Academic Articles & Research Papers

The domain of human geography

‘Human’ in human geography implies a subject matter; ‘Geography’ implies a way of viewing this subject matter. All geographers have in common an attraction for the out-door environment. To no small degree the recent quantitative analysis in...

Horizons in Human Geography

Horizons in Human Geography brings together 20 specially commissioned essays which range over the full breadth of its subject matter presenting a critical challenge to the philosophical positivism of...

ON NOT EXCLUDING HALF OF THE HUMAN IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Much research in human geography has been, often inadvertently, sexist. We first propose some reasons for this and then review the feminist contributions in other disciplines. The bulk of the paper examines some examples of sexist bias in t...

Human agency and human geography

This commentary discusses the prospectus for a humanistic geography provided by the contributors to D. Ley, M. Samuels (eds) Humanistic geography: prospects and problems. The resurgence of a humanist tradition in geography has drawn its imp...

Remaking Human Geography

Introduction: Humanism and historical materialism in contemporary social geography, Suzanne Mackenzie and Audrey Kobayashi. Part 1 Issues: the social and economic imperatives of restructuring - a geographic perspective, John Bradbury restru...

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (2009)

Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Human geography has undergone a conceptual and methodological renaissance that has transformed the field into one of the most dynamic social sciences. This encyclopedia, on this relatively new strand of geography, considers the new developm...

Ideology, Science and Human Geography

Space‐Time, ‘Science’ and the Relationship between Physical Geography and Human Geography

This paper explores the possibility that there may be commonalities between physical geography and human geography in emerging ways of conceptualizing space, time and space‐time. It argues that one of the things holding physical and human g...

Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities

1 Introduction: Some Background Basics Part 1 Themes and Fundamentals of Human Geography 2 Roots and Meaning of Culture 3 Spatial Interaction and Spatial Behavior 4 Population: World Patterns, Regional Trends Part 2 Patterns of Diversity an...

Horizons in Human Geography

Preface - Introduction: Making Geography - D.Gregory and R.Walford - ART 1 BEYOND THE QUANTITATIVE REVOLUTION - Introduction - Geography and Information Technology - M.J.Clark - Mathematical Models and Geographical Theory - A.Wilson - Philo...

Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography

"Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography is a comprehensive, practical guide to understanding and conducting qualitative research in human geography. Using a unique "how-to" approach to focus on the practical application of research...

Encyclopedia of human geography

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Human geography has undergone a conceptual and methodological renaissance that has transformed the field into one of the most dynamic social sciences. Earlier traditio...

Human Geography

Human geography is currently undergoing a rapid and far-reaching re-orientation, based on a redefined and much closer relationship with other social sciences. Aimed at a broad student readership, this book focuses on developments in social ...

Methods in Human Geography

List of figures List of tables List of boxes List of contributors Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Philosophies underlying human geography research Section A Preparing for the research project 3 Choosing a topic 4 Finding previous ...

Big data and human geography

We are entering an era of big data – data sets that are characterised by high volume, velocity, variety, exhaustivity, resolution and indexicality, relationality and flexibility. Much of these data are spatially and temporally referenced an...

Researching Human Geography

Researching Human Geography is an essential new text for any geography student about to embark on a research project. An understanding of how different theories of knowledge have influenced research methodologies is crucial in planning and ...

On Human Geography

This work is a critical examination of the purposes, methodologies and perspectives of human geography. The author considers the relationship of human to physical geography, as well as to the other social sciences. He assesses the value of ...

Complexity science and human geography

Complexity science has attracted considerable attention in a number of disciplines. However, this perspective on scientific understanding remains ill defined. In this paper, ideas and approaches from complexity science are reviewed. It appe...

Encyclopedia of human geography

Human geography focuses on the ways that humans interact with each other and with the environment, illuminating the complex processes and nature of our global society. This book presents the full range of this remarkable field, presenting n...