Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Calcutta Geographical Review
Author: Geographers
Author: Patrick H. ArmstrongPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474226744
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Geographers is an annual collection of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known, including explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a select bibliography and a brief chronology. The work includes a general index, and a cumulative index of geographers listed in volumes published to date. Published under the auspices of the International Geographical Union.
Geographical Review
Author: Isaiah BowmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Geographical Review of India
Author: Calcutta Geographical Review
Author: Indian Geography
Author: Anu KapurPublisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN: 9788170238294
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
India and Pakistan
Author: O.H.K. SpatePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135196898X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 927
Book Description
This book, first published in 1954 with this revised edition published in 1972, was recognised as the standard work on Indo-Pakistani geography. Part 1 focuses on climate and soils; Part 2 provides a synopsis of the social complexities of the sub-continent; Part 3 examines planning and development; Part 4 is devoted to detailed regional description, both urban and rural.
Residential Water Demand and Economic Development
Author: Terence R. LeePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487586612
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
In the last twenty years the problem of urban public water supples has become increasingly serious. Disparities between the effective supply of, and demand for, water has grown rapidly and now constitute a danger to public health. This study deals with the place of urban public water supplies in economic development and with the demand for such elements of the social infrastructure during the process of economic and social growth. Based on an examination of the existing water-use systems in two urban areas in India, this study provides valuable information in a field that is of growing concern to all the developing countries of the world.
The Geography of Southeast Asia
Author: Thomas A. RumneyPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 0761850104
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
In The Geography of Southeast Asia, Rumney discusses an area that has long been of interest to geographers and other academics. As interest in Southeast Asia has grown, particularly over the past forty years, the volume and variety of scholarly publications on the varied geographical aspects of the region have also increased. This collection is an attempt to identify, organize, and present as many of these works as possible. The region as a whole, and each individual country of the area, are covered in individual chapters. Each chapter is further systematically organized by topic, including general works, cultural-social geography, economic geography, historical geography, physical geography, political geography, and urban geography. This book presents a myriad of sources, such as atlases, books, chapters, articles, dissertations, and theses are included, as well as works written in English, French, German, and other languages, providing the reader with a thorough view of Southeast Asian geography.
Indian Geography in the 21st Century
Author: Ravi S. SinghPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443816256
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
This book, primarily a collection of statements on action agenda to be pursued in geography in India, consists of nineteen chapters exclusively authored by the young geographers. It is organised into five parts: Part I provides “The Contextual Orientation”, Part II contemplates on “Reshaping Geography Education”, Part III explores “Resurrecting Physical Geography”, Part IV looks at “Retrieving Human Geography”, and Part V: “The Summum Bonum” attempts to garland the emerging thoughts. The book seeks to provide a peep into the future Indian Geography and serve professional geographers, researchers, teachers and students alike.