Economic Geography
2nd Edition
Published on 9. April 1986
Book
Hardback
426 pages
978-0-471-87916-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text describes and analyzes locational patterns of various economic and urban activities: where those activities locate and why, striking a balance between theoretical and empirical approaches. Whilst combining location/spatial interaction approach with description (empirical approach) of economic patterns, thus providing a balance between the dominant approaches of the last three decades the book contains unmatched coverage of North America, particularly the US and relates 1980's urbanization to economic geography concepts. In this new edition, the entire energy presentation has been reworked to highlight the changes in US energy production, consumption and alternative sources since the 70s. Also, coverage of urbanization and agriculture has been substantially revised and updated to reflect recent trends. Finally, all empirical data has been updated through the mid-80s.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, maps, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 190 mm
Weight
964 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-87916-9 (9780471879169)
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James O. Wheeler | Peter O. Muller | Grant Ian Thrall
Economic Geography
Book
02/1998
3rd Edition
Wiley
€179.00
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Content
Introduction; The Field of Economic Geography; World Population Processes and Pressures; Technology and Economic Development; SPATIAL INTERACTION: Principles of Spatial Interaction; The Role of Transportation in Economic Geography; THE CITY IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY: The City as an Economic Node; The Location of Tertiary Activities; The Changing Economic Geography of the Restructured Metropolis; MANUFACTURING LOCATION: Manufacturing: Where Plants Locate; Manufacturing: Regional Patterns and Problems; THE ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF ENERGY: Energy Production in the United States; Patterns and Problems of US Energy Consumption; THE GEOGRAPHY OF AGRICULTURE: The Spatial Organization of Agriculture; Contemporary American Agriculture: Regions and Trends; APPLIED ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: Problem-Solving Approaches and Analytical Methods in Economic Geography; Credits; Author and Subject Index; Geographical Index.