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Places and Regions in Global Context (ValuePack Only)

Paul Knox, Sallie Marston (Autoren)

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480 Seiten

2014 | 7th edition
Pearson (Hersteller)
978-0-321-99255-0 (ISBN)

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Autor

Paul Knox received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Sheffield, England. After teaching in the United Kingdom for several years, he moved to the United States to take a position as professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech. His teaching centers on urban and regional development, with an emphasis on comparative study. He has written several books on aspects of economic geography, social geography, and urbanization, and he serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals. In 1996 he was appointed to the position of University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech, where he currently serves as Senior Fellow for International Advancement, and International Director of the Metropolitan Institute. Paul is the author or co-author of numerous books, including Pearson’s Urbanization 3rd edition and World Regions in Global Context.   Sallie Marston received her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has been a faculty member at the University of Arizona since 1986. Her teaching focuses on the political and cultural aspects of social life, with particular emphasis on sociospatial theory. She is the recipient of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award. Her teaching focuses on culture, politics, globalization, and methods. She is the author of over 70 journal articles, book chapters, and books and serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals. She is currently a professor in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. Sallie and Paul is coauthor Pearson’s introductory world regional geography textbook, World Regions in Global Context. In 2013 the Association of American Geographers recognized Sallie with a lifetime achievement award.

Inhalt

Brief Contents

Geography Matters
The Changing Global Context
Geographies of Population and Migration
People and Nature
Cultural Geographies
Language, Communication, and Belief
Interpreting Places and Landscapes
Geographies of Economic Development
Geographies of Food and Agriculture
Political Geographies
Urbanization and the Global Urban System
City Spaces: Urban Structure

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.5.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Gewicht: 68 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• ISBN-10: 0-321-99255-5 / 0321992555
• ISBN-13: 978-0-321-99255-0 / 9780321992550
• Zustand: Neuware