Geography in the Twentieth Century (eBook, ePUB)

A Study of Growth, Fields, Techniques, Aims and Trends
Redaktion: Taylor, Griffith

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This title, first published in 1951, examines the growth, fields, techniques, aims and trends of geography at the time. The book is divided into three parts, of which the first deals with the evolution of geography and its philosophical basis. The second is concerned with studies of special environments and with advances in geomorphology, meteorology, climate, soils and regionalism. The last part describes field work, sociological and urban aspects, the function of the Geographical Society and geo-pacifics. Geography in the Twentieth Century will be of interest to students of both physical and human geography.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 644
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317304326
• Artikelnr.: 49352790

Autorenporträt

Griffith Taylor

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Evolution of Geography and its Philosophical Basis; 1.
Introduction: The Scope of the Volume 2. Geography in the Nineteenth
Century 3. The French School of Geography 4. The German School of Geography
5. The West Slav Geographers 6. Environmental and Possibilism; Part 2: The
Environment as a Factor; 7. The Progress of Geomorphology 8. Geographical
Aspects of Meteorology 9. Climate Influences 10. Soils and Their
Geographical Significance 11. Settlement by the Modern Pioneer 12.
Geography and Arctic Lands 13. Exploration of Antarctica 14. Geography and
the Tropics 15. Geography and Regionalism 16. Land Use Surveys with Special
Reference to Britain; Part 3: Special Fields of Geography; 17. Geography is
a Practical Subject 18. Geography and Empire 19. Racial Geography 20. The
Sociological Aspects of Geography 21. Urban Geography 22. Geography and
Aviation 23. The Field of the Geographical Society 24. Geography in
Practice in the Federal Government, Washington 25. Geopolitics and
Geopacifics 26. A Concise Glossary of Geographical Terms; Index