Author: Bhim Prasad Subedi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Papers presented at the National Conference on Geography in Nepal : Mountain Environment and Human Activities, held at Pokhara, during 4-5 January 2004.
Geography and Geographers' Work in Nepal
Author: Bhim Prasad Subedi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Papers presented at the National Conference on Geography in Nepal : Mountain Environment and Human Activities, held at Pokhara, during 4-5 January 2004.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Papers presented at the National Conference on Geography in Nepal : Mountain Environment and Human Activities, held at Pokhara, during 4-5 January 2004.
Pioneers of Nepalese Geography
Author: Rāmakumāra Pān̐ḍe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geographers
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geographers
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Report on Research and Capacity Building in South Asia
Vignettes of Nepal
Author: Harka B. Gurung
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nepal
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nepal
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Modern Geography
Author: Gary S. Dunbar
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131730831X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This book charts the developments in the discipline of geography from the 1950s to the 1980s, examining how geography now connects with urban, regional and national planning, and impacts on areas such as medicine, transport, agricultural development and electoral reform. The book also discusses how technical and theoretical advancements have generated a renewed sense of philosophic reflection – a concern closely linked with the critical examination and development of social theory.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131730831X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
This book charts the developments in the discipline of geography from the 1950s to the 1980s, examining how geography now connects with urban, regional and national planning, and impacts on areas such as medicine, transport, agricultural development and electoral reform. The book also discusses how technical and theoretical advancements have generated a renewed sense of philosophic reflection – a concern closely linked with the critical examination and development of social theory.
Education and Development
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economic development
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A Geographical Century
Author: Vladimir Kolosov
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031054199
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This volume of specially commissioned interpretative essays marks the centenary of the establishment of the International Geographical Union in 1922. Written by leading human and physical geographers from all parts of the world, A Geographical Century considers the history and present condition of geography as an international science. Based on the latest research, A Geographical Century provides new and critical analyses of the different forms of geographical internationalism that emerged during the 20th century; the changing relations between geography and cognate disciplines in the natural and social sciences; the geopolitics of international geographical collaboration; and the prospects of geography as a 21st century international science.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031054199
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This volume of specially commissioned interpretative essays marks the centenary of the establishment of the International Geographical Union in 1922. Written by leading human and physical geographers from all parts of the world, A Geographical Century considers the history and present condition of geography as an international science. Based on the latest research, A Geographical Century provides new and critical analyses of the different forms of geographical internationalism that emerged during the 20th century; the changing relations between geography and cognate disciplines in the natural and social sciences; the geopolitics of international geographical collaboration; and the prospects of geography as a 21st century international science.
21st Century Geography
Author: Joseph P. Stoltman
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 141297464X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 911
Book Description
This is a theoretical and practical guide on how to undertake and navigate advanced research in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 141297464X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 911
Book Description
This is a theoretical and practical guide on how to undertake and navigate advanced research in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought
Author: Pauline Couper
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 147391132X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This ism-busting text is an enormously accessible account of the key philosophical and theoretical ideas that have informed geographical research. It makes abstract ideas explicit and clearly connects it with real practices of geographical research and knowledge. Written with flair and passion, A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought: Explains the key ideas: scientific realism, anti-realism and idealism / positivism / critical rationalism / Marxism and critical realism/ social constructionism and feminism / phenomenology and post-phenomenology / postmodernism and post-structuralism / complexity / moral philosophy. Uses examples that address both physical geography and human geography. Use a familiar and real-world example - ‘the beach’ - as an entry point to basic questions of philosophy, returning to this to illustrate and to explain the links between philosophy, theory, and methodology. All chapters end with summaries and sources of further reading, a glossary explaining key terms, exercises with commentaries, and web resources of key articles from the journals Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography. A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought is a completely accessible student A-Z of theory and practice for both human and physical geography.
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 147391132X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This ism-busting text is an enormously accessible account of the key philosophical and theoretical ideas that have informed geographical research. It makes abstract ideas explicit and clearly connects it with real practices of geographical research and knowledge. Written with flair and passion, A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought: Explains the key ideas: scientific realism, anti-realism and idealism / positivism / critical rationalism / Marxism and critical realism/ social constructionism and feminism / phenomenology and post-phenomenology / postmodernism and post-structuralism / complexity / moral philosophy. Uses examples that address both physical geography and human geography. Use a familiar and real-world example - ‘the beach’ - as an entry point to basic questions of philosophy, returning to this to illustrate and to explain the links between philosophy, theory, and methodology. All chapters end with summaries and sources of further reading, a glossary explaining key terms, exercises with commentaries, and web resources of key articles from the journals Progress in Human Geography and Progress in Physical Geography. A Student′s Introduction to Geographical Thought is a completely accessible student A-Z of theory and practice for both human and physical geography.
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080449107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 10985
Book Description
The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080449107
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 10985
Book Description
The International Encyclopedia of Human Geography provides an authoritative and comprehensive source of information on the discipline of human geography and its constituent, and related, subject areas. The encyclopedia includes over 1,000 detailed entries on philosophy and theory, key concepts, methods and practices, biographies of notable geographers, and geographical thought and praxis in different parts of the world. This groundbreaking project covers every field of human geography and the discipline’s relationships to other disciplines, and is global in scope, involving an international set of contributors. Given its broad, inclusive scope and unique online accessibility, it is anticipated that the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography will become the major reference work for the discipline over the coming decades. The Encyclopedia will be available in both limited edition print and online via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit http://info.sciencedirect.com/content/books/ref_works/coming/ Available online on ScienceDirect and in limited edition print format Broad, interdisciplinary coverage across human geography: Philosophy, Methods, People, Social/Cultural, Political, Economic, Development, Health, Cartography, Urban, Historical, Regional Comprehensive and unique - the first of its kind in human geography