TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnston,R.J.
TI  - The Future of Geography
SN  - 416-36700-3
PY  - 1985///
CY  - Newyork
PB  - Methuen
KW  - Geography
N2  - 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
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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. 
Taylor & Francis
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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
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