Approaches to Human Geography is the essential student primer on theory and practice in Human Geography. It is a systematic review of the key ideas and debates informing post-war geography, explaining how those ideas work in practice. Avoiding jargon - while attentive to the rigor and complexity of the ideas that underlie geographic knowledge – the text is written for students who have not met philosophical or theoretical approaches before. This is a beginning guide to geographic research and practice. Show
Contested Geographies: Culture Wars, Personal Clashes and Joining DebateContested Geographies: Culture Wars, Personal Clashes and Joining DebateContested geographies: Culture wars, personal clashes and joining debate and StuartAitken ‘Geography is a social institution – it is made by human beings in social contexts – and as such its nature will always be contested’ (Taylor and Overton, 1991: 1089). In this book so far the authors of each chapter have outlined very diverse ways of thinking about what constitutes geographical knowledge, the methods that should be used to collect data, and the politics and purpose of these endeavours. Sometimes implicitly and at other times explicitly, the chapters have touched on the conflicts between them in terms of geographical thought and practice and the implications of these for the direction and nature of the discipline. As ... locked icon Sign in to access this contentSign in Get a 30 day FREE TRIAL
sign up today! This is a preview. Log in through your library. Abstract After modest but optimistic expansion in the 1940s, the geography program at Harvard University was suddenly terminated in 1948, touching off a widely publicized "academic war over the field of geography." It was a severe blow to the discipline, not only because of Harvard's position in American education but because in the course of the closure the President of Harvard University suggested that geography was not an appropriate university subject. The disciplinary history of the Harvard episode is dominated by oral accounts and discussions of personalities, but a more detached archival reconstruction of events is necessary today, if only to reclaim what actually occurred and thereby to allow us to understand it less defensively. For whatever the role of specific personalities, and Isaiah Bowman appears to have been more instrumental than is generally realized, there is a larger question concerning the vulnerability of geography, at Harvard and elsewhere. In the course of the termination and reconsideration of geography at Harvard, several key issues emerged concerning the efficacy of the discipline, and these are still relevant today. While this is mainly a historical reconstruction, therefore, it also touches on themes of contemporary relevance. For it may be that today as well as in Harvard in 1948, the discipline itself bears some responsibility for the failures that occur. Journal Information The Annals of the American Association of Geographers is one of the world’s foremost geography journals. It has been published since 1911 and currently has an Impact Factor of 2.799, ranking 8th out of 79 geography journals worldwide. The Annals contains original, timely, and innovative articles that advance knowledge in all facets of the discipline. Articles are divided into four major areas: Geographic Methods; Human Geography; Nature and Society; and Physical Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. There are Editors responsible for each these themes. The Annals is published six times a year (January, March, May, July, September and November). One issue per year is a dedicated Special Issue drawing a diversity of papers from across the discipline under a single theme. Following tradition, the annual Presidential Address is published in Annals; Memorials for former AAG Presidents and exceptionally distinguished geographers are also published. Publisher Information Building on two centuries' experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidlyover the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher.The Group publishes over 800 journals and over 1,800 new books each year, coveringa wide variety of subject areas and incorporating the journal imprints of Routledge,Carfax, Spon Press, Psychology Press, Martin Dunitz, and Taylor & Francis.Taylor & Francis is fully committed to the publication and dissemination of scholarly information of the highest quality, and today this remains the primary goal. Rights & Usage This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Who was Derwent Whittlesey What contributions did he make to human geography?Derwent Whittlesey is famous for developing the concept of eleven distinct agricultural regions in the 1930s. Whittlesey divided these eleven regions into some that were important to developed societies (e.g. livestock farming) and some that were important to developing societies (e.g. pastoral nomadism).
Which geographer is known for distinguishing between vegetative planting and seed agriculture?According to the geographer Carl Sauer, there were two initial types of cultivation. The first was vegetative planting, which is the reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants. Seed ag- riculture came later; this is the reproduction of plants of seeds. This is practiced by most farmers today.
What is a plant cultivated by people?Crops such as grains, vegetables, and fruits are the cultivated plants or agricultural products harvested by people for human or animal consumption as food.
What is specialty agriculture AP Human Geography?- The response correctly describes ONE of the following characteristics of specialty agriculture: o Specialty agriculture refers to the production of fruits, nuts, vegetables, heirloom varieties of crops or animal breeds, regional foods, culinary herbs and/or spices, and medicinal and/or decorative plants. o Specialty ...
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Who is Derwent Whittlesey What contributions did he make to human geography?
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