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First published in 1967, this book explores the theme of
geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of
five of the chapters from the original Models in Geography,
published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines this theme
and examines the nature and function of generalized statements,
ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a geographical
context. The following chapters deal with mixed-system model
building in geography, wherein data, techniques and concepts in
both physical and human geography are integrated. The book contains
chapters on organisms and ecosystems as geographical models as well
as spatial patterns in human geography. This text represents a
robustly anti-idiographic statement of modern work in one of the
major branches of geography.
First published in 1967, this book explores the theme of
geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of
eight of the chapters from the original Models in Geography,
published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines geographical
generalization and examines the nature and function of generalized
statements, ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a
geographical context. The following chapter deals with model theory
in a wider scientific framework and the rest of the book discusses
models of physical systems and information models. The book
considers model-type generalizations that are applied in the three
fields of geomorphology, meteorology and climatology, and hydrology
before focusing on the transference of information and ideas in
geography. This text represents a robustly anti-idiographic
statement of modern work in one of the major branches of geography.
Originally published in 1965 and with a second edition in 1970.
Building upon the original two Madingley Hall seminars for teachers
of non-university geography in 1965, this book presents an updated
research picture of the 1970 transatlantic perspective. Answering
the questions "What is happening in geography" and "What impact
does this have on school geography", this provided a real link for
students who were then making the increasingly difficult transition
from school to university geography. Originally receiving a hostile
reaction from British journals, the book's diagnosis and prognosis
were a forerunner of developments in methodological changes of the
discipline. This work collects a series of essays delineating
geographic concepts in terms of the philosophic underpinnings,
assessment of the geomorphic system, climatology, and social
economic and historical changing trends. Techniques are reviewed
including quantitative methods for geomorphology and social
geography, fieldwork both in urban areas and land-use surveys, and
finally in physical planning. Final analyses examine and contrast
the teaching methods and courses in American and British High
Schools, Colleges and Universities.
Originally published in 1965 and with a second edition in 1970.
Building upon the original two Madingley Hall seminars for teachers
of non-university geography in 1965, this book presents an updated
research picture of the 1970 transatlantic perspective. Answering
the questions "What is happening in geography" and "What impact
does this have on school geography", this provided a real link for
students who were then making the increasingly difficult transition
from school to university geography. Originally receiving a hostile
reaction from British journals, the book's diagnosis and prognosis
were a forerunner of developments in methodological changes of the
discipline. This work collects a series of essays delineating
geographic concepts in terms of the philosophic underpinnings,
assessment of the geomorphic system, climatology, and social
economic and historical changing trends. Techniques are reviewed
including quantitative methods for geomorphology and social
geography, fieldwork both in urban areas and land-use surveys, and
finally in physical planning. Final analyses examine and contrast
the teaching methods and courses in American and British High
Schools, Colleges and Universities.
First published in 1967, this book explores the theme of
geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of
five of the chapters from the original Models in Geography,
published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines this theme
and examines the nature and function of generalized statements,
ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a geographical
context. The following chapters deal with mixed-system model
building in geography, wherein data, techniques and concepts in
both physical and human geography are integrated. The book contains
chapters on organisms and ecosystems as geographical models as well
as spatial patterns in human geography. This text represents a
robustly anti-idiographic statement of modern work in one of the
major branches of geography.
First published in 1967, this book explores the theme of
geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of
eight of the chapters from the original Models in Geography,
published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines geographical
generalization and examines the nature and function of generalized
statements, ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a
geographical context. The following chapter deals with model theory
in a wider scientific framework and the rest of the book discusses
models of physical systems and information models. The book
considers model-type generalizations that are applied in the three
fields of geomorphology, meteorology and climatology, and hydrology
before focusing on the transference of information and ideas in
geography. This text represents a robustly anti-idiographic
statement of modern work in one of the major branches of geography.
First published in 1968, this book explores the theme of
geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of
seven of the chapters from the original Models in Geography,
published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines this theme
and examines the nature and function of generalized statements,
ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a geographical
context. The following six chapters deal with socio-economic
building in geography. They focus on demographic and sociological
models as well as looking at special aspects of models in human
geography in reference to economic development, urban geography and
settlement location, industrial location, and agricultural
activity. This book represents a robustly anti-idiographic
statement of modern work in one of the major branches of geography.
