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Concepts And Techniques In Modern Geography
''Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography'' (CATMOG), is a series of 59 short publications, each focused on an individual method or theory in geography. Background and impact ''Concepts and Techniques in Modern Geography'' were produced by the Study Group in Quantitative Methods of the Institute of British Geographers. Each CATMOG publication was written on an individual topic in geography rather than a series of broad topics like traditional textbooks and ranged between 40 and 70 pages.c This à la carte approach allowed only purchasing publications on topics of interest, keeping each CATMOG relatively cheap and accessible, lowering student costs with early copies sold for around $2.00. This also offered instructors more flexibility in designing courses. The first of these publications was published in 1975, and the last in 1996. Each was written by someone working professionally with its topic, which created some issues in consistency between publications in terms of expec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography
Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and world, its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other Astronomical object, celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. Geography has been called "a bridge between natural science and social science disciplines." Origins of many of the concepts in geography can be traced to Greek Eratosthenes of Cyrene, who may have coined the term "geographia" (). The first recorded use of the word Geography (Ptolemy), γεωγραφία was as the title of a book by Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy (100 – 170 AD). This work created the so-called "Ptolemaic tradition" of geography, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pickles
John Pickles (1952-) currently serves as the Phillips Distinguished Professor of International Studies in the Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pickles attended the University of Oxford, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Geography, with a minor in Geology, and a master's degree in geography. He later earned doctorate degrees from the University of Natal, South Africa, and the Pennsylvania State University, United States. He joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 as the Earl N Phillips Distinguished Professor of International Studies and served as the Chair of the Department of Geography between 2007-2013. Pickles has also held academic appointments at the universities of Kentucky, Minnesota, and West Virginia; at the Ohio State University; at the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State); and at Natal Pietermaritzburg and Trieste. Pickles is a scholar in the areas of critical cartography, phenomenol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Series Introduced In 1975
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Lie With Maps
''How to Lie with Maps'' is a nonfiction book written by Mark Monmonier detailing issues with cartographic representation and targeted at the general public. First published in 1991 by the University of Chicago Press, it explores the various ways in which maps can be manipulated and how these distortions influence the general public's perceptions and understanding of the world. The book highlights the subjectivity involved in map-making and the potential for misuse of cartographic techniques, with a goal to "promote a healthy skepticism about maps." Overview The first edition of ''How to Lie with Maps'' was published in 1991. The title was inspired by ''How to Lie with Statistics'' by Darrell Huff, which Monmonier referred to as one of his favorite books and used as supplemental reading in an "Information Graphics" course. ''How to Lie with Maps'' is written in casual prose and contains humor aimed at keeping non-professionals engaged while discussing technical concepts. It cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Information Systems
A geographic information system (GIS) consists of integrated computer hardware and software that store, manage, analyze, edit, output, and visualize geographic data. Much of this often happens within a spatial database; however, this is not essential to meet the definition of a GIS. In a broader sense, one may consider such a system also to include human users and support staff, procedures and workflows, the body of knowledge of relevant concepts and methods, and institutional organizations. The uncounted plural, ''geographic information systems'', also abbreviated GIS, is the most common term for the industry and profession concerned with these systems. The academic discipline that studies these systems and their underlying geographic principles, may also be abbreviated as GIS, but the unambiguous GIScience is more common. GIScience is often considered a subdiscipline of geography within the branch of technical geography. Geographic information systems are utilized in mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographic Information Science And Technology Body Of Knowledge
