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Economic and Social Geography reviews developments in the study of economic and social geography and brings together in a single volume work which is dispersed in many specialist textbooks. An attempt has been made to achieve a balance between oversimplification and over-elaboration, and to present...
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Made Simple Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 1981. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780750609227 |
| Summary: |
Economic and Social Geography reviews developments in the study of economic and social geography and brings together in a single volume work which is dispersed in many specialist textbooks. An attempt has been made to achieve a balance between oversimplification and over-elaboration, and to present essential concepts in a clear, concise manner. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 336 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781483141534 1483141535 |
| Index Number: | HF1025 |
| CLC: | F119.9 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Economics and Social Geography; Copyright Page; Foreword; Table of Contents; PART ONE: THE STUDY OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY; CHAPTER ONE. MAN AND ENVIRONMENT; Current Approaches to Human Geography; Man and Environment; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER TWO. ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR; Environmental Perception; Environmental Preferences; Evaluating the Environment; Decision-Making and Behaviour; Perception and Planning; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER THREE. SPATIAL ORGANISATION; Spatial Patterns; The Spatial Environment; Conclusion. Suggested Further ReadingCHAPTER FOUR. THEORY IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; Applying the Methods of Science; The Scientific Method; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; PART TWO : POPULATION GEOGRAPHY; CHAPTER FIVE. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; Sources of Population Data; World Distribution of Population; Influences on Population Distribution; Measures of Population Density and Distribution; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER SIX. COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE; Fertility; Mortality; Migration; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER SEVEN. POPULATION COMPOSITION; Age Structure. Sex CompositionEthnic Composition; Occupational Structure; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER EIGHT. POPULATION GROWTH; Population Projections and Estimates; World Population Growth; Population Growth: Attitudes and Interpretations; Population and Resources; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; PART THREE: ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; CHAPTER NINE. TRANSPORT: ADJUSTING SPACE BY REDUCING ECONOMIC DISTANCE; Transport Costs and Economic Distance; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER TEN. TRANSPORT: FLOWS AND NETWORKS; Flow Theory; The Development of the Network of Interchange. Current Flows of International TradeNetwork Analysis; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER ELEVEN. AGRICULTURE: PROCESS AND PATTERN; Physical Influences on Agriculture; Social and Economic Influences on Agriculture; The Pattern of World Agriculture; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER TWELVE. AGRICULTURE: THEORY AND ANALYSIS; A Theory of Agricultural Location; Game Theory; The Diffusion of Innovation; Classification and Re gionalisation; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER THIRTEEN. MINERAL RESOURCES AND THEIR EXPLOITATION; The Mode of Occurrence of Minerals. Factors Influencing Mining ActivityThe Effects of Mining on Landscape; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER FOURTEEN. ENERGY RESOURCES: FUEL AND POWER; Energy Consumption and Standards of Living; Capital and Income Energy; Sources of Supply and Demand; The Transport of Energy; Choosing an Energy Supply; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER FIFTEEN. THE LOCATION OF INDUSTRY; Finding the Location of Industry; Explaining the Location of Industry; The Dynamic Element in Location; Conclusion; Suggested Further Reading; CHAPTER SIXTEEN. INDUSTRIAL LOCATION THEORY. |