Key Concepts in Geography - Softcover

Nicholas Clifford; Sarah Holloway; Stephen Rice; Gill Valentine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412930227 ISBN 13: 9781412930222

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Including ten new chapters on nature, globalization, development, and risk and a new section on practicing geography, this is a completely revised and updated edition of the bestselling, standard student resource. The Second Edition of Key Concepts in Geography explains the key terms ? space, time, place, scale, landscape - that define the language of geography. It is unique in the reference literature as it provides - in one volume ? concepts from both human geography and physical geography; especially relevant now that environment is so critical to our understanding of geography.

About this title

Synopsis:

Including ten new chapters on Nature, Globalization, Development and Risk, and a new section on Practicing Geography, this is a completely revised and updated edition of the best-selling, standard student resource. "Key Concepts in Geography" explains the key terms - space, time, place, scale, landscape - that define the language of geography. It is unique in the reference literature as it provides - in one volume - concepts from both human geography and physical geography; especially relevant now that environment is so critical to our understanding of geography. Four introductory chapters, on different intellectual traditions in geography, situate and introduce the entries on the key concepts.Each entry comprises: A short definition; a summary of the principal arguments; a substantive 5,000-word discussion; use of real-life examples; and, annotated notes for further reading. Written in an accessible way - by established figures in the discipline - the definitions provide thorough explanations of key geographical concepts.

Each discussion provides references to, and summaries of, the key literature; as well as an examination of the history and use of each concept, illustrated with everyday examples. "Key Concepts in Geography" is a comprehensive overview of all the core concepts that undergraduates of geography must understand to complete their degree.

About the Author:

Nicholas Clifford and Gill Valentine have also edited the best-selling Key Methods in Geography , with Gill Valentine also editing Key Texts in Human Geography.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412930227
• ISBN 13: 9781412930222
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 480
• Editor: Clifford Nicholas, Holloway Sarah L, Rice Stephen P, Valentine Gill