Author: Publisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
The Geographical Observer
The Geographical Journal
Author: John Scott KeltiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
The Geographical Observer
Author: Publication
Author: United States. Hydrographic OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Rediscovering Geography
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309051991
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers. Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more. The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers. Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.
Explorations in Applied Geography
Author: ASHOK K. DUTTPublisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
ISBN: 9788120333840
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Applied geography, a new frontier in geographic discipline, distinguishes itself from other branches of geography through the application of geographical knowledge and its techniques in solving practical problems of the land and the environment. Explorations in Applied Geography is a felicitation volume in honour of Professor L.R. Singh, Department of Geography, University of Allahabad, who has established his international credentials as a leading exponent of Applied Geography. He considers public policy to be one of the applications of applied geographic principles, since many problems facing society today have a geographical dimension. To Professor L.R. Singh, Applied Geography is the strategy of the trinity of men, space and resources which need to be harmonized in advancing human well-being. This volume, contributed by geographers of eminence within the country and from other parts of the globe, focuses on the following thrust areas: • Natural and environmental hazards • Environmental change and management • Challenges of the human environment • Application of techniques of spatial analysis In a nutshell, the book emphasizes the important proactive role that the Applied Geography must play in the formulation of public policies and programmes for sustainable human development. This comprehensive and classic compendium will not only be useful to post-graduate students in geography but also provide new vistas in geographic research.
Mapping an Empire
Author: Matthew H. EdneyPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226184862
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
In this fascinating history of the British surveys of India, Matthew H. Edney relates how imperial Britain used modern survey techniques to not only create and define the spatial image of its Empire, but also to legitimate its colonialist activities. "There is much to be praised in this book. It is an excellent history of how India came to be painted red in the nineteenth century. But more importantly, Mapping an Empire sets a new standard for books that examine a fundamental problem in the history of European imperialism."—D. Graham Burnett, Times Literary Supplement "Mapping an Empire is undoubtedly a major contribution to the rapidly growing literature on science and empire, and a work which deserves to stimulate a great deal of fresh thinking and informed research."—David Arnold, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History "This case study offers broadly applicable insights into the relationship between ideology, technology and politics. . . . Carefully read, this is a tale of irony about wishful thinking and the limits of knowledge."—Publishers Weekly
The Observer's Guide to Astronomy
Author: Patrick MartinezPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521379458
Category : Astronomi- araştırmacılar
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Geography of Transportation
Author: Naresh KumarPublisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN: 9788170223320
Category : Meerut (India : District)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Author: David Page (F.G.S.)