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Ten geographic ideas that changed the world / Susan Hanson, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geography--Philosophy.
- Geography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- 10 geographic ideas the changed the world
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- When geographic ideas change the world in our heads, the impact can be read on the ground and in our lives. In these thought-provoking, witty essays, some of America's most distinguished geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have literally changed the world and the way we think and act. They tackle ideas that impose shape on the world, ideas that mold our understanding of the natural environment, and ideas that establish relationships between people and places. Every one of these ideas has had - and continues to have - a deep effect on the way we understand the world and our place in it.
- The contributors include several past presidents of the Association of American Geographers, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and authors of major works in the discipline.
- Contents:
- The idea of the map / Anne Godlewska
- The weather map : exploiting electronic telecommunications to forecast the geography of the atmosphere / Mark Monmonier
- Geographic information systems / Michael F. Goodchild
- Human adjustment / Robert W. Kates
- Water budget climatology / John R. Mather
- Human transformation of the earth / William B. Meyer and B.L. Turner, II
- Spatial organization and interdependence / Edward J. Taaffe
- Nested hexagons : central place theory / Elizabeth K. Burns
- Megalopolis : the future is now / Patricia Gober
- Sense of place / Edward Relph.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed June 16, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ten geographic ideas that changed the world.
- OCLC:
- 1596265899
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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