AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

ISBN: 9781609272807 Géneros: RGC Sinópsis: An Integrative Approach to Human Geography is a compendium of geographic topics that attempts to give readers an understanding of common themes in social science literature that concerns geographers Combining essays selected from geographers and nongeographers this anthology illustrates the presence of geography in texts and manuscripts that people often label as nongeographic This approach helps social science students identify geography where it is often believed to be absent and it encourages nongeographers to realize that they can contribute their talents to the richness of geographic knowledgeInstead of following a normative approach An Integrative Approach to Human Geography encourages those outside the discipline to see the geographic within their own fields of expertise This text highlights a coalescence in the social sciences under the banner of geographic literacyJose Javier Lopez is Professor of Geography at Minnesota State University in Mankato He was born in San Juan Puerto Rico and received a doctorate degree in Geography from Indiana State University Over the years he has taught a wide variety of geography courses including Spatial Statistics Spatial Analysis Cultural and Social Geography Latin American Studies and Economic DevelopmentCynthia A Miller is an Associate Professor of Geography at Minnesota State University Mankato She earned her BA and MA degrees in Geography at the University of Georgia and her PhD in Geography at Syracuse University Her professional specialties include cultural and historical geographyWayne E Allen received PhD in cultural anthropology in 1998 from the University of California at Santa Barbara In 199394 he was a Fulbright Scholar to Canada and a UCSB IHC Humanities Fellow He was the recipient of Minnesota State University Mankato’s Clarence E Harris Humanitarian Award in 20052006 for his support of cultural diversity on campus and in the surrounding community