The Introductory Reader in Human Geography: Contemporary Debates and Classic Writings [Paperback]

A lively and stimulating companion to standard classroom texts in human geography.

• Selections are influential in the development of the discipline or relevant to contemporary policy debates
• Includes a general introduction and helpful individual section introductions
• Systematically organized into eight sections: introductory readings; population and migration; environment, agriculture and society; cultural geography and place; urban geography; economic geography; development geography; and political geography
• Features intelligent readings from esteemed geographers while remaining accessible for those coming to the field for the first time

Preface and Acknowledgements.

Introduction: Situating Human Geography.

Part I: Introductory Readings:.

1. The Four Traditions of Geography: William D. Pattison.

2. Geographys Perspectives: National Research Council.

3. Geography and Foreign Policy: H.J. de Blij.

4. Reflections of an American Geographer on the Anniversary of September 11th : William G. Moseley.

5. From How to Lie with Maps: Mark Monmonier.

6. Every Step You Take, Every Move You Make: Jerome E. Dobson.

Part II: Population and Migration:.

7. An Essay on the Principle of Population: Thomas Robert Malthus.

8. Population Growth and a Sustainable Environment: Michael Mortimore and Mary Tiffen.

9. Population Geography and HIV/AIDS: The Challenge of a Wholly Exceptional Disease: W.T.S. Gould and R.I. Woods.

10. Interprovincial Migration, Population Redistribution, and Regional Development in China: 1990 anl-