This title looks at how geography - in the widest sense - makes a difference to life outcomes. The text explains differences in key socio-economic variables - like education, health, and work - that map the UK's inequalities and affect everyone's lives. Prev. ed. published as Human geography in the UK.
This title looks at how geography - in the widest sense - makes a difference to life outcomes. The text explains differences in key socio-economic var...
In the five years since the first edition of "Injustice" there have been devastating increases in poverty, hunger, and destitution in the United Kingdom. Globally, the richest 1% have never held a greater share of world wealth, while the share of most of the other 99% has fallen in the last five years, with more and more people in debt, especially the young. Economic inequalities will persist and continue to grow for as long as we tolerate the injustices which underpin them. This fully rewritten and updated edition revisits Dorling s claim that Beveridge s five social evils are being...
In the five years since the first edition of "Injustice" there have been devastating increases in poverty, hunger, and destitution in the United Kingd...
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Geography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing. Channelling our twin urges to explore and understand, geographers uncover the hidden connections of human existence, from infant mortality in inner cities to the decision-makers who fly overhead in executive jets, from natural disasters to over-use of fossil fuels. In this incisive introduction to the subject, Danny Dorling and Carl Lee reveal geography as a science which tackles all of the biggest issues that face us today, from globalisation to...
Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics Geography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing. Chann...