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Explorations in human geography : encountering place / edited by Richard Le Heron [and others].

Contributor(s):

Le Heron, Richard B

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Oxford University Press, [1999]Copyright date: ©1999Description: xviii, 438 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 25 cm + 1 computer disc (12 cm)Content type:

text
computer dataset

Media type:

unmediated
computer

Carrier type:

volume
computer disc

ISBN:

0195584201
9780195584202

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Explorations in human geography.; Online version:: Explorations in human geography.; No titleDDC classification:

304.2 21

LOC classification:

GF41 .E96 1999

Contents:

Ch. 1. Encountering Places, Peoples and Environments: Introducing Human Geography -- Ch. 2. Making Markets -- Ch. 3. Exploiting Technologies -- Ch. 4. Fabricating Space -- Ch. 5. Culturing Territory -- Ch. 6. Gendering Place -- Ch. 7. Contesting Development -- Ch. 8. Transforming Landscapes -- Ch. 9. Managing Environments -- Ch. 10. Sustaining Environments -- Ch. 11. Visioning Cities -- Ch. 12. Consuming Spaces -- Ch. 13. Remaking Places -- Ch. 14. Jobs and Geographers -- Ch. 15. Encountering Place as Metaphor and Narrative -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

Summary: "The book introduces students to important contemporary issues in human geography, and includes distinctive New Zealand perspectives. It shows how different places are connected by social, cultural, economic, environmental, and political factors, and explains how increasing globalization impacts on daily lives."--Publisher's website.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	304.2 EXP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A160200B

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Contents of CD-ROM: Resources for learning, including exercises, data sets, colour photographs, animations, maps, articles, video and Web links.

Accompanied by: 1 computer disc (computer optical disc)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The book introduces students to important contemporary issues in human geography, and includes distinctive New Zealand perspectives. It shows how different places are connected by social, cultural, economic, environmental, and political factors, and explains how increasing globalization impacts on daily lives."--Publisher's website.

System requirements for CD-ROM: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, 16 Mb RAM, 500MB disk, CD-ROM drive, Web browser.

Machine converted from AACR2 source record.

.b10562989 WorldCat_3_8_2017

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