01129nam a2200169 i 4500008004100000020001600041040000800057100001900065245004400084260003100128300003000159336002600189337002800215338002700243520067500270650001400945250829s1985    xx a          000 0 und d  a416-36700-3  aGCL10aJohnston, R.J. 4aThe Future of Geography /cR.J.Johnston  bMethuen,aNewyork :c1985.  a342 Pages :bpbk.c23 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aPhysical 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. 
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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. 
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Questions of existence: Some chapters provocatively ask whether “geography has neither existence nor future” (i.e. whether the discipline is too diffuse, too defined.  aGeography