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Key Concepts in Geography
Contributor(s): Clifford, Nicholas (Editor), Holloway, Sarah L. (Editor), Rice, Stephen P. (Editor)
ISBN: 1412930219     ISBN-13: 9781412930215
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $220.40  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: January 2009
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Annotation: 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.
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
Dewey: 910
LCCN: 2008939382
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (2.07 lbs) 480 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Clifford, Nicholas: - Nick Clifford is Professor and Head of Department at King's College London.Valentine, Gill: - Professor Valentine has held prestigious international visiting fellowships at the Universities of Sydney, Australia and Otago, New Zealand and has visited and given keynote addresses at a range of prestigious international conferences. She was co-founder and co-editor of the international journal Social and Cultural Geography, and co-edited Gender, Place and Culture. She has undertaken international research in Europe, Africa and the USA and is committed to developing the University of Sheffield's international strategy within the Faculty of Social Sciences.