First published in 1968, this book explores the theme of
geographical generalization, or model building. It is composed of
seven of the chapters from the original Models in Geography,
published in 1967. The first chapter broadly outlines this theme
and examines the nature and function of generalized statements,
ranging from conceptual models to scale models, in a geographical
context. The following six chapters deal with socio-economic
building in geography. They focus on demographic and sociological
models as well as looking at special aspects of models in human
geography in reference to economic development, urban geography and
settlement location, industrial location, and agricultural
activity. This book represents a robustly anti-idiographic
statement of modern work in one of the major branches of geography.
The last half century has witnessed two landmark events in medical
history. The 1970s saw euphoria about the defeat of one of
humankind's oldest disease scourges with the global eradication of
smallpox. To set against this, the 2020s are experiencing the
pandemic ravages of new viral diseases, of which COVID-19 is
currently the most potent. But it is only the latest of a
succession of threats. A Geography of Infection explores the
distinctive spatial patterns and processes by which such infectious
diseases spread from place to place and can grow from local and
regional epidemics into global pandemics. This resource focuses
initially on the local scale of doctors' practices and small
islands where epidemic outbreaks are slight in the numbers infected
and in geographical extent. Such local area studies raise two
questions. First, how and where do epidemic diseases emerge and
second, why do more diseases appear to be emerging now? To approach
such questions implies a shift in spatial gear from painting
epidemics with a fine-tipped local brush to an expanded palette on
which doctors' practices and small islands are replaced by regional
and global populations. Simultaneously, time bands are extended
backwards to the origins of civilization and forwards into the
twenty-first century. It eventually leads to a consideration of
global pandemics - both historical (for example, plague, cholera
and influenza) and contemporary (HIV/AIDS and COVID-19) and
examines the ways the spread of infection can be prevented. All
chapters are extensively illustrated with full-colour diagrams and
maps - some of which are in colour for the first time. Bringing
together the authors' collective 150 years of experience in
research, mapping, and writing on spatial aspects of medical
history, this is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in
the spread, control, and eradication of epidemic and pandemic
diseases.
Elements of Spatial Structure is a contribution to the literature
on spatial series. Written by a group with varied backgrounds in
engineering, geography and statistics, who collaborated at Bristol
University in the early 1970s, the book analyses certain basic
properties of spatial structure. It shows how spatial elements form
an essential part of the real-world problems of population
distribution, of urban and regional economies, and of diffusion
processes. The book is divided into three parts. Part one is
concerned with a static cross-sectional approach to spatial
structure and explores some aspects of the central geographical
problems of region-building and trend-surface mapping. Part two
moves to a dynamic framework and extends time-series analysis in a
regional framework. It includes two chapters on the application of
the models presented to diffusion and unemployment data in
south-west England. Part three links the first two parts together
through a consideration of spatial autocorrelation and spatial
forecasting. Again, formal models are presented and an attempt is
made to gauge their utility by applying them to test problems in
the south-west.
The Geographical Structure of Epidemics is an accessible and in-depth examination of the ways in which geographical and environmental concepts can enhance our knowledge of the ways in which epidemics spread through human populations, written by a leading expert with over 30 years' experience in the field.
Using data collected for 350 cities from around the world, the
authors use a variety of analytical methods to provide a global
picture of what was happening to infectious epidemic diseases at a
critical period in urban evolution on the international stage. The
diseases considered are diphtheria, enteric fever, measles, scarlet
fever, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. To place the results in a
wider time context, other data are used to look both backwards and
forwards for nearly a century on either side of the
twenty-five-year time window. The book presents a number of results
that may be interpreted in the context of debates on the causes of
long-term mortality decline from these infectious diseases. It will
be of interest to students of demography, history of medicine, and
economic history as well as to researchers already active in these
fields.
This book uses data collected in the American journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for some 350 cities from around the world to look at trends in global mortality at the turn of the twentieth century, a period that witnessed some of the most dramatic changes in city growth on an international scale. The diseases considered are diphtheria, enteric fever, measles, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and whooping cough--as well as death from all causes. The data have never before been systematically analyzed and they give important insights into patterns of mortality from these diseases.
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