IMPACTS ON ANIMALS ; HUMAN IMPACTS ON LAND, SOIL, AIR, AND WATER ; HUMAN IMPACTS ON CLIMATE ; POLLUTED LANDSCAPES ; EARTH'S VITAL SIGNS ; SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 5. : POPULATION GEOGRAPHY ; FERTILITY ; MORTALITY ; NATURAL INCREASE ; GOVERNMENT POLICIES ; THE COMPOSITION OF A POPULATION ; HISTORY OF POPULATION GROWTH ; EXPLAINING POPULATION GROWTH ; DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY ; MIGRATION ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 6. : GLOBAL INEQUALITIES ; EXPLAINING GLOBAL INEQUALITIES ; IDENTIFYING GLOBAL INEQUALITIES ; POPULATION AND FOOD ; REFUGEES ; DISASTERS AND DISEASES ; PROSPECTS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH ; STRIVING FOR EQUALITY, FAIRNESS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 7. : GEOGRAPHIES OF CULTURE AND LANDSCAPE ; A WORLD DIVIDED BY CULTURE? ; HUMANS IN GROUPS ; FORMAL CULTURAL REGIONS ; VERNACULAR CULTURAL REGIONS ; THE MAKING OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ; LANGUAGE ; RELIGION ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 8. : GEOGRAPHIES OF IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE ; THE CULTURAL TURN ; THE MYTH OF RACE ; ETHNICITY ; GENDER ; SEXUALITY ; IDENTITIES AND LANDSCAPES ; GEOGRAPHIES OF WELL-BEING ; FOLK CULTURE AND POPULAR CULTURE ; TOURISM ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 9. : POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY ; STATE CREATION ; INTRODUCING GEOPOLITICS (AND GEOPOLITIK) ; UNSTABLE STATES ; GROUPING OF STATES ; THE ROLE OF THE STATE ; ELECTIONS: GEOGRAPHY MATTERS ; THE GEOGRAPHY OF PEACE AND WAR ; OUR GEOPOLITICAL FUTURE? ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 10. : AGRICULTURAL GEOGRAPHY ; THE AGRICULTURAL LOCATION PROBLEM ; DISTANCE, LAND VALUE, AND LAND USE ; DOMESTICATING PLANTS AND ANIMALS ; THE EVOLUTION OF WORLD AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES ; WORLD AGRICULTURE TODAY: TYPES AND REGIONS ; GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL RESTRUCTURING ; FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD CONSUMPTION, AND IDENTITY ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 11. : SETTLEMENT PATTERNS ; AN URBANIZING WORLD ; RURAL SETTLEMENT ; THE ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF CITIES ; LOCATING URBAN CENTRES ; WORLD CITIES ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 12. : URBAN FORM AND GOVERNANCE ; EXPLAINING LOCATION INSIDE THE CITY ; GOVERNING THE CITY ; PLANNING THE CITY ; MOVING AROUND THE CITY ; SPREADING OUTWARD ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 13. : LIVING AND WORKING IN CITIES ; HOUSING ; NEIGHBOURHOODS ; POVERTY AND DEPRIVATION ; CITIES AS CENTRES OF PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ; LIVING IN THE LESS DEVELOPED WORLD CITY ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; 14. : GEOGRAPHIES OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRY ; THE INDUSTRIAL LOCATION PROBLEM ; THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ; FOSSIL FUEL SOURCES OF ENERGY ; WORLD INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY ; GLOBALIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHIES ; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT IN MORE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ; CONCLUSION ; SUMMARY ; LINKS TO OTHER CHAPTERS ; QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THOUGHT ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; CONCLUSION: WHERE NEXT? ; CHANGING HUMAN GEOGRAPHIES ; A CHANGING DISCIPLINE ; BEING A HUMAN GEOGRAPHER: WHERE WE BEGAN ; SUMMARY ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; APPENDIX ; APPENDIX 1: GLOBAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY ; A HABITABLE PLANET ; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; APPENDIX 2: THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE ; LIFE ON EARTH ; HUMAN ORIGINS ; SUGGESTED READINGS ; ON THE WEB ; GLOSSARY ; REFERENCES ; INDEX