21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook

Cover
Contents
Preface
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Part I - Physical and Environmental Geography
Chapter 1 - Earth\'s Surface Landforms
Chapter 2 - Meteorology: Forecasting the Future of Weather Prediction
Chapter 3 - Applications of Weather Forecasting
Chapter 4 - Weather Modification
Chapter 5 - Understanding Climate History: An Eye to the Future
Chapter 6 - Global Change and Geographic Thought
Chapter 7 - Applications of Climatology
Chapter 8 - Biogeography
Chapter 9 - Water Resources and Quality
Chapter 10 - Plants and Animals in Nature
Part II - Human Geography
Chapter 11 - CulturaI/Human Geography
Chapter 12 - Cultural Change and Diffusion: Geographic Patterns, Social Processes, and Contact Zones
Chapter 13 - Attachment to Place
Chapter 14 - Perception and Sense of Place
Chapter 15 - Political Geography and National Boundaries
Chapter 16 - Political Geography and Local Boundaries
Chapter 17 - Nationalism
Chapter 18 - Transnationalism
Chapter 19 - Geographic Perspectives on Democracy and Elections
Chapter 20 - Geography and National Security
Chapter 21 - Geography and Migration Analysis
Chapter 22 - Demographic Dimensions: Describing Populations
Chapter 23 - Generational Geographies: Millennials\' and Baby Boomers\' Perceptions and Use of Nature
Chapter 24 - Census of Population: \"Panning for Gold\"
Chapter 25 - Population Policies, Issues, and Geography
Chapter 26 - Urban Geography: Past, Present, Future
Chapter 27 - World Cities: Present and Future
Chapter 28 - Urban Patterns and Ethnic Diversity
Chapter 29 - City and Regional Planning
Chapter 30 - Geographies of Public Space
Chapter 31 - Sustainable Urban Development and Transportation
Chapter 32 - Urban Networks: Communications and Corporate Nodes
Chapter 33 - Geography of Well-Being
Chapter 34 - Women and Minorities in Geography
Chapter 35 - Economy and Society: Geographic Views on Restructuring and Social Mediation
Chapter 36 - Global Consumption Patterns
Chapter 37 - Global Production Patterns
Part III - Nature And Society
Chapter 38 - Protected Areas and Nature Conservancy
Chapter 39 - Politics of Land Use: Balancing Private Rights and Public Power
Chapter 40 - Water Use and Conservation
Chapter 41 - Wind, Geography, and Energy
Chapter 42 - Globalization and Geography
Chapter 43 - Geographic Impact of Invasive Species
Chapter 44 - Human Dimensions of Global Change
Chapter 45 - Social Constructions of the Environment
Chapter 46 - Natural Hazards and Natural Disasters
Chapter 47 - Environmental Disasters
Chapter 48 - Public Health and Geography
Chapter 49 - Landscape and Geography
Part IV - Regions and Regional Perspectives
Chapter 50 - Traditional and Future World Regions
Chapter 51 - Urban Regions and Localized Food Systems: 21 st-Century Innovations
Chapter 52 - Rural Regions and Innovations
Chapter 53 - Asia and Transnational Organizations
Chapter 54 - Africa and Transnational Organizations
Chapter 55 - Europe and Transnational Organizations
Chapter 56 - Latin America and Transnational Organizations
Chapter 57 - North America and Transnational Agreements
Chapter 58 - Australid New Zealand/Pacific and Transnational Organizations
Part V - Geographic Information Science
Chapter 59 - Remote Sensing: The Earth From Afar
Chapter 60 - Geographic Information Systems (GIs)
Chapter 61 - Cartography
Chapter 62 - Excursion Learning: Pedagogy of the Field
Chapter 63 - Geography: Electronic and Digital Resources
Chapter 64 - Geography and Visual Information
Chapter 65 - Spatial Thinking
Part VI - Applied and Professional Geography
Chapter 66 - Environmental Planning and Management
Chapter 67 - Recreation, Tourism, and Sports
Chapter 68 - Geography Education: The Quest for Geographic Literacy and beyond
Chapter 69 - Geography and Government
Chapter 70 - Geography as a Profession
Appendices - Resources in Geography
A. Notable Books and Reports on Geography
B. Geographical Journals: A Sample with Annotations
C. The World Wide Web and Geography
D. Association of American Geographers Specialty Groups
Index