Rediscovering Geography:

New Relevance for Science and Society

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Publication Year:1997

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Rediscovering Geography Committee, National Research Council
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Rediscovering Geography presents an overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and case studies, this volume provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-6	(skim)
1 Introduction	7-15	(skim)
2 Geography and Critical Issues	16-27	(skim)
3 Geography's Perspectives	28-46	(skim)
4 Geography's Techniques	47-69	(skim)
5 Geography's Contributions to Scientific Understanding	70-108	(skim)
6 Geography's Contributions t o Decision Making	109-137	(skim)
7 Strengthening Geography's Foundations	138-160	(skim)
8 Rediscovering Geography: Conclusions and Recommendations	161-171	(skim)
References	172-186	(skim)
Appendix A: Enrollment and Employment Trends in Geography	187-217	(skim)
Appendix B: Professional Organizations in U.S. Geography	218-219	(skim)
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	220-226	(skim)
Index	227-234	(skim)
Plates	235-246	(skim)

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Rediscovering Geography presents an overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and case studies, this volume provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.

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"It is refreshing to discover that Geography, as an academic discipline, is undergoing a period of increased importance and relevance in the United States, as this book indicates. Rediscovering Geography is the result of a reassessment of Geography, which reflects the perception that Geography is a useful and worthwhile subject."
-- The Geographical Journal

"...the first comprehensive assessment of the subject in [the U.S.] in almost 30 years. ...[Rediscovering Geography] is directed mainly towards readers outside geography with a view to making the subject more relevant to science, education and decision-making."
-- Ecumene, 2001

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New Relevance for Science and Society

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