ABSTRACT
This book charts the developments in the discipline of geography from the 1950s to the 1980s, examining how geography now connects with urban, regional and national planning, and impacts on areas such as medicine, transport, agricultural development and electoral reform. The book also discusses how technical and theoretical advancements have generated a renewed sense of philosophic reflection – a concern closely linked with the critical examination and development of social theory.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
The geographic explosion
part II|69 pages
A concern for theory
part III|34 pages
Two perspectives: the small and the big
part IV|27 pages
Three double-edged swords
part V|35 pages
The geo-graphic revolution
part VI|66 pages
Teaching and helping
part VII|39 pages
Thinking about what we think
part VIII|16 pages
Geography in the future