The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography: An Introduction to Human Geography: United States Edition - Hardcover

Rubenstein, James M.

 
9780321677358: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography: An Introduction to Human Geography: United States Edition
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0321677358 ISBN 13: 9780321677358
Verlag: Pearson, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

The Cultural Landscape introduces geography as a social science by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. The relationship between globalization and cultural diversity underlies the material and pedagogy throughout reinforces geography skills. This book, trusted for its timeliness and readability, introduces geography by emphasizing the relevance of geographic concepts to human problems. Two years after Rubenstein's Update Edition was created to encompass the events of September 11, 2001, this revision also begins the careful process of putting those events into perspective. It provides new Global Forces and Local Impacts boxes in each chapter that explore in depth an issue related to chapter material, focusing on particular regions of the world. It includes new material on medical geography, terrorism, mineral resources, sustainable development, conservation, and biodiversity. The book also presents new information on gender differences in development, and expands material on Ethnicity, relating ethnicity problems to political conflict.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. James M. Rubenstein received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. His dissertation on French urban planning was later developed into a book entitled The French New Towns (Johns Hopkins University Press). In 1976 he joined the faculty at Miami University, where he is currently Professor of Geography. Besides teaching courses on urban and human geography and writing textbooks, Dr. Rubenstein also conducts research in the automotive industry and has published three books on the subject, The Changing U.S. Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis (Routledge); Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Auto Industry (The Johns Hopkins University Press); and Who Really Made Your Car? Restructuring and Geographic Change in the Auto Industry (W.E. Upjohn Institute, with Thomas Klier). Originally from Baltimore, he is an avid Orioles fan. Winston, a lab mix, takes Dr. Rubenstein for
a long walk in the woods every day.

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Verlag
Pearson
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0321677358
ISBN 13 
9780321677358
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
510
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