Geography in the Twentieth Century: A Study of Growth, Fields, Techniques, Aims and Trends

ISBN-13: 9781138122819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 630 str.

Griffith Taylor

Opis

This title, first published in 1951, examines the growth, fields, techniques, aims and trends of geography at the time. The book is divided into three parts, of which the first deals with the evolution of geography and its philosophical basis. The second is concerned with studies of special environments and with advances in geomorphology, meteorology, climate, soils and regionalism. The last part describes field work, sociological and urban aspects, the function of the Geographical Society and geo-pacifics. Geography in the Twentieth Century will be of interest to students of both physical and human geography.

Spis treści

Part 1: Evolution of Geography and its Philosophical Basis;  1. Introduction: The Scope of the Volume  2. Geography in the Nineteenth Century  3. The French School of Geography  4. The German School of Geography  5. The West Slav Geographers  6. Environmental and Possibilism;  Part 2: The Environment as a Factor;  7. The Progress of Geomorphology  8. Geographical Aspects of Meteorology  9. Climate Influences  10. Soils and Their Geographical Significance  11. Settlement by the Modern Pioneer  12. Geography and Arctic Lands  13. Exploration of Antarctica  14. Geography and the Tropics  15. Geography and Regionalism  16. Land Use Surveys with Special Reference to Britain;  Part 3: Special Fields of Geography;  17. Geography is a Practical Subject  18. Geography and Empire  19. Racial Geography  20. The Sociological Aspects of Geography  21. Urban Geography  22. Geography and Aviation  23. The Field of the Geographical Society  24. Geography in Practice in the Federal Government, Washington  25. Geopolitics and Geopacifics  26. A Concise Glossary of Geographical Terms;  Index

O autorze

Griffith Taylor