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The geography of defence / edited by Michael Bateman and Raymond Riley.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography
- Routledge Library Editions: Human Geography ; Volume 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military towns--Great Britain--Congresses.
- Military towns.
- Military towns--Congresses.
- Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures--Environmental aspects--Congresses.
- Armed Forces.
- Military geography--Congresses.
- Military geography.
- Portsmouth (England)--History, Military--Congresses.
- Portsmouth (England).
- Portsmouth (England)--History, Naval--Congresses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Defence against military attack has had a considerable geographical impact. Urban morphology frequently owes more to the defence function than to any other, whilst local, regional and national economies are often intricately dependent on defence expenditure. It is also clear that the social geography of cities, both recently and in the past, has been affected by the presence of the military. Despite its importance, defence as a major government function has not been the focus of geographical analysis in the same way as housing , transport, health or education. This volume redresses this imbalance by demonstrating the geographical importance of defence in these vital areas.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. The Geography of Defence - An Overview; 2. Urban Form and the Defence Functions of Cities; 3. Military and Naval Land Use as a Determinant of Urban Development - The Case of Portsmouth; 4. The Defence Town in Crisis: The Paradox of the Tourism Strategy; 5. Government and the Specialised Military Town: The Impact of Defence Policy on Urban Social Structure in the Nineteenth Century; 6. The Evolution of a Naval Shipbuilding Firm in a Small Economy: Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness
- 7. Married Quarters in England and Wales: A Census Analysis and Commentary8. British Overseas Military Expenditure and the Balance of Payments; 9. Military Training in National Parks: A Question of Land Use Conflict and National Priorities; Index
- Notes:
- First published in 1987 by Croom Helm Ltd.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-317-33395-0
- 1-315-65940-9
- 1-317-33394-2
- 9781315659404
- OCLC:
- 948602859
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