GEOG 620: Theory and Practice of Geography
Select Overview Readings
Selected Overviews of Geography:
Abler, R.F.; Marcus, M.G.; and Olson, J.M., eds., 1992. Geography's Inner Worlds: Pervasive Themes in Contemporary American Geography (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press). G70.G446 1992
Clark, M.J.; Gregory, K.J.; and Gornell, A.M., eds., 1987. Horizons in Physical Geography (Totowa, New Jersey: Barnes & Noble Books). GB54.5.H67 1987
Cloke, P., Philo, C., and Sadler, D., 1991. Approaching Human Geography: An Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Debates (New York: The Guilford Press). GF21.C65 1991
Earle, C.; Mathewson, K.; and Kenzer, M.S., 1996. Concepts in Human Geography (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield). GF43.C66 1996
Gaile, G. L., and Willmott, C. J., eds., 1990. Geography in America (Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill). G99.G45 1989.
Gregory, D., 1978. Ideology, Science and Human Geography (New York: St. Martin's Press). G70.G73 1979
Gregory, D., and Walford, R., eds., 1989. Horizons in Human Geography (Totowa, New Jersey: Barnes & Noble). GF21.H67 1989
Gregory, K.J., 2000. The Changing Nature of Physical Geography. London: Edward Arnold
Haines-Young, R.H., and Petch, J.R., 1986. Physical Geography: Its Nature and Methods. London: Harper & Row. Kni GB 54.5 .H34 1986
Harvey, M.E.; and Holly, B.P., eds.,1981. Themes in Geographic Thought (New York: St. Martin's Press). G70.T44 1981
Johnston, R.J., ed., 1985. The Future of Geography (New York: Methuen). G70.F87 1985
Johnston, R.J., 1986. Philosophy and Human Geography: An Introduction to Contemporary Approaches, 2nd ed. (London: Edward Arnold). GF21.J63 1986
Johnston, R.J.; Taylor, P.J.; and Watts, M.J., eds., 1995. Geographies of Global Change: Remapping the World in the Late Twentieth Century (Oxford: Blackwell). G128.G474 1995
Livingstone, D.N., 1992. The Geographical Tradition: Episodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise (Oxford: Blackwell). G80.L54 1993
Martin, Geoffrey, 1993. All Possible Worlds: A History of Geographical Ideas, 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Kni G80.M38 1993
National Research Council (Rediscovering Geography Committee), 1997. Rediscovering Geography: New Relevance for Science and Society. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press. Kni G116 .R43 1997
Sack, Robert D., 1997. Homo Geographicus: A Framework for Action, Awareness, and Moral Concern (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press). GF21.S33 1997
Turner, B.L., II; Clark, W.C.; Kates, R.W.; Richards, J.F.; Mathews, J.T.; and Meyer, W.B., eds., 1990. The Earth as Transformed by Human Action: Global and Regional Changes in the Biosphere over the Past 300 Years (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). GF75.E15 1990
Unwin, Tim, 1992. The Place of Geography. Harlow, England : Longman Scientific & Technical. Kni G80 .U58 1992
Research Techniques and Methods:
Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, G.C., and Williams, J.M., 1995. The Craft of Research. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Kni Q180.55 .M4 B66 1995
Haring, L.L.; and Lounsbury, J.F., 1983. Introduction to Scientific Geographic Research, 3rd ed. (Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown). G73.H36 1983
Lounsbury, J.F., and Aldrich, F.T., 1986. Introduction to Geographic Field Methods and Techniques, 2nd ed. (Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill). G74.5.L68 1986
Robinson, Guy M., 1998. Methods and Techniques in Human Geography. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Kni GF23 .M35 R62 1998
Sayer, Andrew, 1984. Method in Social Science: A Realist Approach (London and New York: Routledge). H61.S353 1984
Smith, Robert V., 1998. Graduate Research, A Guide for Students in the Sciences, 3rd ed. Seattle: University of Washington Press. Sci Ref Q 180.55 .M4 S58 1998.
Stoddard, R.H., 1982. Field Techniques and Research Methods in Geography (Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt). G74.5.S76 1982
Reference Books (Items of particular importance preceded by an asterisk):
*American Society of Civil Engineers et al., 1994. Glossary of the Mapping Sciences. New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, and Washington DC: American Congress on Surveying and Mapping : American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Kni Docs Ref and Sci Ref TA 505 .G57 1994.
Clark, A. N., 1985. Longman Dictionary of Geography: Human and Physical (London: Longman). Kni Ref. G63.C56 1985
*Cohen, S.B., ed., 1998. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. New York: Columbia University Press. Kni Ref and Docs Ref. G103.5 .C645 1998.
Fairbridge, R.W., ed., 1968. The Encyclopedia of Geomorphology (New York: Reinhold Book Corp.). Sci. Ref. GB10.F3
Goodall, B., 1987. The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books). Kni Ref. GF4.G68 1987
Goudie, A., ed., 1985. The Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physical Geography (Oxford: Blackwell). Sci. Ref. and Kni Ref. GB 10 .E63 1985
Huber, T. P.; Larkin, R. P.; and Peters, G.L., 1988. Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Geography (New York: Greenwood Press). Docs Ref. GB10.H82 1988
*Johnston, R.J.; Gregory, D; and Smith, D.N, eds., 2000. Dictionary of Human Geography, 4th ed. Docs Ref. GF4 .D52 2000
Larkin, R.P.; and Peters, G.L., 1983. Dictionary of Concepts in Human Geography (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press). Kni and Docs Ref. GF4.L37 1983
Moore, W. G., 1988. The Penguin Dictionary of Geography: Definitions and Explanations of Terms Used in Physical Geography (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books). Docs Ref. GB10.M68 1988
Parker, S.P., ed., 1980. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (New York: McGraw-Hill). Kni Ref. GC9.M32
Small, R. J., and Witherick, M., 1986. A Modern Dictionary of Geography (London: Edward Arnold). Kni Ref. G63.S53 1986
Stiegler, S.E., ed., 1977. A Dictionary of Earth Sciences (New York: Pica Press). Map Room and Sci. Ref. QE5.D54 1977
*Thomas, D.S.G., and Goudie, A., eds., 2000. Dictionary of Physical Geography. Oxford, England: Blackwell. Docs Ref. GB10 .D53 2000.
Whittow, J. B., 1984. The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography (London: A. Lane). Docs Ref. GB10.W48 1984
Writing Guides (Items of particular importance preceded by an asterisk):
*Alley, Michael, 1996. The Craft of Scientific Writing. New York: Springer. Sci T11 .A37 1996
American Psychological Association, 1983. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 3rd ed. (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association). Kni Sci. Ref. BF76.7.P83 1983
Cochran, W.; Fenner, P.; and Hill, M., 1984. Geowriting: A Guide to Writing, Editing and Printing in Earth Science, 4th ed. (Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute). Sci. QE40.A5 no.17
*Day, R.A., 1994. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 4th ed. (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press). Sci. Ref. T11.D33 1983
*Friedland, Andrew J., and Folt, Carol L., 2000. Writing Successful Science Proposals. New Haven: Yale University Press. Sci Ref Q180.55 .P7 F75 2000.
Locke, Lawrence F., et al., 2000. Proposals That Work, a Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Sci Q180.55 .P7 L63 2000
*Turabian, K.L., 1987. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 5th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press). Kni Ref. LB2369.T8 1987
*The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed., 1993 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press). Kni, Sci, and AAA Ref. Z253.U69 1982