WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Association of American Geographers 1904-2004 / Edition 1

by Donald G. Janelle, Barney Warf, Kathy Hansen

Overview

Geography today is a vibrant amalgam of theories, methods, and data about past, current, and emerging worlds. Geography and the geographers who produce it dwell at the intersection of the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities, and various admixtures of their theories, methods, and data constitute the 100 chapters included in WorldMinds. Arrayed under the rubrics of politics and power, human wellbeing, cities, livelihood, ecosystems, human­ environment interactions, hazards, natural systems, new methods, and human perceptions, these 100 short essays reveal and exemplify the conceptual and topical richness of contemporary North American geography. As is evident in these rubrics and essays, geography today is a many­ splendored enterprise ranging, as the editors note, "from feminist deconstruc­ tion to fluvial geomorphology." Geographers have something strikingly valuable to say about many, if not most of the problems that confront individuals and groups in locales and regions ranging from the plots of smallholders to the entire globe. The diverse chapters of WorldMinds well illustrate some of the key geographical perspectives that contribute usefully to the broader understanding of common problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402016134
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	03/31/2004
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	638
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.06(d)

Table of Contents

I Mixing Geography with Politics.- II Addressing Human Needs: Health and Education.- III Enhancing Life in Cities.- IV Integrating Local and Global Economies.- V Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems.- VI Balancing Environment with Economy.- VII Unmasking Dangerous Environments.- VIII Activating Physical Geography.- IX Mobilizing Geographic Technologies.- X (Re)Assessing Culture and Identity.