| Key Concepts in Economic Geography Contributor(s): Aoyama, Yuko (Author), Murphy, James T. (Author), Hanson, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847878946 ISBN-13: 9781847878946 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 330.9 |
| Series: Key Concepts in Human Geography |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.3" (1.05 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Key Concepts in Economic Geography is a new kind of textbook that forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for the human geography sub-disciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, this book provides a cutting edge introduction to the central concepts that define contemporary research in economic geography. |
Contributor Bio(s): Aoyama, Yuko: - Yuko Aoyama is Associate Professor and Henry J. Leir Faculty Fellow of Geography at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University and is currently an editor-in-chief of Economic Geography. Her main areas of interests are in global economic change, technological innovation, and cultural economies. She has published in a wide variety of topics in the economic geography of technology industries, including Japan's foreign direct investment in the electronics industry, technological adoption by consumers and globalization of the retail sector, comparative evolution of the video game industry, and the organizational dynamics of the logistics industry. As a former Abe Fellow (SSRC) and recipient of research grants from National Science Foundation's Geography and Regional Science and Economics Programs, she currently serves on the editorial boards of Urban Geography and GeoJournal. |