Applied Geography - A World Perspective

Applied Geography, A World Perspective reviews progress in applied geography in different regions of the world. It does this through the eyes of an international panel of highly regarded academic practitioners. The book offers new prospects on the use of established approaches and explores exciting new territories. Together, the contributors provide a comprehensive picture of applied geography today.
This book is of relevance to faculty and graduate students in the fields of geography, planning, public policy, regional science and other related social and behavioural sciences.

List of contents

History and epistemological foundations.- Managing geography after Y2K.- The principles and practice of applied geography.- Historical foundations of applied geography.- Political geography, public policy and the rise of policy analysis.- The role of geographic information science in applied geography.- Economic base theory and applied geography.- Retail location and consumer spatial choice behavior.- A world perspective.- Applied geography in Western and Southern Europe.- Applied geography in Central Europe.- Applied geography in 20th century North America: A perspective.- Case studies.- Disability, disadvantage, and discrimination: An overview with special emphasis on blindness in the USA.- Human wayfinding.- International trade.- Medicometry and Regional Devlopment.- Monitoring and benchmarking regional and local performance.- Applied geography for the future.- Biographies and fields.

Summary

Applied Geography, A World Perspective reviews progress in applied geography in different regions of the world. It does this through the eyes of an international panel of highly regarded academic practitioners. The book offers new prospects on the use of established approaches and explores exciting new territories. Together, the contributors provide a comprehensive picture of applied geography today.

This book is of relevance to faculty and graduate students in the fields of geography, planning, public policy, regional science and other related social and behavioural sciences.

Product details

• Assisted by: Antoin Bailly (Editor), Antoine Bailly (Editor), Lay James Gibson (Editor), James Gibson (Editor), James Gibson (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.10.2010
• EAN: 9789048166565
• ISBN: 978-90-481-6656-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: VI, 320 p.
• Series: GeoJournal Library; GeoJournal Library
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; B, Geography, Cultural Studies, Urban Planning, Economic Policy, Economics, Earth and Environmental Science, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional & area planning, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Regional planning, Geography, general, Culture—Study and teaching, Europe;Monitoring;international trade;public policy