__NOTOC__ The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge (GISTBoK) is a reference document produced by the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) as the first product of its Model Curricula project, started in 1997 by Duane Marble and a select task force, and completed in 2006 by David DiBiase and a team of editors. The ''GISTBoK'' is the most successful effort to date to create a comprehensive outline of the concepts and skills unique to the geospatial realm, including geographic information systems, geographic information science, remote sensing, satellite navigation systems, and cartography. However, it is missing some topics, such as geocoding, and has significant granularity issues: large, mature subfields such as surveying, GPS, and remote sensing are covered in small sections, while the relatively immature field of geocomputation is granted an entire knowledge area. There is also opposition to the document as a whole, espe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geographia Generalis
''Geographia Generalis'' is a seminal work in the field of geography authored by Bernhardus Varenius, first published in 1650. This influential text laid the foundations for modern geographical science and was pivotal in the development of geography as a scientific discipline. Geographer Fred Lukermann described ''Geographia Generalis'' as the division between medieval geography and modern geography. Background Varenius was deeply influenced by the works of classical geographers such as Claudius Ptolemy and Strabo. Ptolemy's ''Geographia'' was particularly significant, as it provided a framework for mapping the known world using a coordinate system based on latitude and longitude, and the title of ''Geographia Generalis'' intentionally linked it to Ptolemy's text. Varenius aimed to build upon these classical foundations, integrating new discoveries and scientific principles, to create a theoretical foundation. Varenius considered geography to be a cross between science and pure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Dorling
Danny Dorling (born 16 January 1968) is a British social geographer currently 1971 Professor of Geography attached to St Peter's College at the University of Oxford. In September 2013 Dorling was appointed as the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. The name of the professorial chair changed in February 2025 to 1971 Professor of Geography. Dorling is: a visiting professor in the Department of Sociology of Goldsmiths, University of London; a visiting professor in the School of Social and Community Medicine of the University of Bristol; a visiting fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research; a member of the National Advisory Panel for the policCentre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS) Thinktank; and, a patron of RoadPeace (since 2011). Dorling became: a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (FRSS) in 1989; a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) in 2003; a Fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartogram
A cartogram (also called a value-area map or an anamorphic map, the latter common among German-speakers) is a thematic map of a set of features (countries, provinces, etc.), in which their geographic size is altered to be Proportionality (mathematics), directly proportional to a selected variable, such as travel time, population, or gross national income. Geographic space itself is thus warped, sometimes extremely, in order to visualize the distribution of the variable. It is one of the most abstract types of map; in fact, some forms may more properly be called diagrams. They are primarily used to display emphasis and for analysis as Nomography, nomographs. Cartograms leverage the fact that size is the most intuitive visual variable for representing a total amount.Jacque Bertin, ''Sémiologie Graphique. Les diagrammes, les réseaux, les cartes''. With Marc Barbut [et al.]. Paris : Gauthier-Villars. ''Semiology of Graphics'', English Edition, Translation by William J. Berg, Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Crang
Philip Andrew Crang is a British cultural and human geographer. Since 2005, he has been Professor of Cultural Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London, and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Life Education and career Crang completed his undergraduate degree at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating with a BA in 1986. He remained at the University of Cambridge to carry out his doctoral studies;"Philip Crang" ''Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London''. Archived by the Internet Archive o his was awarded in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Cook (geographer)
Ian Cook is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Exeter in the UK, and formerly senior lecturer in geography at the University of Birmingham, and lecturer at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Background BSc in Human Sciences, University College London, 1986; MA Human Geography, University of Kentucky 1992; PhD, University of Bristol, 1997. His cultural geography PhD was highly autobiographical, and took several years to be awarded. He began his academic career at the University of Wales, Lampeter (1993-9), then worked at the University of Birmingham (1999-2007), before moving to Exeter in 2007. Contributions Geographies of commodification, particularly tracing the paths of reference to exotic fruit and fashion items. Cook argues that commodities are connected to the home and bodies, but their origins are often overlooked; we should learn where commodities come from. Ethnographic methods of inquiry, and new media and blogging. He has written more widely on human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelvyn Jones
Kelvyn Jones, {{Post-nominals, country=GBR, size=100%, sep=,, FBA, FAcSS, FLSW (born {{Birth date, 1953, 10, 31, df=yes) is a British professor (Emeritus) of human quantitative geography at the University of Bristol. He focuses on the quantitative modelling of social science data with complex structure through the application of Multilevel modeling for repeated measures, multilevel models; especially in relation to change and health outcomes. Uniquely he is an elected Fellow of the British Academy, the Academy of the Social Sciences and the Learned Society of Wales. Academic controversies He has been involved in a number of academic controversies, and these debates have been of a methodological and substantive nature. They include: * He has disagreed with the Richard Wilkinson (public health), Wilkinson inequality hypothesis that within country differences in health and mortality are driven by invidious comparison; instead arguing that there is a materialist argument based on po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
