The Future of Geography / R.J.Johnston

By:

Johnston, R.J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Methuen, Newyork : 1985.Description: 342 Pages : pbk. 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

416-36700-3

Subject(s):

Geography

Summary: Physical geography vs human geography: A recurring tension. Johnston collects essays questioning the balance and relationship between understanding the physical environment (e.g. geomorphology, natural sciences) and human/social processes. Taylor & Francis +1 Holistic vs reductionist approaches: The trade‑off between looking at large, integrated systems versus highly focused, specialized studies. How much should geography try to unite across domains vs specialize deeply. Taylor & Francis +1 Questions of existence: Some chapters provocatively ask whether “geography has neither existence nor future” (i.e. whether the discipline is too diffuse, too defined.

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Physical geography vs human geography: A recurring tension. Johnston collects essays questioning the balance and relationship between understanding the physical environment (e.g. geomorphology, natural sciences) and human/social processes.
Taylor & Francis
+1
Holistic vs reductionist approaches: The trade‑off between looking at large, integrated systems versus highly focused, specialized studies. How much should geography try to unite across domains vs specialize deeply.
Taylor & Francis
+1
Questions of existence: Some chapters provocatively ask whether “geography has neither existence nor future” (i.e. whether the discipline is too diffuse, too defined.

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