An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography : (Record no. 32182)
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| Classification number | GF43 .M67 2014 |
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| Classification number | 304.2 |
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| Personal name | Moseley, William G., Jr. |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography : |
| Remainder of title | Local Dynamics and Global Processes. |
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| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Newark : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2013. |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (477 pages) |
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| Series statement | New York Academy of Sciences Series |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Notes on the Authors -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Part I: Fundamentals of Human-Environment Geography -- 1 Introduction -- Icebreaker: Human-Environment Connections Across Time and Space -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Animals and Their Habitats -- What Is Geography and What Does It Have To Do with Studying the Environment? -- A Geographic Perspective on Environmental Questions1 -- Plan for the Rest of the Book -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- Notes -- References -- 2 The Politics of Nature -- Icebreaker: Evolving Environmentalism -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Human Conceptions of Nature -- The Contemporary Environmental Movement in Historical and Global Context -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- Notes -- References -- 3 The Biophysical Environment -- Icebreaker: Amazonian Black Earths (Terra Preta de Indio) -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- The Science of Physical Geography -- Global to Local Patterns -- Earth-Sun Relations -- Solstice and Equinox -- Unequal Heating of Land and Water -- Pressure, Winds, and Precipitation -- Biomes and Major Climates -- The Biomes -- Disturbance, Succession, and Change -- Disturbance: Questioning the Human/Natural -- Key Ecological Concepts -- Limiting Factors and Niche -- Interactions: Competition, Predation, Mutualism -- Chapter Summary: Linking Back to Human-Environment Relations -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- Part II: Contemporary Perspectives in Human-Environment Geography -- 4 Cultural and Political Ecology -- Icebreaker: A Farmer in Her Field -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Setting the Stage for Cultural Ecology -- Cultural Ecology -- The Emergence of Political Ecology -- Linkages to Development Studies -- Political Ecology. |
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| Formatted contents note | Political Ecology Critiques -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- Notes -- References -- 5 Environmental History -- Icebreaker: The Sonoran Desert Past and Present -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction: What Is Environmental History? -- The Range of Environmental Histories -- Reconstructing Past Environments: Texts and Tools of the Trade -- Urban, Industrial, and Bodily Environmental Histories -- Power, Economics, and Environmental History -- Transnational and Global Environmental Histories -- Environmental History as Context or as a Tool? -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- 6 Hazards Geography and Human Vulnerability -- Icebreaker: Cyclones Hitting Land in Bangladesh and Myanmar -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- What Is a Hazard? -- Hazards and Society -- The Political Economy of Natural Hazards -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- 7 Environmental Justice -- Icebreaker: Environmental Quality in Long Beach, California -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Definitions and History of Environmental Justice -- What Key Questions Does an EJ Perspective Help Us Answer? -- Research Agenda -- Activist Agenda -- Some Key Terms in Environmental Justice -- Environmental Racism or Environmental Justice? -- History of a Movement -- Towards a Global Movement -- Documenting Disparities: Cause and Effect and the Evolution of a Field -- Theoretical Explanations of Environmental Inequality -- Future Directions for Environmental Justice -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- Part III: Thematic Issues in Human-Environment Geography -- 8 Climate, Atmosphere, and Energy -- Icebreaker: The Perils of a Micronesian Island State -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Global Atmospheric Issues -- Stratospheric Ozone Depletion. |
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| Formatted contents note | Climate Change and Global Warming -- Local and Urban Air Pollution -- Energy Consumption -- Conventional and Alternative Sources of Energy -- Energy and Transport -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- Notes -- References -- 9 The Population-Consumption-Technology Nexus -- Icebreaker: Complicating Overpopulation -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Population Change in Time and Space -- Population, Consumption, and Technology in Relation to the Resource Base -- Major Perspectives on the Population-Resource Question -- Population Change and Development -- Factors that Influence Birth and Fertility Rates -- Population and Consumption Politics and Policies -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- 10 Agriculture and Food Systems -- Icebreaker: The Global Food Crisis -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Systems of Agricultural Production -- The Industrialization of Agriculture -- Ecology of Agroecosystems -- Common Environmental Constraints and Remedies Associated with Traditional Agriculture -- Common Environmental Constraints and Remedies Associated with Industrial and Plantation Agriculture -- Agribusiness and Government Agricultural Policy -- Famine and Hunger -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- 11 Biodiversity, Conservation, and Protected Areas -- Icebreaker: Jaguar Habitat -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation -- Nation-State Efforts at Conservation -- National Protected Areas in the Pyrenees -- Globalizing Conservation and Preservation Efforts -- Transboundary Conservation Approaches -- Cultural and Natural Biodiversity -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- 12 Water Resources and Fishing Livelihoods -- Icebreaker: Privatized Water in Cochabamba, Bolivia. |
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| Formatted contents note | Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- The Global Water (Hydrologic) Cycle -- The Geography of Water -- Human Interventions in the Hydrologic Cycle -- Contemporary Water Practices: How Do We Use (and Abuse) Water? -- The Global Water Crisis -- The Politics of Water: Governance in a Globalized World -- Ocean Resources and Fishing Livelihoods -- Management of Common Property Resources -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- Part IV: Bridging Theory and Practice -- 13 Geographic Research -- Icebreaker: Declining Fish Catches in Trivandrum, India -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction: What Is Geographic Research? -- How Geographers Theorize the World -- Research Paradigms in Geography -- Collection and Analysis of Geographic Data: Approaches to Field Research -- Understanding the "Big Picture" of Human-Environment Interactions -- Geographic Research, Politics, and Social Change -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- References -- 14 Conclusion -- Icebreaker: Three Human-Environment Geographers who Made a Difference -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- A Brief Review of Major Themes from the Book -- Theory, Scholarship, and the "Real World" -- Geographic Research and Social Change -- Making a Difference -- Thoughtful Practitioners and Engaged Scholars -- Chapter Summary -- Critical Questions -- Key Vocabulary -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human ecology-Textbooks. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human geography-Textbooks. |
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| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Moseley, William G., Jr. |
| Title | An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2013 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781405189323 |
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