DIRECTIONS IN GEOGRAPHY

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Directions in Geography was originally conceived as a collection of retrospective essays on the 'quantitative revolution' and the 'new geography' by some of the geographers who had taken a significant part in these innovations. However the contributors, remaining true to their role as initiators, have spurned retrospection and produced instead a collection of essays which, in the main, look forward to the many possible directions which geography may follow in the future.

The diversity of their views and interests is a lively proof of the effect which the 'revolution' has had upon their discipline, and it soon becomes apparent to the reader that not only is the subject. matter of geography widening and diversifying, but the role of the geographer is becoming ever more challenging and socially committed.
These individualistic essays not only indicate some of the concerns of the contemporary geographer, but communicate, too, some of the excitement which has been, and still is, infecting this rapidly expanding discipline.

Originally published in 1973. This collection of essays looks at the quantitative revolution and the new geography by some of the geographers who had a significant part in those innovations and looks ahead to further developments. The views in the chapters are diverse and offer a fascinating glimpse of the discipline of geography as the subject was undergoing such change and becoming more socially committed. They cover theory, spatial-systems theory, forecasting, human ecology and climatology alongside the teaching of the subject. The concerns of the contemporary geographer come across and are of interest today as these areas have developed still more.

Table of Contents
Preface Part 1: Theoretical 1. A Paradigm for Modern Geography Brian J. L. Berry 2. Between Theory and Metatheory Dietrich Bartels 3. Theory of Geography V. A. Anuchin Part 2: Spatial 4. The Domain of Human Geography Torsten Hägerstrand 5. New Geography as General Spatial Systems Theory – Old Social Physics Writ Large? William Warntz 6. Some Questions about Spatial Distributions Michael F. Dacey Part 3: Environmental 7. Geography as Human Ecology Richard J. Chorley 8. Energy-based Climatology and its Frontier with Ecology F. Kenneth Hare 9. Natural Hazards Research Gilbert F. White Part 4: Temporal 10. Forecasting Alternative Spatial, Ecological and Regional Futures: Problems and Possibilities Peter Haggett 11. Future Geographies W. L. Garrison Part 5: Educational 12. The Open Geographic Curriculum Peter R. Gould 13. Does Geography Have a Structure? Can it be Discovered? The Case of the High School Geography Project Robert B. McNee Part 6: Ethical 14. Ethics and Logic in Geography W. Bunge.

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Titolo/Title: Directions in Geography
Autore/Author/Edited by: Richard J. Chorley
Editore/Publisher: Londra/London: Methuen - U.S.A. Distributed by Barnes & Noble, New York, 1973
Lunghezza/Lenght: 346 pagine; 22 cm; illustrato/illustrated
ISBN/EAN: 041660840X, 9780416608403; 0416608302, 9780416608304; 9780367221768; 9780367221034
Lingua/Language: Inglese/English
Collana/Series: Volume 488 di/of University paperbacks
Soggetti/Subjects: Geography, Géographie, Geografia umana teorica, Scienze geografiche, Scienze umane, Methode, Metodo, Analisi, Strategie, Theorieën, Teoria, Teorie, Climatologia, Clima, Ecologia, Spazio, Geopolitica, Potere, Dominio, Scoperte geografiche, Etica, Antropologia, Culture, Popolazione, Territorio, Energia, Risorse energetiche, Sviluppo, Progresso, Scienza, Tecnica, Cartografia, Relazioni internazionali, Confini, Stati, Nazioni, Identità territoriale, Minoranze etniche, Matematica, Economia, Produzione, Proprietà privata, Capitalismo, Industrializzazione, Inquinamento, Società, Pianificazione, Problemi, Distribuzione, Bibliografia, Riferimento, Consultazione, Studi culturali, Saggistica, Libri rari, Libri Vintage Fuori catalogo, Anni Settanta, Novecento, Collezionismo, Prime edizioni, Bestsellers, Rivoluzione quantitativa, Geografi, Paradigmi, Metodologia, Didattica, Raccolte di saggi, Dinamiche spaziali generali, Idiografica, Geografia empirica legislativa, Nomotetica, Anni Cinquanta, Anni Sessanta, Scienza spaziale, Modernità, Approccio, Determinismo ambientale, Geografia regionale, Critica, Processi fisici, economici, sociali e politici, Stati Uniti d'America, Dibattiti, Fred K. Schoeffer, Richard Hartshorne, Eccezionalismo in geografia: un esame metodologico, Exceptionalism in geography: A Methodological Examination, Luoghi centrali, Edward Ullman, William Garrison, Pensiero scientifico, Ricerca, Statistica inferenziale, Equazioni, Modelli matematici, Modello gravitazionale, Fisica sociale, Equazione di Coulomb, Modelli stocastici, Probabilità, Processi di diffusione spaziale, Modelli deterministici, Localizzazione, Von Thünen, Weber, Ron Johnston, Filosofia, David Harvey, Explanation, Emrys Jones, Karl Popper, Waldo Tobler, Geomatica, GIS, Telerilevamento, Ron Johnston, Marxismo, Struttura teorica marxista, Positivismo, Università, Scuola Americana, Ideologie, Urbanistica, Demografia, Uomo, Natura, Previsioni, Decisioni, Comportamento, Sfide, Reddito, Biosfera, Studi accademici, Interdisciplinarità, Specializzazione, Fenomeni atmosferici, Geologia, Rischi, Terremoti, Cicloni, Eruzioni, Vulcani, Ingegneria, Leggi generali, Harvard, Scienze sociali, Seattle, MIT, Location and Space Economy, Edward Ullman, Cambridge, Iowa City, Lund, Geographical sciences, Climatology, Climate, Ecology, Space, Geopolitics, Power, Domain, Geographical discoveries, Ethics, Anthropology, Cultures, Population, Territory, Energy, Energy resources, Development, Progress, Science, Technique, Cartography, International relations, Borders, States, Nations, Territorial Identity, Ethnic Minorities, Mathematics, Economy, Production, Private Property, Capitalism, Industrialization, Pollution, Society, Planning, Problems, Distribution, Bibliography, Reference, Consultation, Cultural Studies, Non-fiction, Rare Books, Out of Print Books, The seventies, twentieth century, Collecting, First editions, Geographers, Paradigms, Methodology, Didactics, Essay collections, General spatial dynamics, Idiography, Legislative empirical geography, Nomotetics, Fifties, Sixties, Space science, Modernity, Approach, Environmental determinism, Regional geography, Criticism, Physical, economic, social and political processes, United States, Debate, Central places, Scientific thinking, Research, Inferential statistics, Equations, Mathematical models, Gravitational model, Social physics, Equation, Stochastic models, Probability, Spatial diffusion, Deterministic models, Localization, Philosophy, Marxist theoretical structure, Positivism, University, School American, Ideologies, Town planning, Demography, Man, Nature, Forecasts, Decisions, Behavior, Challenges, Income, Biosphere, Academic studies, Interdisciplinarity, Specialization, Atmospheric phenomena, Geology, Risks, Earthquakes, Cyclones, Eruptions, Volcanoes, Engineering

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