Encyclopedia of Geography
Editat de Barney Warfen Limba Engleză Electronic book text – 29 sep 2014
TheEncyclopediadivides the subject into six broad subject areas:
- Physical Geography
• Biogeography
• Climatology
• Geomorphology
- Human Geography
• Economic Geography
• Geographical Theory
• Medical Geography
• Political Geography
• Social and Cultural Geography
• Urban Geography
- Nature and Society
• Agriculture
• Environment and People
• Hazards and Disasters
• Pollution and Waste
• Resources and Conservation
• Water
- Methods, Models and GIS
• Cartography
• GIS
• Qualitative Techniques
• Quantitative Models
• Remote Sensing
- History of Geography
- People, Organizations and Movements
• Biographies
• Geographical Organizations
• Political and Economic Organizations
• Scientific Organizations
• Social Movements
Key Features:
- TheEncyclopediagives a concise historical sketch of geography's long, rich, and fascinating history
- It provides succinct summaries of trends such as globalization, environmental destruction, new geospatial technologies, and cyberspace.
- Hundreds of colour illustrations and images are provided that lend depth and realism to the text.
- A special map section is included.
- It will be available both in print and online.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781452265179
ISBN-10: 1452265178
Pagini: 3560
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1452265178
Pagini: 3560
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 mm
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
"Gr
10
Up-....
[M]ore
than
1200
entries
range
in
topic
from
the
geography
of
children
to
electronic
atlases
and
primate
cities.
The
expected
coverage
is
provided
too,
in
entries
addressing
economic
geography,
soil
erosion,
and
figures
such
as
medieval
geographer
al-Idrisi....
Volume
6
boasts
an
18-page
atlas
that
includes
crisp
political
maps
of
the
world
and
the
continents,
a
topographical
map
of
the
world,
and
a
spread
discussing
and
illustrating,
in
rich
color,
various
world-map
projections....[S]tudents
of
geography
and
other
areas
of
social
science...will
appreciate
the
work’s
thoroughness
and
its
plentiful
statistics,
and
color
charts,
photographs,
and,
of
course,
maps."-School
Library
Journal
"Articles are wide-ranging, approachable, and detailed without being burdensome; most are several pages long. Examples include 'animal geographies,' 'coal,' 'e-commerce and geography,' 'gender and nature,' 'mental maps,' and 'wise use movement.'See alsoreferences, additional reading, color illustrations, and an atlas section are included. BOTTOM LINE ....[M]edium and large institutions will probably want to acquire the SAGE title."-Library Journal
"This offering from SAGE is an excellent compilation of the subject in its present form that far outstrips all of the other encyclopedic resources on geography that might be on your shelves or database lists.... This is a beautiful encyclopedia, well put together, and nicely illustrated. It would be an essential purchase for any academic institution with a geography department, and something to be strongly considered by large public libraries. Also available as an e-book."-BOOKLIST (starred review)
"Essential. A must for academic libraries and larger public libraries;lower-division undergraduates, upper-division undergraduates, and general readers."
"The online version is fairly easy to use with a simple interface and navigation. A researcher would not need a lot of time to conduct research in this source. The ability to link from further readings, related topics and see also articles can assist in finding appropriate topic and/or more information."
"Articles are wide-ranging, approachable, and detailed without being burdensome; most are several pages long. Examples include 'animal geographies,' 'coal,' 'e-commerce and geography,' 'gender and nature,' 'mental maps,' and 'wise use movement.'See alsoreferences, additional reading, color illustrations, and an atlas section are included. BOTTOM LINE ....[M]edium and large institutions will probably want to acquire the SAGE title."-Library Journal
"This offering from SAGE is an excellent compilation of the subject in its present form that far outstrips all of the other encyclopedic resources on geography that might be on your shelves or database lists.... This is a beautiful encyclopedia, well put together, and nicely illustrated. It would be an essential purchase for any academic institution with a geography department, and something to be strongly considered by large public libraries. Also available as an e-book."-BOOKLIST (starred review)
"Essential. A must for academic libraries and larger public libraries;lower-division undergraduates, upper-division undergraduates, and general readers."
"The online version is fairly easy to use with a simple interface and navigation. A researcher would not need a lot of time to conduct research in this source. The ability to link from further readings, related topics and see also articles can assist in finding appropriate topic and/or more information."
Descriere
Containing
hundreds
of
colour
illustrations
and
a
map
section,
the
six
volumes
of
this
encyclopedia
cover
a
very
diverse
array
of
topics
and
give
a
useful
summary
of
the
state
of
the
discipline
in
the
early
21st
century.